AKAM vs VIV Comparison

Akamai operates a content delivery network, which entails locating servers at the edges of networks so its customers, which store content on Akamai servers, can reach their own customers faster, more securely, and with better quality. Akamai has over 325,000 servers distributed over 4,100 points of presence in more than 1,000 cities worldwide. The firm also offers security and cloud computing for its customers, and those businesses have grown to be bigger than the legacy CDN.

Telefonica Brasil, known as Vivo, is the largest wireless carrier in Brazil with 100 million customers, which is equal to about 39% market share. The firm is strongest in the postpaid business, where it has 65 million customers, or about 41% share of this market. Wireless services and equipment contribute about 70% of total revenue. Vivo is the incumbent fixed-line telephone operator in Sao Paulo state and, following the acquisition of GVT, the owner of an extensive fiber network across the country. The firm provides internet access to 7 million households on this network. The firm also sells pay-tv and phone services to its fixed-line customers. Finally, corporate data and IT services, including cloud computing support, contribute about 8% of total revenue.