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Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal

US · 2026-09-25

Key takeaway

Anthropic commits $11.6bn over seven years to Akamai for cloud infrastructure, the largest deal in Akamai's history.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerAnthropic commits $11.6bn over seven years to Akamai for cloud infrastructure, securing multi-year revenue for Akamai.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onAkamai expands data center capacity and procurement, increasing demand for US hardware and chip suppliers.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youUS SMEs in the data center supply chain see higher order volumes and improved pricing power as capacity ramps.

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Source: TechCrunch

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