Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation [Abstract]

Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation

Nature of Business and Basis of Presentation:

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (“Akamai” or the “Company”) provides content delivery and cloud infrastructure services for accelerating and improving the delivery of content and applications over the Internet. Akamai’s globally distributed platform comprises thousands of servers in hundreds of networks in approximately 80 countries. The Company was incorporated in Delaware in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Akamai currently operates in one industry segment: providing services for accelerating and improving the delivery of content and applications over the Internet.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Akamai and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the accompanying financial statements.