Akamai's IoT Edge Connect solution supports IoT technology by providing the global messaging network and storage infrastructure that manages and secures the device connection and data storage. Through the complete implementation of the MQTT protocol, IoT Edge Connect is designed to optimize data transmission and collection to minimize storage needs and provide real-time access to data. Using mutual authentication, the delivery of data is secured and access to the network is handled through access control technology. As IoT grows in geography and in device counts, utilizing a secure, scalable network to manage the connections and data is a critical component of ongoing operations and user acceptance of IoT.