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How Airtel delivered its flawless Indian Premiere League 2026 cricket broadcasts
Airtel partnered with Google Cloud to deliver the Indian Premiere League 2026 broadcasts. The project utilized edge architecture and Media CDN to provide a buffer-free streaming experience for millions of viewers.
Why it matters
This ensures millions of sports fans can watch high-traffic live events without interruptions. It demonstrates how localized infrastructure prevents network crashes during extreme viewership spikes.
The big picture
This follows a pattern of large-scale sports events using Google Cloud, such as TelevisaUnivision's selection for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The details
The final match processed tens of billions of requests, hitting peak egress of several Tbps. Infrastructure handled several hundred petabytes of egress data across 74 matches. Teams implemented "Monitoring as a Service" (MaaS) for proactive telemetry. Joint engineering teams conducted pre-tournament readiness reviews to audit traffic projections and failover mechanisms.
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Airtel is a partner of Google Cloud
Airtel partnered with Google Cloud to manage this digital delivery.
Airtel leveraged Google Cloud’s Media CDN.
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