RTL Nederland Makes Weather Forecasting Fast, Reliable and Sustainable with Help From Akamai

Media giant RTL Nederland offers a weather app that gives users the ability to get a comprehensive overview of the weather in their location at the click of a button. Akamai is delighted that this exciting media brand has chosen us to deliver a rich and engaging web experience for its viewers while providing a sustainable infrastructure via our Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform.

In addition to radar and weather maps, RTL’s weather app, Buienradar, also allows users to access traffic and train information. The app supports the English language and it can be used not only in Belgium and the Netherlands but also across Europe and worldwide. Other exciting features of the Buienradar reports include a detailed daily weather forecast, a UV report, and a scratch alert so that users always know if it will rain or snow. The app is very popular and has an average of 4 million unique monthly users in the Netherlands, and 10 million users on the web,

It is essential for an app with so many functionalities to run smoothly, but also sustainably. RTL is working very hard to ensure that their operations are as green as possible. The energy they use in their offices is 100% renewable (wind), 70% of all the lighting in their buildings is LED, and their company car fleet is even moving to electric vehicles. 

The Buienradar app is powered and protected by the Akamai Intelligent Edge Platform. Our platform is the primary focus of our greenhouse gas mitigation efforts. We focus on software and hardware efficiencies, responsible e-waste management, and the use of attested renewable energy wherever possible, in partnership with data center providers. We also secure net new renewable power to offset our global electricity load. For the past years, we have helped deliver Buienradar 95% carbon free and it is also 95% more efficient on bit delivery.

Charles-Edouard Monier, Manager of Sustainability at RTL Netherlands, said, “The Akamai platform offers us a lot of advanced options to ensure the users of our weather app receive the best experience, and it’s built in such a way that it helps us to drive our sustainability efforts, too.”

Find out more about Buienradar here: https://www.buienradar.nl/overbuienradar/app