AT&T and Amarillo have a tentative agreement on a $24 million symmetrical 5 Gbps fiber network build that will pass 22,000 homes, businesses and government agencies in the Texas city. The agreement must be approved by the city and a…
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A New Path Forward in C-Band 5G Spectrum Battle With Aviation Industry
AT&T and Verizon have reached a new agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) involving the deployment of 5G wireless service in the C-band. The carriers have deployed service in the band throughout a large part of the U.S. but,…
AT&T Delivers 20 Gbps Using 25GS-PON on its Production Network
AT&T said today that it was successful in delivering symmetrical broadband speeds of 20 Gbps over its production network using 25GS-PON technology. Until now, the 25G-PON technology that has been available has supported 25 Gbps downstream but only 10 Gbps…
AT&T Optimizes WFH with Security in Mind
AT&T has introduced Secure Workforce with Check Point, a cloud-based suite of security tools optimized for the work from home (WFH) market. The offering is aimed at providing security in an increasingly decentralized work landscape. It was created in partnership…
AT&T Flying COW is Drone-Based 5G Cell Site
AT&T says that in April it tested a drone-based 5G cell site over a remote rural field in Missouri. The device is known as a flying cell on wings, or Flying COW. Drones commonly are used to provide supplemental connectivity…
DISH Can Now Resell AT&T Internet Services, Including Fiber
Satellite DBS and wireless provider DISH has entered into an agreement with AT&T to resell AT&T internet services, the companies announced yesterday. The agreement is effective immediately. The DISH deal is for AT&T home internet services, including AT&T Fiber. It…
AT&T Introduces Managed Wireless WAN
The AT&T Managed Wireless WAN is a plug-and-play platform that can serve fixed sites where wired connections are not available, not reliable, too expensive or cannot be deployed quickly enough. The concept is that the emergence of 5G enables platforms…
AT&T Hopes Indiana Public Private Partnerships Will Be the First of Many
The two public private partnerships that AT&T has announced in Indiana, including one expected with the City of Boonville, could be the first of many, said Jeff Luong, AT&T president for broadband access and adoption initiatives, in an interview with…
AT&T Launches First-Ever Nationwide Location-Based Routing
DALLAS, May 10, 2022 — What’s the news? AT&T is the first carrier to launch location-based routing to automatically transmit wireless 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate 9-1-1 call centers on a nationwide basis. Through this new “Locate Before Route” feature from…
AT&T Expands Access to Secure Edge & Remote Capabilities
DALLAS, May 05, 2022 What’s the news? – AT&T is introducing AT&T SASE with Cisco Meraki designed to provide businesses of nearly any size and industry with a powerful networking and security offering. This new managed service helps organizations improve…
AT&T, Charter Providing Broadband Help to the Los Angeles Unified School District
AT&T and Charter are working with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to provide qualifying students’ households with connectivity through the FCC Emergency Connectivity Fund. AT&T is providing free symmetrical service as fast as 1 Gbps through its “All…
AT&T, Corning to Develop a Fiber Technician Training Program
AT&T and Corning will create a program to help train a workforce capable of supporting the massive investments that are being made in fiber broadband networks. The Fiber Optic Training Program will provide training on optical fiber and networking, network…
