DALLAS, Aug. 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- AT&T* is offering another option for ultra-fast
internet for apartment and condominiums ("MDUs") in 22 major metro
areas.
We recently completed a trial of G.fast in Minneapolis, the first of the 8 initial launch
cities to have a live G.fast property.
G.fast can be deployed immediately in MDUs in parts of the
following metros:
- Boston
- Denver
- Minneapolis
- New York City
- Philadelphia
- Phoenix
- Seattle
- Tampa
Additionally, G.fast is currently on sale to MDUs in parts of 14
other metros with deployment planned in the near future. These
include:
- Albany, N.Y.
- Baltimore
- Buffalo, N.Y.
- Cincinnati
- Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Hartford, Conn.
- Omaha, Neb.
- Pittsburgh
- Portland, Ore.
- Providence, R.I.
- Richmond, Va.
- Rochester, N.Y.
- Washington, D.C.
- Salt Lake City
Each of these metros is located outside of our traditional
21-state home internet service-area. G.fast provides internet
access to apartment and condo units over existing coaxial cables.
This can minimize disruption for current residents because there's
no need to place new wiring in each residence. AT&T will offer
internet speeds of up to 500 megabits per second1, but
G.fast provides the capability to allow AT&T to offer greater
speeds over time. Residents of these properties can also enjoy the
availability of DIRECTV without installing a dish at their
individual units.
G.fast adds another innovative solution to existing fiber and
millimeter-wave wireless access solutions for MDU property owners
to provide their residents high speed internet and TV
services.
"We're tapping into the existing internet infrastructure in some
multifamily properties to bring ultra-fast internet in less time
and with less disruption than replacing the network with fiber,"
said Ed Balcerzak, senior vice
president, AT&T Connected Communities. "While fiber to the unit
remains the best broadband solution for most properties where
possible, G.fast and fixed millimeter-wave provide connectivity to
properties that aren't able to support fiber. AT&T is committed
to providing apartments and condos with connectivity across the
nation, and innovations such as G.fast are helping us to do
that."
1 Actual speeds will vary. See
att.net/speedtiers and att.com/speed101 for more information
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