NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- At
AT&T1, we've invested more than $350 million in our Nashville wireless and wired networks during
2013 -2015. These investments drive upgrades to enhance
reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents
and businesses. They also enhance critical services that support
public safety and first responders.
In 2015, AT&T made 221 wireless network upgrades in the
Nashville area. We added new cell
sites, addition of network capacity, and new wireless high-speed
Internet connections.
"As we hear of investments like this, we can be thankful for the
leadership of our state and local officials who were key in
creating an environment that can lead to greater investments in
Tennessee's communications
networks," said Bryan Huddleston,
president and CEO Nashville Technology Council.
"This is exciting news," said Matt
Wiltshire, director of the Mayor's Office of Economic and
Community Development. "Not only do customers benefit from this
kind of investment, but businesses and communities become more
attractive when they can tout robust voice and high-speed Internet
connectivity through Tennessee's
communications networks."
The AT&T LTE network covers 365 million people in
North America. In 2015, we made
these Nashville network
enhancements:
- The launch of a new DAS (Distributed Antenna Systems) at the
Omni Hotel in downtown Nashville.
- Fast 4G LTE speeds added to 10 cell sites.
- Nearly 162 additional carrier projects increasing capacity of
existing 4G LTE cell sites.
- Expanded the bandwidth of radio frequencies with 49 projects,
increasing data speeds and call reliability.
"We're committed to providing our customers fast, reliable,
highly secure connectivity. We want them to be able to access the
Internet at any moment, from almost any device and from anywhere,"
said Kathy Sager, regional director,
external and legislative affairs, AT&T Tennessee. "Our
continued investment in Nashville
brings a host of new, innovative opportunities for residents and
businesses."
In 2016, for the second year in a row, FORTUNE magazine
recognized AT&T as the Most Admired Telecommunications Company
in the world. We also placed #48 among the Top 50 World's Most
Admired companies in the world. This is our third year in a row on
the Top 50 list – AT&T is the only communications company on
the list. The company ranked #1 in all 9 attributes. This includes
innovation, financial soundness and quality of products/services.
FORTUNE's Most Admired Companies lists are among the most highly
respected indicators of corporate performance and reputation.
We offer Internet customers a great combination of speed and
price. AT&T high-speed Internet2 customers have
access to our entire national AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot Network at no
additional charge3. We also offer our
award-winning DIRECTV® service to eligible locations.
Customers may be eligible for AT&T U-verse TV service, a
100% digital service available over our advanced network. In 2015,
Woman's Choice Awards® named AT&T U-verse "America's Most
Recommended Brand among women for Broadband, Television and Phone
Service."
AT&T GigaPower offers our fastest Internet speeds, up to
1Gbps4 over a 100% fiber network to more than 1.6
million locations across 25 major metro areas. We've
announced plans to expand the availability of Internet speeds up to
1Gbps to homes, apartments and small businesses in parts of 31
additional cities across the U.S. – which will total at least 56
metros served.
We plan to continue to roll out our fastest Internet services
over a 100% fiber network to reach more than 14 million additional
residential and commercial locations.
We have big plans for 2016. We'll be giving you the ability to
access and stream DIRECTV video services over a wired or wireless
Internet connection from any provider and from virtually any device
– smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, streaming media hardware or
PC. We plan for each service to come with a set number of
simultaneous sessions. These services will not require annual
contracts, satellite dishes or set-top boxes.
We have an extensive Wi-Fi network with more than 40,000
AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots at popular restaurants, hotels, bookstores
and retailers. And we provide access to Wi-Fi at more 1 million
locations around the world. Most AT&T smartphone customers and
home Internet customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi
network at no additional cost. Wi-Fi usage doesn't count towards
customers' monthly wireless data plans5.
To learn more about our coverage in Nashville or anywhere in the U.S., visit the
AT&T Coverage Viewer. For updates on the AT&T wireless
network, please visit the AT&T network news page.
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About AT&T
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millions around the globe connect with leading entertainment,
mobile, high speed Internet and voice services. We're the world's
largest provider of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11
Latin American countries. We offer the best global coverage of any
U.S. wireless provider.* And we help businesses worldwide serve
their customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud
solutions.
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AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.
2 Geographic and service restrictions apply to AT&T
U-verse services. Call or go to www.att.com/u-verse to see if you
qualify.
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