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AT&T Enhances Mobile Broadband Coverage in Citizens Bank Park

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:15:46 +0000

AT&T announced the activation of a new antenna system in Citizens Bank Park that will help to enhance wireless service.

Known as a Distributed Antenna System, or DAS, the installation consists of several strategically placed antennas that distribute AT&T’s wireless network coverage throughout the stadium, providing for more efficient management of wireless capacity in heavily trafficked areas. The additional capacity will help to improve call reliability, increase download speeds and enable more consistent network access to help customers make the most of their AT&T devices.

“No doubt, watching the game is still the best part of going to Citizens Bank Park. But, Phillies fans, including myself, often want to share their experience when they are at the stadium,” said Dan Lafond, vice president and general manager for AT&T in Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey and Delaware. “Whether it’s checking scores of other games, sending a text or a photo, tweeting, making a call or updating your Facebook status about the game, our network investment provides a creative solution to enhance wireless coverage for our customers.”

From 2007 through 2009, AT&T’s total capital investment in its Pennsylvania wireless and wireline networks was more than $725 million.

Wireless data traffic on the AT&T network has grown more than 5,000 percent over the past three years, largely attributed to the increasing popularity of advanced smartphones and the performance of AT&T’s mobile broadband network, the nation’s fastest. More smartphone users have chosen AT&T than any other wireless carrier.

AT&T recently upgraded 3G cell sites nationwide to High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2. Future plans include another upgrade to HSPA+ technology at the end of this year followed by the initial deployment next year of LTE, the next-generation of wireless technology. These advancements, when combined with an ongoing initiative to increase the number of high-speed backhaul connections to cell sites, are a part of AT&T’s strategy to provide customers with an enhanced mobile broadband experience, both today and in the future.

AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) family of technologies that includes GSM and UMTS, the most widely used wireless network platforms in the world. AT&T has the best international coverage of any U.S. wireless provider, providing access to voice service in more than 220 countries and data service in more than 190 countries. AT&T also offers voice and data roaming coverage on 130 major cruise ships, as well as 3G services more than 120 countries.

Midnight Gaming Championship Announces ‘AT&T’ As Title Sponsor For 2010 National Tour

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:33:54 +0000

AT&T will be the title sponsor of 2010 Midnight Gaming Championship (MGC) to be held between May and September.

MGC is the largest national video gaming tournament that offers gamers opportunities to compete on AT&T mobile devices and Xbox and Wii consoles. AT&T will offer mobile phone tournaments and the opportunity for contestants to win cash and AT&T prizes. Local winners will advance to the MGC Championship event to take place in Las Vegas, where one contestant will walk away with $10,000.

Blake Pettigrew, partner at MGC, said “We’re excited to work with AT&T to integrate new ideas and promotions into the Midnight Gaming tournament experience. AT&T brings a great deal of added value to MGC tournaments and we look forward to working with them.”

Glenn Broderick, executive director of gaming, AT&T, said “Midnight Gaming is a great opportunity for us, along with our mobile game content providers, to showcase the popular mobile games that are available for today’s gamers. We’re looking forward to working closely with MGC to bring more mobile gaming action and excitement to the tournaments.”

AT&T Launches U-verse Services in Baton Rouge

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 10:26:05 +0000

AT&T has launched U-verse service in Baton Rouge area on Sept. 8. AT&T U-verse services are delivered over AT&T’s advanced Internet Protocol network offers AT&T U-verse TV, AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet and AT&T U-verse Voice.

AT&T U-verse service offers a new alternative to cable and an unmatched experience for customers. AT&T U-verse brings together your TV, broadband, home phone and AT&T wireless services – all on one bill – with unique features that provide a new level of integration, convenience and control.

William A. Oliver, president, AT&T Louisiana said, “Today’s launch of AT&T U-verse reflects our commitment to make the investments necessary to bring consumers across the Baton Rouge area a new era of true video competition. We are thrilled to offer this innovative video choice to Baton Rouge customers. Local residents have asked for more choices in television service and today we’re delivering.”

Bonnie Denson, general manager, Consumer Markets – Gulf States said, “Cable has been the only game in town for too long, and we’re excited to change that today in Baton Rouge. We know Baton Rouge customers want a better choice to break free from cable, and AT&T U-verse is the answer. And we’ll continue to make U-verse TV even better for customers with regular upgrades and new cool features you can’t get anywhere else.”

AT&T Receives Two Carrier Excellence Awards From ATLANTIC-ACM

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:46:49 +0000

AT&T received two Carrier Excellence Awards in the categories of Brand (ILEC/IXC) and Small and Medium Business (SMB) Voice Value at the 2009 ATLANTIC-ACM Summer Spree.

AT&T has been awarded based on the results of the annual Business Connectivity and Wireless Report Card, which rates the performance of business connectivity providers based on more than 3,000 individual carrier evaluations from the carriers’ small, medium and large/enterprise business customers.

AT&T was also recognized as the top-scoring carrier for the quality and price of its Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and Frame Relay Services, which enable high-speed transmission of voice, data, video and multimedia applications on a single network by supporting rapidly changing bandwidth demands.

Judy Reed Smith, CEO, ATLANTIC-ACM said, “Consistently earning high scores and positive reviews from customers in this study, AT&T continues to impress us all with its strong brand and wide range of quality products and services that deliver ongoing, high customer satisfaction.”

AT&T Launches ShortsHD

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:51:49 +0000

AT&T has launched ShortsHD on its HD Premium tier lineup nationwide. AT&T’s HD Premium tier lineup includes MGM HD, Palladia HD, Smithsonian Channel HD and Universal HD. AT&T, with the launch of ShortsHD is now offering 110 HD channels in all markets.

The short Movie Channel has broadcast rights of 3,000 films from 120 international broadcasters, features short films in genres including comedy, action, horror and drama.

AT&T has also launched Arabic Radio & Television and RAIITALIA on its International programming lineup.

AT&T Provides 100 HD Channels in Every U-Verse TV Market

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 01:45:58 +0000

AT&T has claimed that they offer 100 high-definition channels in all markets. AT&T has gone for a huge expansion recently and started adding several new HD channels to its U-verse TV HD subscribers and has delivered many channels in HD that includes:

ABC Family HD

Disney Channel HD

Disney XD HD

ESPNews HD and

ESPNU HD

Dan York, executive vice president of content and programming, AT&T Converged Services said “In this economy, consumers are turning to home entertainment to save money and get better value, and they should pick a provider that offers them more HD bang for their buck. That’s U-verse TV, these great HD additions from the Walt Disney Company help us with important strategic content initiatives and allow us to deliver an even bigger HD lineup to customers. With spectacular picture quality, HD-ready equipment included in every U-verse TV package, and the ability to watch your favorite HD recordings when and where you want with Total Home DVR — you can’t beat the U-verse TV HD experience.”

AT&T Launches NHL Network in HD

admin — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:23:19 +0000

AT&T has announced that it has added NHL Network and NHL Network HD to its AT&T U-verse TV subscribers. The sports network is available to U400 programming package or The Sports Package subscribers.

NHL Network provides live hockey coverage, daily highlight shows, latest hockey news, special events and exclusive hockey programming.

AT&T serves NHL Network on channel 638 and NHL Network HD on Channel 1638.

AT&T U-verse Adds MGM in High-Definition

admin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:52:28 +0000

AT&T has reached an agreement to carry MGM channel in high-definition. HD Premium package subscribers of the AT&T U-verse TV will receive MGM HD. DirecTV, Dish Network, Verizon FiOS, Comcast and Time Warner already carry MGM HD in their programming line-up.

MGM has more than 4,100 film titles and is the world’s largest modern film library for movie content has won 209 Academy Awards. Douglas A. Lee, executive VP of worldwide digital media for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios has announced the launch of MGM HD on AT&T on Nov.10.

AT&T Celebrates First Anniversary Of U-verse launch in Central Texas

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:16:56 +0000

AT&T celebrates the first year of AT&T U-verse launch in Central Texas and has reached more than 275,000 homes in heart of Texas. AT&T U-verse TV is delivered in several communities, including Austin, Cedar Park, Leander, Pflugerville, Round Rock, Sunset Valley and West Lake Hills. J.D. Power and Associates has ranked AT&T U-verse TV as “Highest in Residential Television Service Satisfaction in the South Region” for the year 2008.

AT&T has launched Total Home DVR, this allows the freedom to watch recorded SD and HD programs from a single DVR on any connected TV in the home. Many more features are launched that includes:

AT&T Online Photos from Flickr - Simply and conveniently browse the photos you’ve uploaded to flickr.com and watch slide shows on U-verse TV screen.

AT&T U-bar – Customize weather, stock, sports and traffic information to the U-verse TV screen, without interrupting the current program.

Yahoo! Sports Fantasy Football – Allows you to track the progress of your fantasy team.
Yellowpages.com TV – Fast and easy searches to find local businesses.

AT&T Yahoo! Games – Play your favorite online games.

Adrian Cardwell, Austin spokesperson for AT&T said “Now even more consumers can cut their ties with cable to see what the U-verse TV experience is all about, U-verse TV offers a huge HD lineup, an unmatched DVR, popular programming, and greater control and features. This new video choice is exceeding all expectations in Central Texas.”

AT&T U-verse TV Launches Weather On Demand in Los Angeles

admin — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:13:59 +0000

AT&T U-verse has launched an interactive feature Weather On Demand in Los Angeles. This will allow U-verse TV customers to get the latest weather report information’s as they want and when they want and AT&T brings this to Los Angeles U-verse TV customers at no extra charge. AccuWeather.com provides the weather information’s for the AT&T U-verse subscribers with Weather On Demand.

Following are the features of the Weather On Demand:
Customers can select the cities they want and View weather information

Also current local conditions, including high and low temperatures, humidity, wind, visibility and barometric pressure can be seen.

Hourly and six-day outlook of the local and nationwide forecast.

Local weather updates and videos presented by meteorologists