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says: “India is at an economic inflection vision of a USD 5 trillion economy.” team to accelerate our growth trajectory in
point with technology and digitization at Ignacio García Alves, Chairman and Chief the region.” Mr. Sharma is a postgraduate
which it is likely to play an important role in Executive Officer of Arthur D. Little, adds: of the Indian Institute of Management,
capturing untapped innovation potential. I “Ashish will be a great asset to the global Kolkata, and holds an undergraduate
believe that ADL is uniquely positioned to ADL Partnership. ADL is committed to degree in Mathematics from the University
help transform Indian businesses and the building a dominant practice in India and of Delhi.
government to achieve the Prime Minister’s we welcome Ashish to the India leadership

AT&T and Cisco Launch 5G Service for the

Internet of Things

AT&T and Cisco have introduced 5G network take advantage of the higher bandwidth to transform retail, make autonomous
capabilities to boost performance for and lower latency currently available to vehicles and smart factories a reality, and
Internet of Things (IoT) applications across more than 251 million people across the revolutionize healthcare. "5G will empower
the US. The AT&T 5G network is now ready country. For example: businesses across all industries to digitize
to deliver lower latency and faster speeds • Owners of 5G-capable connected faster and reshape business models," said
for enterprise customer IoT deployments vehicles will be able to experience faster Masum Mir, Vice President and General
using 5G certified devices. AT&T and Cisco speeds for downloading, streaming, and Manager, Cable, Mobility and IoT, Cisco.
currently manage millions of connected sharing music, video, software updates "Together with AT&T we are marking
devices spanning manufacturing, utilities, navigation and mapping while on-the- a milestone for AT&T Control Center
transportation, public sector, retail, and go. customers to harness the power of 5G to
healthcare industries as well as public • Mobile Personal Emergency Response connect industrial and business-critical
safety on FirstNet®, built with AT&T, Device providers and users can have devices for ultimate IoT visibility." “Working
through AT&T’s 4G LTE and low-power an improved sense of independence with Cisco, we continue to help businesses
IoT cellular networks. AT&T Control Center and security with faster response times deploy IoT devices and applications faster
powered by Cisco gives businesses near provided via 5G. and more securely and get more value
real-time visibility of all the IoT devices • Manufacturers can take advantage of out of devices they use,” said William
on their network and helps mitigate 5G’s-low latency speeds to use camera Stovall, Vice President, Mobility, IoT and
security risks, identifies anomalies in data technology to monitor and identify 5G, AT&T. “This is an important first step
usage and optimizes traffic classification product defects in near real time on the toward the IoT massive connectivity that
reporting. Adding the capabilities of AT&T’s assembly line to reduce waste. will eventually create opportunities for
nationwide sub-6GHz 5G network enables That’s just the beginning. enterprises to realize the full potential of
enterprises such as manufacturing, Adding 5G opens the door to massive IoT IoT.”
automotive and entertainment to begin to connectivity that will create opportunities

AT&T 5G Network Reaches 250m People

AT&T Communications has revealed that
its 5G network now covers 250 million
people, with the telco hitting its end-of-
year coverage target six months early.
The low band 5G network utilizes former
3G spectrum in the 850MHz band. AT&T’s
‘5G+’ (i.e. millimeter wave [mmWave])
footprint remains unchanged, with
connectivity offered in selected parts of 38
cities. Going forward, the telco expects to
cover 70-75 million people with its planned
3.7GHz 5G network by end-2022, rising to
200 million by end-2023.

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