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AT&T Activates Low Band 5G Service in Ten Cities

Providence, RI; Rochester, NY; San Diego,
CA; San Francisco, CA; and San Jose, CA.
Subscribers can access the network using
the Samsung Galaxy Note10+ 5G handset.
US telecoms news site Fierce Wireless
quotes an unnamed AT&T representative
as confirming that the new network utilizes
the 850MHz band, while the cellco’s original
5G network (launched in December 2018)
uses 39GHz millimeter wave (mmWave)
frequencies. TeleGeography notes that the
850MHz band was previously used for 3G
services. AT&T’s 3G networks will be shut
down from February 2022 and in March
2019 the telco confirmed that it was in the
process of ‘redeploying spectrum currently
used for 3G services to support mobile
AT&T Communications has confirmed new 5G markets have been named as services on our 4G LTE and 5G networks
that its new low band 5G service went Birmingham, AL; Indianapolis, IN; Los based on market-by-market evaluations’.
live in ten markets on 13 December. The Angeles, CA; Milwaukee, WI; Pittsburgh, PA;

AT&T Begins to Roll Out 5G for Channel Programs

As part of its continued commitment to our indirect channel
programs, AT&T is rolling out new products and services within
AT&T Partner Solutions to support the growth of 5G, starting
with the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G smartphone. We are also re-
aligning the AT&T Alliance ChannelTM and ACC Business sales
teams to enhance support for the different business models of
our solution providers. “We continue to put solution providers
at the center of our indirect channel strategy,” said Stacey Marx,
senior vice president and channel chief, AT&T Partner Solutions.
“Whether we are one of the first channel programs to launch next
generation solutions like 5G or we are investing in new sales and are now starting down that path with solution providers. AT&T
support tools, we are committed to helping enable our solution MEC (Multi-access Edge Compute) allows customers to split off
providers to take advantage of that next element of innovation and designated cellular data traffic from the AT&T software defined
growth for their business.” 5G will ultimately be transformational network for faster on-premises edge processing and greater
for businesses. We are laying the groundwork so that solution privacy and control. Fixed Wireless Solution providers can already
providers can start taking advantage of 5G, following our key offer AT&T Wireless Broadband which is a stepping stone to our
strategic pillars of mobile 5G, fixed wireless and edge compute. future fixed 5G solutions. This current fixed wireless offering,
Mobile 5G – Solution providers can now start offering Samsung which works over AT&T 4G LTE and 5G Evolution, is a cost-effective
Galaxy S10 5G smartphones on the AT&T 5G+ (mmWave) network. network alternative for business-critical applications that can be
Our 5G+ service is available today in parts of 21 cities, with plans deployed quickly for new and remote locations. And with AT&T
to reach parts of at least 30 cities by early 2020. The Samsung Business Fast Track bundled in the solution today, businesses
Galaxy S10 5G is available to both AT&T Partner Exchange and can rank their application data in order of importance, to help keep
AT&T Alliance Channel solution providers. In addition, we are their critical business data flowing smoothly.
aligned with AT&T Business to offer 5G capable smartphones AT&T Alliance Channel and ACC Business
that can access our 5G low band (sub-6) network we will start The AT&T Alliance Channel is going through a transformation.
deploying this year and that we plan to have nationwide in the We know that not every solution provider has the same business
first half of 2020. Business customers will need a 5G-enabled rate model. That is why we are re-aligning our sales teams to provide
plan to access 5G service. dedicated support for our master and traditional solution providers.
Edge Computing –Businesses have been implementing AT&T In addition, we are integrating the ACC Business sales and support
Multi-Access Edge Compute (MEC) solutions in their initial pilot teams within the Alliance Channel to utilize the strengths of both
deployments as well as some commercial production and we programs. We continue to invest in sales and support tools for

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