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AT&T Named ‘Best Wireless Network’ For 3rd Year

in a Row

AT&T wireless customers are connecting the details - OneScore results show that • Fastest throughputs when the network
to friends and family on the ‘Best Wireless our customers are getting: was stress-tested
Network’ in the nation in 2020, according • Fastest download speed for large tasks Our customers are not only getting the
to results released from Global Wireless such as receiving photos and videos best wireless network in the nation, but
Solutions (GWS). For the third consecutive • Quickest loading time and least amount also the fastest wireless speeds. AT&T has
year, AT&T is recognized as having the of rebuffing when it comes to video held on to the ‘Fastest Wireless Network
highest GWS OneScore ranking for overall performance in the Nation’ title for 6 quarters in a row,
national wireless performance. It’s all in • Best voice accessibility and quality according to results from Speedtest® by
Ookla®. These wins acknowledge that all
the hard work and investment we continue
to put into our network year after year is
benefiting our customers. And we don’t
stop there, we continue to add more value
to our best unlimited wireless plans with
things like HBO Max entertainment options
and advanced mobile security features.
GWS OneScore is based on the country’s
largest drive test and consumer research
survey data. Covering 94% of Americans,
GWS drive test results were collected
by driving one million miles across 501
markets in major metropolitan areas,
smaller urban cities, and rural towns. GWS
conducted testing in all 50 states as well
as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands
from February to July 2020.

AT&T Offers Private Cellular Networks on CBRS Spectrum

AT&T and Ericsson are giving enterprises remote locations like mines. Ericsson’s – including on-premises edge computing
another tool in their networking utility Industry Connect platform also provides a and connecting more IoT devices.” AT&T
belt. With AT&T Private Cellular Networks, future-ready solution, enabling enterprises and Ericsson have a long history of working
customers can now use Ericsson a clear path to 5G. This new dedicated together on innovation projects, ranging
infrastructure for a localized cellular core cellular connectivity option expands from communication to entertainment
and access network, enabled by CBRS AT&T’s portfolio of highly secure, reliable services, and will continue to bring the
shared spectrum. AT&T’s on-premises on-premises coverage with predictable connectivity solutions businesses need.
edge portfolio, which includes AT&T latency that can support high device “Working with AT&T to integrate Ericsson
Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), density. With the emergence of CBRS and Industry Connect into AT&T Private
is expanding to offer additional private software-centric capabilities, deciding the Cellular Networks allows both companies
cellular solutions. Private networks like right private cellular networking strategy to further strengthen our collaboration.
MEC and this new localized CBRS solution can be complicated. AT&T is here to help We’re leveraging our innovation platform
reduce latency and increase security and businesses make the right decisions and to accelerate the digital transformation
control by processing local data on a bring to life the right network solutions of industries and provide cost-efficient
business site’s premises, instead of routing for their needs. “It’s always been about private network solutions,” said Jeanette
it over public networks. AT&T Private options for our customers, especially as Irekvist, VP of Business Solutions &
Cellular Networks can now be supported they are innovating faster than ever,” said Emerging Business in Global Customer
with Ericsson’s Industry Connect to Robert Boyanovsky, VP Enterprise Mobility, Unit AT&T for Ericsson. “As the industry
enable a private CBRS network. These AT&T Business. “We’ve been expanding and ecosystem evolve, we see a need
networks are purpose-built for specific our networking capabilities, and this is a for a wide range of solutions that can
use cases in industrial environments new way for businesses to explore what address diverse operational, business and
like factories and warehouses, as well as they can do with private cellular networks commercial requirements.”

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