AT&T sees three main pillars for its 5G business service: mobile, fixed wireless and edge computing. The company says its building networks to allow fiber-based connectivity and LTE to work in parallel with 5G solutions, maximizing the impact of a business’s transformation.
Its 5G services, “will open up opportunities to increase revenue, reduce operational costs, and ultimately create amazing new experiences for employees and customers,” said AT&T Business CMO Mo Katibeh.
The carrier plans to deploy a standards-based nationwide mobile 5G network in early 2020. That network will allow for seamless handoffs between WiFi, LTE and 5G, according to the carrier.
Concerning fixed wireless, AT&T Business now offers AT&T Wireless Broadband, which has data options and flexibility to help meet each business’s specific needs. It promises to offer multiple speed tiers up to 50Mbps in the coming weeks.
The company predicts edge computing will bring a sea-change in how businesses use cell data to improve their operations. AT&T Business now offers AT&T Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC). This edge computing solution uses our own software-defined network to enable faster access to data processing, and gives flexibility in how businesses manage their cellular traffic through on-premise hardware and software. With MEC they can process low-latency, high-bandwidth applications closer to where they’re used to help create new outcomes and capabilities.
January 24, 2019
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