DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Business Operations, AT&T
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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EchoStar’s Hughes Satellite files for bankruptcy protection, executive exodus accelerates
The Hughes bankruptcy filing follows EchoStar’s playbook for its Dish division
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AT&T completes $23bn EchoStar spectrum acquisition
The carrier has already put some of this spectrum to use
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AT&T edges nearer to 40 million fiber locations as revenue climbs 2.3% during Q2
As carrier continues to push for copper retirement
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FCC approves AT&T's copper retirement plans in California
But still needs to overcome barriers, with the state adamant AT&T must continue providing copper services
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EchoStar blames AT&T deal delay for Dish bankruptcy move
EchoStar described the bankruptcy protection move as a 'prepackaged' filing
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FCC approves EchoStar's $40bn spectrum sales to AT&T, SpaceX
The regulator says the sales will boost competition while enhancing D2D rollout
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AT&T keen to scale up Lumen assets as carrier continues fiber push
The telco reported revenue growth of 2.9 percent for the quarter
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UP Fiber snaps up AT&T's wireline assets across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and Mackinaw City
Gains more than 9,000 miles of network infrastructure, plus 40 central offices as part of the deal
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AT&T agrees $2bn deal to upgrade FirstNet
Will invest $1bn, while also helping to reduce costs by the same amount for the first responders network
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ORAN Development Company pairs with tech giants to close $45m funding round for AI RAN
Nvidia, AT&T, and Nokia among the names to support the funding round
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AT&T to invest $250bn in network as company marks 150th anniversary of first phone call
As the carrier pledges to ramp up mobile, fiber, and satellite focus
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Lumen slashes debt, downplays AI bubble concerns
Consumer fiber sale to AT&T clears out a lot of debt
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AT&T completes $5.75bn acquisition of Lumen's mass market fiber business
As the carrier aims to reach 40 million locations with fiber this year
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AT&T has appetite for more fiber, targets 40 million locations by end of 2026
As the carrier wants to ramp up the rate of its fiber build-out
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Hyperscale and cloud surpasses telco workforce counts for the first time, as layoffs mount
Widespread job cuts across telecoms industry hit workforce
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AT&T-occupied data center up for sale in Alpharetta, Georgia
Telco set to stay in place for at least three more years
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Array Digital Infrastructure completes $1bn AT&T spectrum sale
The spectrum will enhance AT&T's existing mobile network
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FCC approves AT&T's $1bn UScellular spectrum deal
But the RWA isn't happy that the deal has been approved
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AT&T ditches DEI policies as FCC prepares to review spectrum deal
The telco has joined Verizon and T-Mobile in axing DEI-related policies
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AT&T CEO John Stankey remains bullish on lofty fiber goals
As the carrier is already pushing ahead with deployment of recently acquired EchoStar spectrum
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ITG Communications to buy Tilson for $22m following auction win
A sale could be complete by the end of the month
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AT&T to snap up $23bn spectrum licenses from EchoStar
Will see EchoStar effectively operate as an MVNO
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AT&T working to sell Mexican unit, wants more than $2bn - report
The company entered the market in 2014
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Former AT&T data center up for sale in Orlando, Florida
Site last sold in 2021, unclear when telco left the building
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AT&T expects billion-dollar tax windfall, teases more fiber appetite
Fiber is its future
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FCC regains ability to auction off spectrum after more than two years
Legislation in Trump's new One Big Beautiful Bill paves the way for mobile carriers to deploy more spectrum
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AT&T to acquire Lumen's fiber business for $5.75bn
The US fiber frenzy continues
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Lumen reports net loss in Q1 2025 amid growth in AI business
Lumen pushes forward with AI pivot