DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - The Telecoms & Connectivity Channel, AT&T
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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AT&T seeks to lease more 3.45GHz spectrum
The carrier is after more midband spectrum, this time from N Squared
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AT&T Business to link Amazon Leo satellite service into managed offer
The managed part is now known, the when is still unknown
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Two men arrested over copper theft in Lyon County, Kentucky
Follows an investigation into several copper theft reports
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AT&T to serve up network connectivity for US Open tennis
The carrier has secured a five-year contract
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AT&T taps Airspan for neutral host network at Davis Wade Stadium, Mississippi
Airspan’s MobileAccess 6000 powers the newly-installed DAS at the stadium
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AT&T taps Ericsson radios to beam its AI-linked 600MHz spectrum haul
The new Ericsson radios will include 8RX technology that supports increased uplink capacity
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AT&T’s FirstNet gains 5G SA access
The move will open up new features for the dedicated public safety network
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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 powers down final long-distance 4ESS telephone switch in Anchorage, Alaska
It marks the end of an era for the No. 4 Electronic Switching System (4ESS)
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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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Verizon network carries close to 500TB of data during 2026 FIFA World Cup
With 29TB carried during the final on Sunday
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AT&T, Ericsson trial sensing during drone test outside AT&T Stadium
The carrier worked with Ericsson to trial Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) technology
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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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AWS injects AT&T into Interconnect connection cadre
The integration ties AT&T’s network into AWS Interconnect service
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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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Ericsson expands its Intelligent Automation Platform to the Core
First came the rApps, next it's the cApps
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AT&T Business extends 400G wavelength to more than a dozen metros
Those locations will now have access to AT&T’s wavelength edgeless handoff capabilities
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Telecom CEOs flesh out satellite JV plans, continue to dismiss competitive concerns
AT&T, T-Mobile US, and Verizon execs tout combined efforts
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AT&T commits to $19bn California network investment in effort to move away from copper
The carrier continues to count the cost of running its copper network in the state
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AT&T, T-Mobile US, Verizon eye satellite-focused spectrum-pooling JV
Details remain light
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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 hit by more than 10,000 ‘copper theft incidents’ last year
To the tune of $82 million in losses
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AT&T, FirstNet support comms for NASA's Artemis II mission around the Moon
Ahead of plans for a Lunar Base
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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