AT&T Bringing 100% Fiber Network To 2 Million Across US in 2017100% Fiber Network Powered by AT&T Fiber Coming to 8 New Metros, Reaching at Least 75 OverallAT&T has announced it will be providing a 100 percent fiber connection to 8 new metros and 2 million more users across the US in 2017 for a total of at least 75 metrosAT&T today announced plans to bring its 100% Fiber Network powered by AT&T Fiber to parts of 8 new metro areas. This means we plan to offer the service to customers across at least 75 major metros. And we're just hitting our stride. Today we also announced the launch of our 100% fiber network service to parts of Oakland, California. We now market a 1 gigabit connection2 on our 100% fiber connection to 4.6 million locations across 52 major metros. We expect to add 2 million locations in 2017, and we plan to reach at least 12.5 million locations by mid-2019. We've continued to expand our 100% fiber network since we announced plans to bring a gigabit connection to locations in Austin four years ago. Today we have the largest fiber network within our 21-state home-internet footprint.3 New metro areas where we're planning to bring our 100% fiber network include4:
"While other providers have slowed deployment, we'll continue to expand access to our ultra-fast internet to more customers, so they can more quickly connect to the things they love online," said Eric Boyer, senior vice president, Wireless and Wired Product Marketing at AT&T. With service that starts with an ultra-fast gigabit internet connection it's possible to download 25 songs in 1 second or your favorite 90-minute HD movie in less than 34 seconds.5 Customers can enjoy our fastest upload and download speeds. You can also quickly access and stream the latest online movies, music and games. These ultra-fast speeds let you easily telecommute, video-conference, upload and download photos and videos, and connect faster to the cloud. Internet customers on our 100% fiber network also have our latest Wi-Fi technology in their homes. It offers faster Wi-Fi speeds, broader in-home Wi-Fi coverage and support for more Wi-Fi devices. Source: AT&T media announcement | |
