Wired Networks Media Kit

This year, we'll invest $1 billion toward the continued expansion of our industry-leading network and portfolio of solutions for multinational companies with operations and applications in key markets worldwide.

The 2008 program — which is 33 percent more than last year's enterprise investment and more than double AT&T's investment in 2006 — is being driven by demand for Internet Protocol (IP) networks and services as companies deal with the explosive surge in data, voice and video traffic made possible by the proliferation of high speed networks and devices worldwide.

Responding to this ongoing shift in network traffic, AT&T is accelerating efforts to:

extend our global network reach and capacity.
globalize our portfolio of business services.
embed the latest utility computing and other technologies in the network so that companies can deliver real-time applications to their customers, suppliers and partners.

To meet continually growing demand for international capacity, AT&T owns or leases capacity on more than 70 submarine cable systems that span over 456,000 fiber route miles around the globe.

In the United States, we're deploying a new-generation, ultra-long haul network that will enable us to carry traffic initially at 40 Gigabits per second, which is four times faster than current network technology. Upon completion, it will be the nation's most extensive deployment of this new-generation technology, providing us with the capacity we need to most effectively serve our customers for years to come and with a substantial edge in efficiency.

We support all of these efforts with one of the world's most powerful and advanced IP backbone networks, complemented by the largest integrated GSM network in the U.S.