The below post by Scott Frank, President & CEO – AT&T Intellectual Property, originally appeared on AT&T’s Innovation Space blog. In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell rushed to the patent office to claim his invention of the telephone. Before that, the only way to have a conversation with someone in real-time … Read more…
TechGirls Visit AT&T Women Leaders from DC to Palo Alto
For the fourth year, I had the privilege of hosting TechGirls at AT&T’s DC office. TechGirls is an international summer exchange program designed to empower and inspire young girls ages 15-17 from the Middle East and North Africa to pursue careers in science and technology. The program lasts 3 weeks … Read more…
AT&T Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) Team Prepares for the Olympic Games
The Network Disaster Recovery (NDR) team displayed its fleet of network equipment at its’ U.K. NDR facility. In the event of a disaster, this team is ready to go anywhere in the world – including Rio de Janeiro during the upcoming Summer Olympics. The UK NDR facility is important; it acts … Read more…
AT&T Supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals
The below post is by Amanda Chiampi, AT&T’s Director of Sustainability Integration, and originally appeared on AT&T’s People | Planet | Possibilities Blog. For over a century, AT&T has been committed to using the power of our technology to make communities stronger. As we expand into new global markets, this commitment is … Read more…
AT&T Challenges Students in the Netherlands to Gain Business Experience
The below post is by Paul Floris – Director, Global Services, System Integrators, AT&T and originally appeared on our People | Planet | Possibilities Blog. In the Netherlands, AT&T works with Junior Achievement to mentor local students. During the 2015-2016 school year, our employees impacted 229 students! To wrap up … Read more…
BIAC Hackathon: Innovating in Cancun
Last week, the OECD – or Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – held a Ministerial meeting on the Digital Economy in Cancun, Mexico. Ministers and high-level officials from almost 40 countries gathered with business leaders, civil society, labor and the Internet technical community to discuss innovation, growth, and social … Read more…
Germany’s BNetzA Creates Framework to Help Deliver IoT around the Globe
We’re moving into a world where billions of devices will be interconnected to networks throughout the globe. The Internet of Things (IoT) is enabling not only the connections between devices and machines, it’s delivering information that people and businesses can use to make tangible changes. In Germany, the government is … Read more…
Connecting the Americas with the Internet of Things: Recommendations from CITEL
Over the past several years, I’ve had the pleasure to represent AT&T at CITEL PCC.I – the Permanent Consultative Committee I of the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission. CITEL is an entity of the Organization of American States that works with 35 Member States across the Americas to support economic and social … Read more…
Canada Visits the AT&T Foundry Innovation Center
AT&T was one of the first companies to pioneer the concept of an innovation center. These spaces are where we develop and test new technologies, taking ideas from concept to commercialization faster than previously possible. Today, there are 6 AT&T Foundry innovation centers, with locations in Atlanta, Tel Aviv, Plano, … Read more…
5 Questions with MEP Eva Paunova
For our next 5 questions interview, I spoke with Eva Paunova, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Bulgaria, on her visit to AT&T’s Global Network Operations Center, the digital single market strategy, and being one of the youngest MEPs in Parliament. Alberto: You recently visited the Global Network … Read more…
