AT&T Chief Cites Wi-Fi Commitment

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003 12:14:01 -0700
> From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
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> AT&T Chief Cites Wi-Fi Commitment
> By Mark Rockwell
> June 3, 2003
> <http://www.wirelessweek.com/index.asp?layout=newsat2direct&starting=1&pubdate=06/03/03>
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> ATLANTA -- Wi-Fi will play a significant role in AT&T Corp.'s future in 
> the next two years, the company's CEO said in his keynote speech at Supercomm.
>
> AT&T will install Wi-Fi access for business customers in thousands of hot 
> spots in hotels and airports throughout the United States in the next 
> year, says David Dorman, AT&T chairman and CEO. The company will install 
> it in similar locations globally by the end of 2004.
>
> AT&T and its partners, including Cometa (an IBM and Intel venture), will 
> handle the deployment.
>
> The move, Dorman says, is part of a larger AT&T corporate strategy to 
> compete in an increasingly difficult market. Customers aren't really 
> swayed by price points anymore, Dorman says. They're moved by innovative, 
> reliable services. The extension of Wi-Fi access into businesses virtual 
> private networks is a crucial part of this better service philosophy.
>
> Wireless Week last fall reported of AT&T Wireless' Wi-Fi 'soft launch' at 
> Denver International Airport and its plans to expand into other airports 
> around the country.
>
> Dorman says the installation is part of a larger $500 million expansion of 
> improving customer services. Reduction in bills, simplified contracting 
> and better VPN provisioning also figure into the plan, he says.
>
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