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AT&T isn’t just prepared for the
future of connectivity. We’re
shaping and defining it.
Our global IP networks connect people
across all three screens they rely on—
the mobile handset, the PC and the TV.
The Desire to Connect …
It’s a fundamental human need. Connectivity improves our
quality of life. It accelerates the velocity of commerce and
ideas. It drives prosperity and strength for individuals,
companies and nations. It defines AT&T’s business—as we
help families keep in touch and as we help businesses
serve their customers down the street and in far-flung
overseas markets.
Today, technology has magnified and globalized the human
desire to share information. The demand for connectivity
continues to grow swiftly. And few companies in the world
can meet that need on a global scale as effectively as AT&T.
Our business network connects more than 160 countries.
We power 32 of the world’s top 100 Web destinations.
Our network handles two-thirds of the credit and debit
card transactions in the United States. And we’re staying
ahead of the evolution of personal and business connectivity
by building the world’s most extensive IP backbone.
More than 1 billion devices worldwide connect to our
network. And that number will only grow. But the real
magic is in the expanding array of applications we can
deliver through those connections. That’s the future
of connectivity.
So, What’s Internet Protocol?
Imagine how much simpler, clearer and more effective
human communications would be if everyone spoke the
same language. In the digital world, Internet Protocol—IP
for short—is that one, common language. IP-based
connectivity enables everything from laptops to televisions
to ATM machines, and it helps people and businesses
communicate seamlessly, easily and accurately across
town or around the world.
To deliver on the great promise of IP, we are well under
way with the transformation of our wireless and wired
networks. We’re using IP to extend our ability to connect
and power the latest generation of communications
applications. As we drive IP technology through our
networks, we can make communications more seamless,
more interactive and more mobile.
We’re also adding more bandwidth to stay ahead of rapidly
expanding customer needs. IP traffic on our backbone
network has more than doubled in the past two years. We
are deploying the world’s largest next-generation network,
which carries traffic at four times the speed of previous
connections. Continued growth of this network will give
us the capacity to meet customer expectations for years
to come.
2007 AT&T Annual Report
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