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Mobile & Wireless
M2M
AT&T reports nearly 6.7 million connected devices, many are M2M
Carrier added 3.4 million devices in last three quarters alone
by staff from releases
AT&T announced today that nearly 3.4 million connected devices have been added to their network in the past three quarters, including roughly 900,000 connected devices in the second quarter. The total number of connected devices on the AT&T network – both emerging consumer devices and machine-to-machine – is nearly 6.7 million.
The company has certified more than 850 specialty consumer and machine-to-machine devices – such as eReaders, netbooks, digital photo frames, personal navigation devices, home security monitoring and smart grid devices – for use on its wireless network.
AT&T recently formed the Advanced Enterprise Mobility Solutions Group. Created in May 2010, this group seeks to deliver advanced mobile applications and solutions for both traditional and emerging devices to businesses, governments and organizations of all sizes. According to AT&T, by collaborating with teams across service platforms, the group accelerates the mobilization of applications for business customers, developers and independent software providers.
AT&T has announced plans this year to support several new devices. These new emerging device categories include healthcare, tracking, tablets, and emerging devices.
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