Agreement with The Cloud adds over 9,000 Wi-Fi locations across Europe;
Delivers Immediate Benefit for Both Consumer and Business Customers
LONDON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) announced
today that it has made available to its customers over 9,000 new Wi-Fi
locations in the UK, Germany and Nordics through an agreement with The
Cloud, one of the largest European public Wi-Fi provider.
The expansion is part of AT&T's global expansion programme which will
accelerate the delivery of global IP services and solutions to business and
multinational companies in key markets worldwide. Supporting this, business
and consumer travellers on the move now have convenient access to The
Cloud's public Wi-Fi hotspots, enabling them to take full advantage of high
speed Internet services to help ensure time spent traveling is utilised
efficiently.
Commenting on the agreement, John V Slamecka, Vice President for AT&T's
operations in Europe, the Middle East & Africa said: "AT&T is committed to
continue to expand its Enterprise Mobility portfolio which will provide our
customers with flexible WiFi to access corporate networks and stay in touch
with the home or the office anywhere and at any time."
Owen Geddes, Director of Business Development at The Cloud added: "The
Cloud is delighted to be working with AT&T to help its customers access
vital business data on the move. The Cloud has the largest European
footprint in its field, and its extensive network coverage is ideally
suited to business travellers wanting seamless hotspot access across major
EU countries."
AT&T's total global Wi-Fi service area now exceeds more than 57,000
hotspots in 83 countries, further supplementing the company's robust Wi-Fi
presence in the United States -- the nation's largest Wi-Fi network*.
Currently, more than 28,000 Wi-Fi access points are located across Europe,
Middle East and Africa. The Cloud's 9,000 hotspots are split 7,600 across
the UK, 900 in Germany and 500 in the Nordics. The company's entire global
Wi-Fi footprint is accessible to enterprise, small business and residential
customers alike based on qualifying service plans.
* Based on non-municipal, company-owned and operated hot spots
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About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company. Its
subsidiaries and affiliates, AT&T operating companies, are the providers of
AT&T services in the United States and around the world. Among their
offerings are the world's most advanced IP-based business communications
services and the nation's leading wireless, high speed Internet access and
voice services. In domestic markets, AT&T is known for the directory
publishing and advertising sales leadership of its Yellow Pages and
YELLOWPAGES.COM organizations, and the AT&T brand is licensed to innovators
in such fields as communications equipment. As part of its three-screen
integration strategy, AT&T is expanding its TV entertainment offerings.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services
provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at
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About The Cloud
The Cloud offers sophisticated national wireless LAN coverage across
hotspots and city networks throughout the UK, Nordics, Germany and The
Netherlands. The Cloud's infrastructure is a multi-service provider
platform, which allows providers such as ISPs, mobile operators, gaming,
VOIP and broadband companies to offer a fully branded wireless LAN
experience to their customers. With The Cloud, site owners maximise their
revenue potential by supporting all major service providers at their
location and customers enjoy choice of provider and the best possible user
experience. Launched in mid 2003, The Cloud actively partners with O2, BT,
Vodafone, Skype, iPass, Telenor, fring and Nintendo, among others, to
facilitate the growth of open platform wireless broadband services across
Europe.
The Cloud's investors, include 3i, Accel and the Scandinavian VC,
Provider Venture Partners. The Cloud was recently nominated as a Technology
Pioneer at The World Economic Forum and as a Red Herring Top 100 Company.
http://www.thecloud.net
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http://www.thecloud.net
CONTACT:
Nicky Savage of Mantra PR, +44 [0] 20 7438
4910, nsavage@mantra-pr.com, for The Cloud; or Amanda-Jane Lewin
of The Cloud, +44 [0] 7702 911784, aj@thecloud.net; or Niall
Hickey of AT&T EMEA, 020 7663 5076, nhickey@emea.att.com; or
Henrietta Aitken of Fleishman-Hillard, 020 7395 7150,
henrietta.aitken@fleishmaneurope.com, for AT&T EMEA
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