AT&T-MCMC 2013 MALAYSIA DEVELOPERS’ DAY WINNERS CELEBRATE

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, SEPTEMBER 9, 2013 – ‘Team Pillow’ comprising Jia Chiun (left) and Jit Ren (right), winner of this weekend’s inaugural Malaysia Developers’ Day competition, celebrated winning a US$10,000 prize for developing an app they dubbed “Perks” which uses location-based technology to let users know about special offers and promotions within close proximity. The prize was awarded by Dato’ Mohd Ali Hanafiah, Chief Industry Development Officer of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) (second left) and Jake Jennings, Executive Director of International External and Regulatory Affairs of AT&T (second right). The intensive 24-hour competition drew more than 200 contestants, ranging in age from 15 to those in their 50’s. It was designed to empower participants to build innovative mobile apps and jumpstart new business creation. Organized by AT&T* and MCMC, the event gave participants access to tools, knowledge and expert support to build powerful apps within a very tight time-frame. It was AT&T’s first such event in Asia Pacific.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

VADS EXTENDS ITS TELEPRESENCE REACH WORLDWIDE WITH AT&T

Customers can now communicate and collaborate even better with their overseas business partners

VADS Berhad (VADS), the Information Communication Technology (ICT)/Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) arm of Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), today signed an agreement with AT&T*, enabling VADS Managed TelePresence customers to connect to 80 countries worldwide.

Telepresence is the next generation video conferencing technology that allows virtual meetings to be conducted using high-definition video and audio. The agreement was signed by En Ahmad Azhar Yahya, Chief Executive Officer of VADS and Mr. John Slamecka, Vice President of Global Wholesale and Access Management of AT&T via a telepresence session. Also present to witness the signing was Dr Fadhlullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek, Director, NKRA (RBI) & NKEA (CCI, Agriculture) from Pemandu.

John Slamecka, Vice President of Global Wholesale and Access Management of AT&T (on screen) who is based in London interacting with the signatories in Malaysia via TelePresence session before the signing ceremony between VADS and AT&T in Kuala Lumpur.

With this agreement, VADS Managed TelePresence customers can now have a better quality interaction and collaboration with other companies across multiple locations worldwide minimising travel cost and time. The AT&T Business Exchange directly supports telepresence in more than 130 companies and organisations and over 50 additional customers through interconnection with other telepresence providers, and with thousands of telepresence managed or customer owned endpoints in 80 countries worldwide, with plans to add other countries and further interconnection with other carriers in the future.

Last year, VADS collaborated with CISCO to build the first Telepresence Exchange (VADS-TPX) in Malaysia in line with the Government’s National Key Economic Areas (NKEAs) – Communications Content and Infrastructure; the initial phase emphasising on enhanced communications through telepresence and teleworking.  VADS-TPX core infrastructure resides in VADS Data Centre and runs on a highly secure and resilient network.

(From left to right): Romulo S. Carlos Jr, Regional Director, Wholesale Data Sales, Asia Pacific, AT&T, Dr. Fadhullah Suhaimi Abdul Malek, Director, NKRA (RBI) & NKEA (CCI, Agriculture) from PEMANDU and Ahmad Azhar Yahya, Chief Executive Officer of VADS  Berhad at showcasing the virtually signed agreement document after the signing ceremony between VADS and AT& T for Global B2B TelePresence connectivity.

“We are basically changing the way people communicate. People are moving from voice and text communication to video communication. There are many video communication services in the market but they may not fulfil greater business needs which include a fully immersive experience, reliability and security. With VADS TPX, we have enabled our customers to conduct business meetings with their counterparts in the region without them having to leave their respective offices,” said Ahmad Azhar Yahya.

“With this collaboration, we have expanded our reach to 80 countries worldwide, ensuring our customers have the same extensive access. Telepresence not only increases productivity, it accelerates the decision making process, reduces travel time and costs which directly reduces our carbon footprint,” he further added.

“We are delighted to be working with VADS to help transform business communications in Malaysia with Telepresence. Telepresence transforms the way business meetings are conducted around the world, reducing costs and improving productivity. It allows for more frequent meetings anytime, anywhere and with anyone you do business," said John Slamecka, Vice President of Global Wholesale and Access Management at AT&T.

VADS Managed TelePresence Service is offered in three different ways; Private Room, Public Room and Event Based. The service rendered is inclusive of managed end-to-end high-quality service with simplified provisioning, scheduling, a 24/7 helpdesk, technical support and various types of endpoints as a bundled package. It offers peace of mind and simplicity, making meetings via TelePresence as easy as making a phone call.

The ability to offer managed telepresence as a service will raise the competitiveness of Malaysia as a regional hub and as a business centre while providing opportunities for organisations to embrace new technologies towards becoming a connected nation.

To learn more about VADS and its products and services, log on to www.vads.com.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

Nokia and AT&T introduce the new Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T's 4G LTE network

First Nokia smartphone designed specifically for the US features LTE, large display and exclusive applications

Las Vegas, US - Today at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Nokia and AT&T announced the Nokia Lumia 900, the first of Nokia's Windows® Phone-based range to feature high-speed LTE* connectivity. With Nokia's largest display, the Nokia Lumia 900 delivers a rich content experience from a phone that still fits easily in your hand.

Coming exclusively to AT&T in the coming months in cyan and matte black, the Nokia Lumia 900 has a 4.3-inch AMOLED ClearBlack Display for rich, bright images both indoors and out, faster connection speeds based on cutting-edge 4G LTE technology, and a long-lasting 1830 mAH battery for enjoying content all day.

The primary camera includes Nokia's exclusive Carl Zeiss optics, with large aperture (F2.2) and wide angle focal length (28mm) for high-quality, uncropped images even in low-light conditions. In addition, the Nokia Lumia 900 includes a front-facing camera boasting a large aperture and a wide angle lens that ensures sharp, bright images for high-quality video calling, right out of the box

Nokia's third Lumia smartphone, the Nokia Lumia 900 builds on Lumia's head-turning design on the outside and a rich social and Internet experience on the inside. People Hub is the quickest way to connect with friends with Live Tiles for real-time updates and a fast Web browsing experience with Internet Explorer Mobile.

"The introduction of the Nokia Lumia 900 with AT&T is another significant milestone in the ongoing rollout of Nokia's global smartphone strategy," said Chris Weber, president of Nokia Americas. "The Nokia Lumia 900 is designed specifically with the US in mind and the announcement of this collaboration with AT&T, in addition to other recent announcements, signifies a new dawn for Nokia in the US."

The Nokia Lumia 900 benefits from a range of leading content experiences:

- The AT&T U-verse Mobile** app lets U-verse TV subscribers browse the U-verse TV program guide, schedule and manage their DVR recordings, and watch hit TV shows while on the go. The U-verse Mobile library includes more than 100 TV series and more than 700 TV shows from a variety of genres.

- Nokia Drive, available to download from Windows Phone Marketplace, provides free voice-guided, turn-by-turn navigation with a dedicated in-car user interface that turns the Nokia Lumia 900 into a GPS navigation device.

- The exclusive ESPN sports hub is pre-loaded on Nokia Lumia smartphones, and provides a one-stop sports application for news, videos and scores.

- The CNN App for Windows Phones provides the latest news and video from CNN's reporting around the globe and direct access to iReport, CNN's participatory news community. Launching globally for free in the next month, the CNN App will be exclusive to Nokia users for 90 days.

- The Univision App will be exclusive to Nokia Lumia users in the U.S. and Puerto Rico for 18 months, delivering unique and exclusive Spanish-language content experiences, including Univision entertainment, sports and soccer coverage, plus news, cooking and local content for different U.S. markets - all in one App.

- A partnership with EA to bring over 20 of the world's most popular games to the Windows Phone marketplace, coming first to Nokia Lumia devices.

"Nokia and AT&T worked hand in hand to bring the Nokia Lumia 900 to market. Our powerful 4G network really amplifies the benefits of the Nokia Lumia 900. Sharing high quality images and videos with its integrated social networking functions is faster than ever; content from U-verse Mobile is more enjoyable on the crisp 4.3-inch screen, and with its huge battery people can do more without worrying about recharging," said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president of devices for AT&T. "Together, we are working to supercharge the ecosystem around the Nokia Lumia 900 and the Windows Phone platform."

*Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. 4G speeds delivered by LTE or HSPA+ with enhanced backhaul, where available. Deployment ongoing. Compatible data plan required. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Learn more at att.com/network.

**U-Verse Mobile: Access to select content requires qualifying U-verse TV plan or monthly subscription fee, and WiFi connection and/or cellular data connection. Available content may vary by device and/or U-verse TV subscription and is subject to change. Data charges may apply.

Informa Telecoms & Media reveals world broadband

Released 19th March
Informa Telecoms & Media announces the results of itslatest research into broadband and multichannel TVsubscription numbers. Fibre-to-the-x subscriptionsapproach 50 million; IPTV nudges 20 million.

According to research being concluded this month, globalfixed broadband subscriptions stood at 422 million atthe end of 2008, adding nearly 68 million subscriptionsin the year and 16 million in the final quarter.

The biggest access technology remains DSL (65% of thetotal), but FTTx (11%) registered its biggest in yeargain to date, adding over 11 million subscriptions -almost exactly the same number as cable broadband (21%)- now stands over 48 million.

The growth of FTTx is part explained by robust growthin Asia-Pacific: the region added 20% more subscriptionsin 2008 than in 2007. In addition, nine of the world's10 largest FTTx operators are in the region.

Western Europe has seen broadband growth stagnate, asall but five of its 30 countries now exceed a householdpenetration level of 50% and 20 countries enjoypenetration of over 60%.

China, where broadband subscriptions grew by 21% over2008 to reach 82 million subscriptions, passed the USAmid-year to become the world's largest fixed broadbandmarket, though it still has a household penetrationlevel of below 20%.

The IPTV total stood at 19.96 million at the end of 2008.Even by the standard of its own past record, growth wassteady but not spectacular, registering net additions of7.5 million. What is significant is the fact that of thefour main multichannel TV platforms, IPTV and digitalterrestrial (DTT) are increasing their share of the marketand now hold 10% and 3% of the global market, respectively.

Speaking ahead of next week's IPTV World Forum, JulianHerbert, Principal Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Mediasaid, "It is a fair observation that IPTV has not made thesort of inroads into broadband homes which operators mighthave expected, but it is wrong to declare that the conceptis doomed to fail. In markets where the bandwidth isavailable and the marketing and pricing are attractive,IPTV is attracting big volumes of new customers and helpingoperators to improve retention rates and increase fixedline ARPU. Look at operators like AT&T - over 800,000 netadds in 2008 - or Free and France Telecom in France, PWCC in Hong Kong or Portugal Telecom: all are growing theirmarket shares strongly in competitive TV markets".

The research, based on a continuous programme of researchcovering 730 fixed broadband (xDSL, cable broadband, FTTx,LAN, satellite and fixed wireless) operators in 160countries and nearly 100 IPTV operators in 50 countries,will be presented in an opening address at the IPTV WorldForum at Olympia, London, next week.

Mobile leaders to unify the Symbian software platform and set the future of mobile free

Foundation to be established to provide royalty-free open platform and accelerate innovation

LONDON, UK; June 24, 2008 -- Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and NTT DOCOMO announced today their intent to unite Symbian OS™, S60, UIQ and MOAP(S) to create one open mobile software platform. Together with AT&T, LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, STMicroelectronics, Texas Instruments and Vodafone they plan to establish the Symbian Foundation to extend the appeal of this unified software platform. Membership of this non-profit foundation will be open to all organizations. This initiative is supported by current shareholders and management of Symbian Limited, who have been actively involved in its development. Plans for the foundation have already received wide support from other industry leaders.

To enable the foundation, Nokia today announced plans to acquire the remaining shares of Symbian Limited that Nokia does not already own and then contribute the Symbian and S60 software to the foundation. Sony Ericsson and Motorola today announced their intention to contribute technology from UIQ and DOCOMO has also indicated its willingness to contribute its MOAP(S) assets. From these contributions, the foundation will provide a unified platform with common UI framework. A full platform will be available for all foundation members under a royalty-free license, from the foundation’s first day of operations.

Contributions from foundation members through open collaboration will be integrated to further enhance the platform. The foundation will make selected components available as open source at launch. It will then work to establish the most complete mobile software offering available in open source. This will be made available over the next two years and is intended to be released under Eclipse Public License (EPL) 1.0.

The foundation’s platform will build on the leading open mobile software platform, with more than 200 million phones, across 235 models, already shipped by multiple vendors and tens of thousands of third-party applications already available for Symbian OS-based devices.

“Ten years ago, Symbian was established by far sighted players to offer an advanced open operating system and software skills to the whole mobile industry”, said Nigel Clifford, CEO of Symbian. “Our vision is to become the most widely used software platform on the planet and indeed today Symbian OS leads its market by any measure. Today's announcement is a bold new step to achieve that vision by embracing a complete and proven platform, offered in an open way, designed to stimulate innovation which is at the heart of everything we do.”

”Establishing the foundation is one of the biggest contributions to an open community ever made,” said Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO of Nokia. “Nokia is a strong supporter of open platforms and technologies as they give the freedom to build, maintain and evolve applications and services across device segments and offer by far the largest ecosystem, enabling rapid innovation. Today’s announcement is a major milestone in our devices software strategy.”

“The complete, consistent platform that the foundation plans to provide will allow manufacturers to focus on their unique differentiation at a device level” said Dick Komiyama, President of Sony Ericsson. “Sony Ericsson believes that the unified Symbian Foundation platform will greatly simplify the world for handset manufacturers, operators and developers, enabling greater innovation in services and applications to the benefit of consumers everywhere.“

"Motorola has long been a leader and advocate of open software for mobile platforms. We’re excited to be joining Nokia, Sony Ericsson, NTT DOCOMO and others in leading this open source effort to form the new Symbian Foundation and unite the Symbian ecosystem," said Alain Mutricy, Senior Vice President, Platforms & Technology Office, Motorola Mobile Devices. “Also, Motorola, together with Sony Ericsson, will be contributing UIQ technology to the foundation and will work with UIQ as they are refocusing as an important supplier in the new Symbian ecosystem. This will be a great addition, as the foundation will be able to leverage UIQ’s unique experience, which includes expertise in touch technology.”

“DOCOMO welcomes this development and we look forward to moving our Symbian based devices and service onto the foundation platform. We are also willing to contribute our MOAP(S) assets to the foundation. This is a very positive step in further increasing the adoption of the Symbian software and creating an even more open, consistent and complete platform. The foundation software will enable us to enjoy the benefits of a global platform in bringing new, leading-edge services to the Japanese market. It will increase efficiency and help us provide our wide customer base with the most advanced mobile experiences.” said Toshio Miki, Associate Senior Vice President, Managing Director of Communication Device Development Department of NTT DOCOMO.

"Mobile phones have turned into sophisticated multimedia computers and smart phones continue to grow in popularity," said Kris Rinne, Senior Vice President of Architecture and Planning at AT&T. "The Symbian Foundation will reduce fragmentation in the industry and holds the promise of incorporating leading technology and the most mature software into a unified platform for the entire industry. This will create an environment that will encourage and enable developers to build compelling applications that will positively affect our customers' lives and support AT&T in offering its differentiated services to consumers."

"Joining the Symbian Foundation is an ideal opportunity for LG to broaden our commitment to providing our customers with the best possible mobile experience” said Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company. “We believe that open mobile platforms will contribute to advance the mobile industry. At LG we will play a leading role in creating a better mobile environment, working with the Symbian Foundation to provide our customers with smart new features based on this open platform.”

“Samsung Electronics is committed to Symbian as one of the future platforms for our mobile devices and believes that establishing the foundation is a visionary move in positioning the platform as the most proven open platform for future development. We are delighted to be playing a significant role in that future by joining the foundation board. We have already used Symbian and S60 software successfully to deliver appealing devices and see these steps making the platform even more attractive for bringing the latest technologies and services to the market” said Dr. Do Hun Kwon, VP & Managing Director, Samsung Electronics Research Institute.

"ST sees strong consumer demand, across all segments, for a richer multimedia experience," said Monica de Virgiliis, General Manager of the Wireless Multimedia Division, STMicroelectronics. "This new foundation synchronises and harmonises the mainstream software approach to address this need and makes the software widely available. We anticipate this will fuel the growth of multimedia-capable devices and we are excited about being able to leverage our long-standing leadership in consumer digital multimedia to satisfy more and more consumers."

“TI has long supported open platforms, and we are excited about the formation of the Symbian Foundation. We believe the new structure will remove barriers to innovation in the mobile industry by providing a common platform on which exciting next-generation applications and services can be built,” said Greg Delagi, senior vice president of TI’s Wireless Business Unit. “Manufacturers can get a head-start on development with TI’s proven OMAP-based Symbian S60 software development platform. Combined with the foundation’s open collaboration model, this will allow more developers to harness the performance and multimedia capabilities of the OMAP family to accelerate improvements in the mobile user experience.”

“Vodafone believes this is a significant step in driving mobile innovation for the Internet as well as creating a richer mobile experience for our customers” said Jens Schulte-Bockum, Vodafone's Global Director of Terminals. “We have been challenging the industry to reduce complexity and focus on fewer operating systems. This step will help to drive even faster innovation, as well as enable operators to accelerate time-to-market for compelling and varied new services.”

Foundation members share the vision that the foundation will unify the software platform, supercharge innovation and accelerate the availability of new services and compelling experiences for consumers and business users around the world. The combined platform is already one of the most advanced and widely used mobile platforms, making it highly attractive for all ecosystem partners, including developers, mobile operators, content and service providers and device manufacturers.

The foundation is expected to start operating during the first half of 2009, subject to the closing of the acquisition of Symbian Ltd by Nokia.

Sterling Commerce and Formis to tap on Malaysia’s Enterprise and Financial Services market

Strategic Partnership to tap on Malaysia’s growing financial services market and increased need for B2B collaboration solutions

23 June 2008, Malaysia – Sterling Commerce, an AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) subsidiary, today appointed Formis Computer Services Sdn Bhd (Formis) as its Strategic Partner in Malaysia. Formis will market, sell and provide after sales service and support Sterling Commerce’s suite of solutions, including the Sterling Gentran Integration Suite, Connect Direct and Sterling Control Center.

The financial services market in Malaysia is expected to grow, with the Malaysian Government highlighting Islamic Banking as one of the key pillars for growth in this sector. Therefore the need for B2B collaboration solutions will be critical in ensuring smoother and more visible business processes.

Formis will be leveraging on their current customers base to market Sterling Commerce suite of products. Initial response is encouraging and Formis has put in place a strategic go to market plan. A consultative program and go to market workshops has been initiated to penetrate the local financial services as well as the enterprise market.

“Malaysia is an important market for Sterling Commerce, and our partnership with Formis is a strategic step towards growing our customer base in financial services and large enterprises,” commented Dave Robinson, Senior Vice-President, International Operations, Sterling Commerce. “This is in line with Malaysia’s growing banking and financial services sector and the increased need for B2B collaboration solutions for large enterprises with the Malaysian Government, through MSC Malaysia, promoting Malaysia as a shared services hub,”

Sterling Commerce recently expanded its channel ecosystem and strategy as a step to boost indirect sales through partnerships. As part of this commitment, Sterling Commerce has developed a Partner Education & Development Program to support partners such as Formis in the Asia Pacific region. Training will range from product familiarization to Go to Market workshops with sales or technical focus.

Formis is the first partner in Malaysia to be appointed as part of this new strategy. Sterling Commerce will work closely with Formis to invest in training programmes for its pre-sales and technical teams on Sterling Commerce’s product and services. They will also be embarking on joint marketing activities.

Wong Wai Wah, General Manager of Formis said, “Partnering with Sterling Commerce allows us to offer our customers a wider and more comprehensive range of solutions. We are looking at providing solutions that will enhance B2B collaboration for our customers”.

“We already have a large pool of customers in the financial sector such as Bank Negara Malaysia, Great Eastern Life Assurance and Bursa Malaysia. Leveraging Sterling Commerce integration business solutions experience and our understanding of the local market, the partnership would allow us to draw out the core competencies for our clients; helping them optimize IT performance, manage IT complexities and improve the IT processes for greater efficiency. We see this partnership as highly complementary to our business focus and we are excited to embark on this business opportunity.”

Sterling Commerce already works with 93 percent of the financial companies in the Fortune 1000.

AT&T WINS US$1.6 BILLION GLOBAL DEAL WITH SHELL

Agreement Represents AT&T’s Largest Contract Win to Date with Company Headquartered outside the US

AT&T to connect thousands of locations and manage Shell’s mobility needs, delivering services/applications to 150,000 Shell employees worldwide



(Left) Norihiko Minato, vice president of AT&T Asia Pacific, and (Right) Goh Swee Chen, Vice President Global IT Infrastructure and Services, Shell

HONG KONG, March 31, 2008 — AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) announced today that Royal Dutch Shell (Shell) has selected AT&T to be its global provider of advanced communications services. The five year agreement, estimated to be worth US$1.6 billion, calls for AT&T to provide, manage and maintain Shell’s worldwide communications infrastructure while also managing the company’s global mobility needs. It is one of the largest commercial contracts ever signed by AT&T, and it’s the largest agreement signed with a company that is headquartered in Europe. The agreement is one of three outsourcing contracts signed by Shell with key suppliers for networking and IT services.

This agreement with Shell follows a series of other large and strategic wins AT&T has secured in the past year, including deals with Starbucks, General Motors, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and IBM. All of these wins underscore AT&T's position as the leading global telecommunications service provider within the industry. The agreements with GM and the Department of the Treasury are each worth up to US$1 billion; the IBM agreement is worth up to US$5 billion.

Once the contract with Shell has been implemented, AT&T will provide managed network services to Shell and its subsidiary companies in more than 100 countries. AT&T will deliver wide area and local area networks, voice services (including Internet-based telephony), managed security solutions and mobility services. Shell will benefit from access to AT&T’s advanced global Internet Protocol (IP) network to deliver cost effective, consistent, secure and highly reliable services.

AT&T will provide direct connectivity to 1500 Shell corporate and operating unit locations underpinning a range of services critical to Shell’s operations. AT&T will also manage more than 600 separate third party contracts with more than 300 vendors around the world. These contracts include agreements for local connectivity provided by regional telephone companies, contracts with individual service providers and various other maintenance and operations deals.

Shell employees will have access to AT&T’s industry-leading position in the wireless space both within and outside the United States and AT&T will manage the cellular services contracts provided by other mobile operators. AT&T will also support remote data access to Shell’s Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for more than 50,000 traveling users and home-based workers.

Shell signed master service agreements with AT&T, EDS and T-systems to manage a significant part of its IT infrastructure and telecommunications services. Contract signing ceremony took place in Malaysia today.

AT&T offers the largest integrated GSM network in the U.S., covering 290 million people, and has the largest international coverage of any U.S. wireless carrier. Customers can make calls on six continents and in more than 200 countries – with wireless data-roaming in more than 145 countries for laptops, PDAs and other data services and third-generation (3G) service in 60 countries.
Shell chose AT&T after an extensive evaluation and procurement process. AT&T was able to offer Shell a world-class portfolio of IP-based products and services, a consistent global approach to its operations, and the significant local support Shell needs around the world. In addition, AT&T, a world-class networking provider, will be able to offer IT professionals who are expected to transfer to AT&T as part of the agreement the opportunity to further develop their skills and careers.

“This important agreement with AT&T reflects our determination to accelerate Shell’s essential IT capability, optimize our operations and ensure we can provide best-in-class IT services to support our global business,” said Alan Matula, Executive Vice President & Chief Information Officer for Shell.

Shell will retain core skills within its own IT organization, while being able to access AT&T’s world-class expertise in networking. Plus Shell will benefit from AT&T’s significant economies of scale. Approximately 560 Shell networking professionals located predominantly in the Netherlands, Malaysia, the U.K. and the U.S. are expected to transfer to AT&T, joining the company’s worldwide workforce of 300,000. AT&T will create dedicated service units in these key hubs to ensure that Shell receives continued support at these locations.

“We are delighted that Shell has chosen AT&T as its leading global networking solutions provider,” said Ron Spears, AT&T president, Global Business Services. “We are committed to connecting Shell’s worldwide employees, partners and suppliers, while delivering and managing the array of managed network services needed for the company to accelerate its business performance.

“Providing connectivity and applications to world-class companies like Shell is AT&T’s core mission,” said Spears. “I have every confidence that AT&T will exceed Shell’s expectations for anytime, anywhere global communications.”

AT&T provides advanced communications services to every company on the Fortune 1000 listing. Large global corporations and organizations are entrusting AT&T to build IP-based networks that will serve as the telecommunications and I.T. backbone for the achievement of their strategic business goals. Through the agreements with companies and agencies like GM, IBM, and the Department of the Treasury, AT&T has been able to demonstrate that it has the scale and scope required to execute these complex arrangements on a worldwide basis.

Additionally, the contracts reflect how AT&T is capitalizing on the ongoing shift in network traffic from voice to data — and more importantly to IP-based data — as customers migrate from legacy packet networks to Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)-based VPNs and managed applications. The company offers its multinational customer base consistent, resilient, standardized IP services around the world. These services include IP-based VPNs, which use the latest MPLS technology, and are complemented by an advanced portfolio of data-hosting services, applications and leading IP security offerings.