BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* has
agreed with Three Group to resell Three UK wireless services.
Through this, AT&T will offer its global business customers in
the U.K. localized contracting and billing for wireless voice, data
and SMS services. This comes as part of the ecosystem for Internet
of Things (IoT) services. IoT services will include fleet
management, asset tracking and other consumer and industrial IoT
solutions.
AT&T customers based in the U.K. or with operations in the
region will benefit from:
- Flexibility to execute local contracts in the U.K.
- Local billing and seamless bundled connectivity solutions end
to end.
- Industry-leading IoT applications without limitations of
non-local agreements.
"We're seeing a growing demand for IoT solutions from global
businesses in Europe. AT&T is
now able to deliver IoT with a simplified process in the UK," said
John V Slamecka, region president EMEA, AT&T. "It's part of our
strategy to remove complexity and offer seamless IoT solutions to
our customers around the world."
"AT&T is helping to solve the challenge that businesses face
in launching products and services in multiple countries," said
Lynda Burton, director, Three
Wholesale. "Our collaboration will rapidly address the forecast
155m IoT1 connections in
the UK using the Three network that has consistently proven it can
deliver a high quality, fast and reliable data experience."
Key facts about Three UK
Three UK's 3G and 4G LTE network:
- Covers 99.5% of the U.K. population and more than 90% of the
U.K.'s landmass.
- Carries over 32% of the U.K.'s mobile data traffic.
- Has more than 3x the industry average of data per subscriber,
making it ideal for high bandwidth IoT applications like connected
cars.
- Has consistently rated the best network for data by UK mobile
users. 2
To learn more about IoT's potential to transform business, go to
att.com/iot.
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internet services. We have the nation's largest and most reliable
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have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. More
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About The Three Group
The Three Group, which is part of the conglomerate CK Hutchison,
serves over 130 million customers globally using networks
built for fast mobile data. The Three Group and its
affiliated companies operate mobile networks in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Hong
Kong, Indonesia,
Italy, Ireland, Macau, Sri
Lanka, Sweden, UK and
Vietnam. 3IOD, a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, has been
established to coordinate the Three Group's cross-border
partnerships and operations
1 UK forecast of IOT connections based upon "Review
of latest developments in the Internet of Things" commissioned by
OFCOM and completed by Cambridge Consultants.
2 Winner of best network for data category at Mobile
Choice and uSwitch Awards.
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