U.S. wireless carriers are known for having dedicated research centers to test cellphone tower equipment and the latest phones, so as the business shifts more to the software on the phone, why not build development centers for applications, too?
AT&T (NYSE: T) is expected to announced next week — presumably at CTIA — that it has plans to open application development facilities in Palo Alto, California; Tel Aviv, Israel; and Plano, Texas. AT&T will use these facilities to meet with software firms of all sizes about projects they are working on. AT&T CTO John Donovan told Bloomberg in an interview that the concept is a huge financial commitment, costing

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