AT&T is taking the first steps toward transforming its network into a data center. It's not touching the cellular network -- at least not yet -- but it will start virtualizing its mobile core and application infrastructure.…
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Speech recognition anyone? AT&T opens up Watson API
Look out Nuance. there’s a new speech recognition player in town, AT&T. Ma Bell has taken the locks off of its Watson speech application programming interfaces, allowing any developer to use them to add voice commands and natural language understanding to their apps.…
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AT&T is now claiming that its mobile data traffic is doubling every year, rather than increasing at a more modest 40 percent annual rate. The distinction is important because the faster AT&T’s networks become overloaded the more pressure it faces to find more spectrum.…
Read MoreAT&T Does Want Mobile Data Usage to Grow (As Long As it Gets Its Take)
AT&T doesn't want mobile data usage to slow, but it's herding users toward new punitive mobile data plans and Wi-Fi hotspots. Today at MobileBeat, AT&T CTO of Operations John Donovan laid out plans to translate data usage into dollars.…
Read MoreCommunacopia: AT&T CTO John Donovan: Technology Choices Have To Be Timed For ROI
Technology decisions at AT&T (NYSE: T) are a financial gamble that the operator tries to place at the latest stage possible to get the bigge……
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