AT&T Business has furthered its agreement with Amazon’s Amazon Leo constellation to offer “converged connectivity solutions” integrating satellite into fiber and 5G networks for business customers.
After announcing an initial agreement in February, AT&T announced further agreements with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Amazon Leo on Tuesday focused on providing resilience and redundancy across technologies spanning terrestrial and satellite networks; expanding geographic reach in remote and rural areas with satellite; and providing business-grade managed services with AWS.
AT&T said that details about service availability, pricing, and product configurations for enterprise customers will be announced “in the coming months.” The companies said they are working through a “structured, phased deployment designed to ensure business-grade reliability before road availability.”
Amazon Leo has not entered service yet, but Amazon said in July that it had launched enough satellites to begin initial service this year.
AT&T explained that 98% of its traffic is served by wireless and fiber offerings, but the company also looks to support flexible networking options in a unified architecture through a single provider.
“AT&T is uniquely positioned to provide that reliability by bringing together three critical network layers — fiber, 5G, and Low Earth Orbit satellite — into a single managed architecture. While others offer individual connectivity products, AT&T Business delivers a seamless experience designed to keep customers connected, protected, and operational, regardless of location, network conditions, or business demands,” Shawn Hakl, senior vice president and head of Product for AT&T Business said in a release.
