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AT&T Mobility CEO Highlights Innovation and Collaboration in Mobile Industry
Industry in "perfect storm of innovation," says Ralph de la Vega
DALLAS, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralph de la Vega, President and Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, highlighted the importance of innovation and collaboration to the mobile industry Tuesday in a keynote address to the CTIA Enterprise & Applications Conference.
Speaking at the conference in San Diego, Calif., the CEO of the wireless unit of AT&T* (NYSE: T) said the industry has "crossed the threshold" of a mobile revolution with the deployment of social networking, acceleration of cloud computing, skyrocketing of mobile applications, and advances in mobile devices and networks.
"It's the perfect storm of innovation," de la Vega said. "In this highly dynamic environment, it's clear that collaboration is the key to ongoing innovation."
de la Vega cited the work of AT&T Foundry, innovation hubs the company opened this year in California, Texas and Israel, and The Innovation Pipeline, AT&T's corporate crowdsourcing platform for employees "that is driving a new culture of innovation" inside the company.
de la Vega said that the new era of innovation and collaboration also is apparent in tailor-made AT&T wireless solutions for businesses and in the exponential growth of machine-to-machine emerging devices for consumers.
The mobile industry has much to be proud of, de la Vega concluded.
"We're driving innovation across our economy at a time when it's needed the most," he said. "But it's the human scale - putting all the technology to work for people - that we can be the most proud of."
"We're in an era now where we can truly rethink what we once thought was impossible," he said.
*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.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
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AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Matt Quinn of AT&T Inc., Office: +1-404-986-0551, matthew.quinn@att.com
Web Site: http://www.att.com
AT&T Mobility CEO Highlights Innovation and Collaboration in Mobile Industry
Industry in "perfect storm of innovation," says Ralph de la Vega
DALLAS, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ralph de la Vega, President and Chief Executive Officer, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, highlighted the importance of innovation and collaboration to the mobile industry Tuesday in a keynote address to the CTIA Enterprise & Applications Conference.
Speaking at the conference in San Diego, Calif., the CEO of the wireless unit of AT&T* (NYSE: T) said the industry has "crossed the threshold" of a mobile revolution with the deployment of social networking, acceleration of cloud computing, skyrocketing of mobile applications, and advances in mobile devices and networks.
"It's the perfect storm of innovation," de la Vega said. "In this highly dynamic environment, it's clear that collaboration is the key to ongoing innovation."
de la Vega cited the work of AT&T Foundry, innovation hubs the company opened this year in California, Texas and Israel, and The Innovation Pipeline, AT&T's corporate crowdsourcing platform for employees "that is driving a new culture of innovation" inside the company.
de la Vega said that the new era of innovation and collaboration also is apparent in tailor-made AT&T wireless solutions for businesses and in the exponential growth of machine-to-machine emerging devices for consumers.
The mobile industry has much to be proud of, de la Vega concluded.
"We're driving innovation across our economy at a time when it's needed the most," he said. "But it's the human scale - putting all the technology to work for people - that we can be the most proud of."
"We're in an era now where we can truly rethink what we once thought was impossible," he said.
*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.
About AT&T
AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's fastest mobile broadband network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile broadband and emerging 4G capabilities, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries. It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse® and AT&T |DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world. In domestic markets, AT&T Advertising Solutions and AT&T Interactive are known for their leadership in local search and advertising.
Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com. This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.
© 2011 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
SOURCE AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc.
CONTACT: Matt Quinn of AT&T Inc., Office: +1-404-986-0551, matthew.quinn@att.com
Web Site: http://www.att.com