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June 4, 2008

Today, AT&T said that it has observed a speed increase on its 3G network of up to 20 percent faster for downlink speeds, and up to 50 percent faster for uplink speeds.

AT&T says the speedier network is the direct result of recent network enhancements, including the deployment of HSUPA technology.

The wireless carrier said it also plans to deploy HSUPA technology across all existing 3G markets before the end of the month.

AT&T's 3G network is available in more than 275 major U.S. metropolitan areas.

By June 30th, the company says its network speeds will be between 700 Kbps and 1.7 Mbps on downlinks, and between 500 Kbps and 1.2 Mbps for all uplinks.

Additionally, AT&T announced the availability of managed security services that will help businesses better protect their corporate data.

AT&T Encryption Services, the most recent addition to AT&T's enterprise security portfolio, is focused on the overall protection of data by providing encryption services and management of digital signatures "in the cloud."

Overall, some of the features of AT&T Encryption Services include: e-mail confidentiality to help prevent unauthorized parties from accessing critical messages and attachments, authentication of the e-mail sender, a validation of the integrity of the e-mail message and its contents that ensures the recipient that the message was not modified.

AT&T also said that the number of AT&T Laptop Connect subscribers increased more than 83 percent between the first quarters of 2007 and 2008, showing strong demand for mobile data use.

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Source: AT&T.