AT&T Starts Selling G.Fast Connectivity Outside of Its Footprint
AT&T this week made an interesting announcement: it has started selling apartment building and other MDU ( multiple dwelling unit ) landlords access to G.Fast technology that can help them deliver broadband over existing coaxial cables or copper. According to an AT&T press release, the company will soon be selling G.Fast technology in 22 markets, all of them outside of AT&T's existing 22- state broadband footprint . According to the announcement, AT&T's now offering G.Fast technology to MDUs in Boston, Denver, Minneapolis, New York City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Seattle and Tampa. After that, the company says it will offer the option to 14 additional markets including Albany , Washington DC, Omaha, Portland, and Cincinnati. How does this work? AT&T's using the wiring that exists in most of these properties as the backbone of the effort, then connecting its G.Fast-enabled wiring to either its own fiber, or another local ISP's network. In instances whe...