If there has been one tool that has helpedincrease the ability to effectively network globally, aside from the internet, wireless phones could be considered.  Wireless phones have given us the ability via text messaging, email, and other features, to reach a worldwide audience, and keep in touch and network with professionals around the globe.  Well, it appears that AT& T is seeking to increase our ability to achieve effective global networking. Today wireless provider AT&T announced plans to invest $1 billion in 2008 to continue the expansion of AT&T’s industry-leading network and portfolio of solutions for multinational companies with operations and applications in key markets worldwide.
The 2008 program — which is 33 percent more than last year’s enterprise investment and more than double AT&T’s investment in 2006 — is being driven by demand for Internet Protocol (IP) networks and services as companies deal with the explosive surge in data, voice and video traffic made possible by the proliferation of high speed networks and devices worldwide.
Responding to this demand, AT&T is accelerating its efforts to: 1) extend its global network reach and capacity; 2) globalize its portfolio of business services and 3) embed the latest utility computing and other technologies in the network so that companies can deliver real-time applications to their customers, suppliers and partners.
“Companies worldwide are responding to the exploding need to deliver voice, data and video in real time to their end-users, no matter where they are, no matter what the device,” said Ron Spears, group president, AT&T Global Business Services. “It is vital that we continue to invest in those geographies and services to meet this demand so our customers can connect their operations, partners and suppliers.”
With providers like AT&T stepping up to the challenge of offering more competitive global products, global networking is something that will literally be “at your fingertips.”

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