AT&T has announced a new partnership that it will be starting with T-Mobile and Verizon, with the join venture between the three major carriers focused on eliminating dead zones around each of the carrier’s respective network maps, as a way of specifically improving coverage in more rural areas.
Aimed at “boosting coverage and connectivity in the underserved communities across remote regions of the US,” will rely on satellite technology to assess coverage gaps and fill them in wherever possible. As of right now, AT&T confirms that the joint venture is still an agreement in principle, which means all three carriers are agreeing to form this joint venture but it hasn’t been finalized yet. AT&T doesn’t say anything about a timeline, but it does list off a whole host of benefits that customers will be able to look forward to when and if this joint venture goes through.
The AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon partnership will provide better connectivity during emergencies
Closing our or at the very least shrinking coverage gaps across the whole of the US wireless networks is one of the key benefits of the partnership according to AT&T, but it will also address another important issue that the country’s network has to deal with: bad connectivity during emergencies.
AT&T states that with this joint venture, redundant connectivity will “become available when existing ground-based networks are unavailable due to extreme natural disasters or other unusual disruptions.” It also claims that network performance will improve for users across the US, which will help speed up feature updates when those are pushed out to customers.
There are benefits from the industry side of things as well. From expanded access that AT&T says will foster competition as well as investments and growth, to a more efficient use of spectrum. The partnership will also expand customer choice according to the carrier.
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