AT&T Announces OPT-E-WAN, a Virtual Private LAN Service With National and Global Reach

San Antonio, Texas (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Company Also Expands Midband Ethernet Capability by Introducing
Three New Connection Speeds Below 10 Mbps

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) today announced the introduction of expanded
capabilities of AT&T's Ethernet portfolio with the rollout of a
global virtual private local area network service (VPLS) and expanded
midband Ethernet connection speeds - including speeds below 10 Mbps
-- that enable businesses to use Ethernet services over copper wires.

AT&T's VPLS service called OPT-E-WAN(SM), will enable businesses
to link multiple locations - whether across town or around the world
- with all the ease and efficiency of a point-to-point Ethernet
connection. The service is expected to be available beginning this
summer. Throughout 2008, AT&T plans to make these services available
in the U.S. and in 14 overseas locations - Frankfurt, London,
Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Dublin/Cork, Milan, Madrid and
Zurich in Europe; and Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Tokyo in Asia
Pacific.

Because OPT-E-WAN uses the same simple and highly scalable
Ethernet interfaces, businesses will have a great deal of flexibility
to mix and match bandwidth and security among locations. This will
allow network managers to assign network resources across the virtual
LANs with a level of sophistication not possible before.

Demand for Ethernet services worldwide continues to expand,
reaching a global market size of nearly US$12 billion in 2007,
according to the research firm, Ovum(1). That growth is being driven
by the need that businesses of all sizes have for affordable and
easy-to-manage bandwidth to support next-generation enterprise
applications including disaster recovery, storage and converged voice
and video. Ovum also notes that Ethernet service over copper wires is
the fastest-growing segment of the Ethernet market, with growth
expected to continue.

"OPT-E-WAN will provide users with a new level of choices for
establishing virtual LAN or WAN connections, unlike other services -
such as traditional Frame Relay - that typically limit users to
point-to-point connections," said Sanford Brown, vice president, AT&T
Connectivity and Metro Network Services. "Because it uses Ethernet
interfaces, OPT-E-WAN can be configured easily in a variety of ways
to meet customer needs whether they require point-to-point,
multipoint or multipoint-to-multipoint connections.

"And when combined with the power and global reach of AT&T's
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) core, customers will get the
look and feel of a metro Ethernet network that can handle converged
voice, data and video applications globally, along with the ability
to scale it seamlessly," Brown said.

New OPT-E-MAN Connection Speeds

At the same time, AT&T is adding new connection speeds of 2 Mbps,
4 Mbps, and 8 Mbps to its OPT-E-MAN(R) switched metro Ethernet
service that uses AT&T's MPLS network backbone to transport voice,
data and video applications to multiple locations. The new speeds
will be available in AT&T's 13-state legacy footprint, and will be
supported by AT&T's industry-leading service level agreements offered
with OPT-E-MAN service. AT&T already offers 2 Mbps, 4 Mbps, and 8
Mbps Metro Ethernet(R) speeds in the nine-state Southeast footprint.

The lower speeds will help businesses connect to Ethernet
services over fiber facilities or over copper facilities, eliminating
the need for businesses to invest in expensive fiber build outs when
copper facilities are readily available. For example, businesses with
large data centers located in a metro area may need to connect
multiple smaller offices, or branch offices, to their centrally
located centers. These smaller locations may require less bandwidth
and may reside in suburban or rural areas where copper facilities are
more accessible.

Pricing for the new connection speeds is based on a combination
of the rate, level of support and grade of service, and contract
terms range from one to five years.

For more information on AT&T's portfolio of Ethernet services, go
to http://www.business.att.com/access_and_local .

(1) Ovum RHK, "Forecast: Enterprise Ethernet Services, Global,"
Oct. 15, 2007

Find More Information Online:
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AT&T Web Site
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AT&T Business Customer News
(http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=5479)
OPT-E-MAN for Wholesale
(https://primeaccess.att.com/shell.cfm?section=89)
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