AT&T extends the U-Verse Mobile application to Android Users
AT&T has expanded its new U-verse Mobile application to Android smartphones including the Samsung Captivate, HTC Aria and Motorola Bravo as well as the BlackBerry Curve 3G, allowing subscribers to download and watch their favorite television programming on the go.
U-verse Mobile access is free to AT&T customers with qualifying TV plans, users without a qualifying U-verse TV plan will be able to subscribe the service for US$9.99 per month.
According to AT&T’s spokeswoman Jenny Bridges, the carrier is offering as many as 400 TV channels to its eligible subscribers out there.
U-Verse doesn’t offer the download facility for latest TV series, but the old ones are practically good to go for. All shows are available for download through Wi-Fi networks for now.
AT&T U-verse Arrives in Houston
AT&T is expanding the reach of its AT&T U-verse brand, with a service launch in Houston. The U-verse brand bundles next-generation television with high-speed Internet access, which supports wireless in-home networking.
TV packages are offered with a selection of high-speed Internet options, all of which include wireless home networking at no additional charge. The wireless home networking component, according to AT&T, gives users the ability to access online photos, streaming video, games and other information using a wireless-enabled laptop or other device.
The Houston launch represents the second market in which the U-verse service is available. The service was first launched in San Antonio in June.
SBC Communications (now AT&T) originally introduced the U-verse brand in January 2005.
In other AT&T news, the company signed on as the primary network provider for Cellular City, a cellular phone and accessory retail supplier. As part of the agreement, AT&T will implement AT&T Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Private Network Transport (PNT) to the company’s multiple locations for increased bandwidth across a converged, IP-based network.
Source- wirelessweek Wireless Mobile Telecom
