AT&T recently received Ookla‘s Best Home Internet award in the United States, marking a major validation for their fiber expansion strategy. This accolade highlights AT&T Fiber as the leading home internet provider in terms of both speed and reliability. Their median download speed stands at 369.39 Mbps, with upload speeds of 309.28 Mbps, reaffirming the operator’s significant investment in fiber infrastructure.
However, AT&T states that this award does not signify any fundamental change in their strategy. “It just validates our strategy is working,” said Josh Goodell, AT&T VP of Broadband and Converged Product Management. This reinforcement aligns with their ongoing focus on expanding their fiber footprint through both organic growth and strategic partnerships, like their collaboration with investment firm BlackRock on Gigapower, and the acquisition of Lumen’s Mass Markets Fiber business for $5.75 billion.
This approach enables AT&T to expand their reach and connect with more customers in existing and new markets, ultimately targeting their presence in over 60 million locations by 2030. By focusing on organic buildouts, AT&T aims to scale faster, leveraging Lumen’s assets to reach priority markets quickly. This strategy also offers households and businesses an opportunity to access both fiber and wireless services from a single trusted provider.
The synergy between fiber and wireless infrastructure is another critical component for AT&T. Fiber is essential for both broadband and mobile networks, underpinning 5G network performance. This integration ensures better reliability and scalability, crucial for delivering consistent connectivity. Fiber’s significance is underscored by the fact that fiber-connected cell sites offer enhanced capacity and benefit the end-user experience.
In conclusion, AT&T aims to deliver reliable connections to as many people as possible, achieved by expanding their fiber and wireless services while partnering with open-access fiber builders. This strategy enhances their position in the competitive telecommunications industry, building on fiber infrastructure to foster broad market expansion and improved service delivery.
