AT&T Expands Operations in Iraq

AT&T has opened a new affiliate*office in “Energy City” in Basra to serve multi-national companies in Iraq, particularly those in the energy sector.

Dan Walsh (pictured), AT&T’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Energy Business Solutions, said:

“It’s not every day we open up a new country for AT&T. Our data services are available to customers in more than 190 countries and territories – this represents 99% of the world’s economy.

“Now we can better connect our customers doing business in Iraq so they have highly secure access to their critical apps.

“No matter where our customers decide to do business, we are helping them connect, protect, virtualize and manage their business.”
(Source: AT&T)

http://www.iraq-businessnews.com/2015/10/02/att-expands-operations-in-iraq/

AT&T Expands Middle East Operations to Iraq


 



DALLAS, Sept. 30, 2015 — AT&T* now has a new affiliate to expand global communication services in the Middle East.

 We’ll be able to serve multi-national companies in Iraq, particularly those in the energy sector.  

Earlier this year, we opened an office in “Energy City” in Basra, Iraq.

“It’s not every day we open up a new country for AT&T. Our data services are available to customers in more than 190 countries and territories – this represents 99% of the world’s economy.  Now we can better connect our customers doing business in Iraq so they have highly secure access to their critical apps.  No matter where our customers decide to do business, we are helping them connect, protect, virtualize and manage their business,” said Dan Walsh, AT&T’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director for Energy Business Solutions.

Recently, IDC¹ affirmed the global coverage of AT&T and its ability to provide services to global multi-national corporations.  IDC named AT&T a Leader in the 2015 global service provider IDC MarketScape.

¹ IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Telecom Service Provider 2015 Vendor Assessment
*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

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How many times have Tony and Winston talked about all the people in Iraq that hang out in Internet cafes just so they can hear what he has to say on the TNT calls?  I'm surprised Tony hasn't said that some of the protests in Iraq have been because the people are demanding better internet access so they can keep up w/the latest TNT intel. 

Could Tony the real reason behind AT&T's expansion into Iraq?


1/28/15
We’ve been here 4-5 years, and we have been keeping you in the moment, as soon as people came out of parliament or meetings. We gave you such detailed information that people were getting arrested! We have learned to curb some of that information, yet people continued to give us that info so that we can have confidence in what we do make public. So I thank all those who put their careers, families and lives on the line to give us hope with their information – not just for us but also those listening in Iraqi internet cafes. We appreciate what they are going through and know it is a life-changing event for all Iraqi citizens as well as for us. So thanks to all of them. If I don’t see you in Vegas, Michigan, Atlanta, I hope to see you somewhere. For those high ups in the background, I really, really hope to meet you and shake your hands and thank you on behalf of all of us dinarians.

I haven’t talked to the guy in the White House for two years, and he said then that if it didn’t happen by the 15th, there would be no back wall. He was right! They say it takes a village to raise a child, and it took a whole global community to do this. Thanks to everyone in all those countries, and enjoy the rest of your day.

10/5/15
We respect that, and they are still giving us insight – not just to help you but to help the people of Iraq.   They know they are listening to this call in the internet cafes in Iraq, so this is a source of information for them as well.