AT&T Expands its Fiber Network

AT&T announced that it is on track to cover more than 30 million locations by the end of 2025 with its fiber network. This expansion is in part because the company expects data consumption in the US to increase 5 times as much from 2021 to 2025. And according to AT&T, closing the digital divide with high-speed internet access to more kids and families also drives more demand. "Our approach is to engineer and operate one large fiber network serving the gamut of customer segments and use cases – that’s our integrated fiber planning model in action to ensure we size our fiber deployment for as many potential endpoint demands as possible," the company stated. This includes integrating its new fiber network with its wireless service, expanding 5G and improving its public safety network FirstNet among other aims.