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NTECC and AT&T Bring Latest Emergency Communications Tech to North Texas 911

by | Dec 13, 2019
The North Texas Emergency Communications Center is the first in Texas to go live on the 911 tech. The all-digital NextGen911 system will service around 250,000 people in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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Telecom Central: As 5G Rolls Out, North Texas Telecom Giants Continue to Expand
by | Dec 12, 2019
DFW long has hosted some of the biggest names in telecom, and that means as investment spending rises, area players increasingly play leading roles in how the future of wireless unfolds.
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DFW Minority Supplier Diversity Council Recognizes $7B in Mega Deals
by | Dec 11, 2019
The E Awards Gala celebrated 13 mega deals by AT&T, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, and PepsiCo, along with each company's minority business enterprise partners.
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AT&T’s New First-of-its-Kind Blimp Helps First Responders During Major Natural Disasters
by | Dec 4, 2019
The 55-foot aerostat is an addition to AT&T's FirstNet public safety communications platform, which is designed to help responders stay connected during large-scale catastrophes. Launched last year in partnership with First Responder Network Authority, the platform now has more than 1M connections in service.
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IBM’s EdTech Cities Challenge Grants DISD Students $500K

by | Nov 14, 2019
Students from local P-TECH campuses worked with IBM and AT&T experts last week on ideas that use 5G or AI to solve a community problem. The two winning teams got $250,000 worth of support—and get to watch their idea come to life.
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Follow the Money: Aligned Energy Gets $495M, TPG Fund Nets $1.7B; AT&T Buys Ad Platform
by | Oct 24, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Trinity Private Equity Group, Crestline Investors, Lone Star Analysis, and Baymark Partners.
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Follow the Money: TPG Commits $500M to Collabnet, Razberi Gets $5.8M, Kibo Acquires Monetate
by | Oct 10, 2019
You’ll also find news from Satori Capital, AT&T, Goodnight Midstream, Tailwater Capital, Topgolf, and more in this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity.
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Big Four Mobile Carriers to Unveil ‘ZenKey’ Tech to Rid Us of Passwords
by | Oct 2, 2019
AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint are collaborating on ZenKey, a new way to verify and authenticate who's using your mobile device.
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Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator Names Heyn Managing Director

by | Sep 11, 2019
After its launch earlier this year by Dallas Entrepreneur Center, Innov8te Smart Cities Incubator is placing Heyn in charge of the program's overall execution and operations.
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Education: TI Grants $7M for STEM, AT&T Foundation Donates to UTD, TSU Opens $40M Building in Fort Worth
by | Aug 26, 2019
From higher education projects (UT Dallas, TSU) to K-12 initiatives (Frisco ISD, Dallas ISD), here's your briefing on what's going on in education in North Texas.
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Who Won What at the 2019 Tech Titans Awards
At its annual awards gala, Tech Titans honored 14 North Texas companies, organizations, and individuals for outstanding industry contributions. See who made it out on top.
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AT&T and Microsoft Form Multibillion-Dollar Alliance to Collaborate on Cloud, AI, 5G, and More

by | Jul 17, 2019
AT&T also this week announced a cloud-related deal with IBM worth billions. The two agreements have different focuses, but are both vital in AT&T's ongoing effort to work with fewer, more strategic suppliers.
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Finalists Announced for the 2019 Tech Titans Awards
by | Jul 9, 2019
The Tech Titans Awards recognize the elite in North Texas technology and highlight the innovators, adopters, and executors impacting the technology industry for the greater good.
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From left: Roger Taylor, manager of probation services for the Dallas County Juvenile Services Department; Byron Sanders, Big Thought President and CEO; U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, (D)-Dallas; and Ty Bledsoe, assistant vice president for external affairs at AT&T; Erin Offord, senior director of programs at Big Thought. [Photo: Rachel Walters]
AT&T’s $100K Grant Bolsters Big Thought’s Creative Solutions Program
by | Jul 3, 2019
Creative Solutions works with young people who come to the nonprofit through the Dallas County juvenile system with the aim of bettering their lives and the community. The nonprofit has posted a new position—Opportunity Advisor—someone who will be a part of the young people’s future so they can “live their best, truest, most authentic life.”
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High-Flying Connectivity: AT&T Partners With Uber to Put 5G in Air Taxis
by | Jun 11, 2019
The newly announced collaboration intends to boost Uber’s plans to get a commercial rideshare service in the sky by 2023.
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