AT&T plans to invest USD 1 billion in 2008 to continue the expansion of its network and portfolio of services for multinational companies. The investment programme is 33 percent more than 2007's enterprise investment and more than double AT&T's investment in 2006. In 2008, AT&T plans to invest in new subsea fibre-optic cable capacity to Japan and Asia, new core MPLS routers in Europe, Asia and the US and new network-to-network connections to extend network reach in Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe and South America. AT&T will also enhance Ethernet network capabilities with the roll-out of a global virtual private local area network service initially in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific and add DSL as an emerging access alternative. AT&T plans to introduce application performance management tools within AT&T's BusinessDirect portal and integrate and develop unified communications capabilities. The company will also offer global IP-based audio-conferencing services with in-country dial-in access from 140 countries with in-language support.
