AT&T is planning for a portfolio of all-digital, IP-based home security monitoring and automation services. Called AT&T Digital Life, the services will give users control and security of their homes using any web-enabled device, PC, tablet or smartphone, regardless of mobile carrier. Managed by the new Digital Life group, the remote monitoring and automation portfolio will feature web-based access to automation, energy and water controls, as well as professionally monitored security services. AT&T Digital Life will feature a lineup of connected devices like cameras, window/door sensors, smoke, carbon monoxide, motion and glass break sensors, door locks, thermostats, moisture detection and appliance power controls. The devices will be wirelessly enabled to connect to the IP-based AT&T Digital Life platform inside the home. AT&T Digital Life will feature a user interface application, which allows customers to customise a service based on individual needs, and the ability to manage and control their services from the US or while travelling abroad. It offers professional installation of the platform, sensors and other devices, integrated with AT&T-owned and operated security monitoring centres. Customers can experience and purchase the service in AT&T's distribution channels, including AT&T retail stores and online. The Digital Life platform includes built-in AT&T mobile internet service and will also be complaint with Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, and wired broadband connections. Trial subscribers can use their own wired broadband service with the Digital Life system and can access the service and remotely control the products from smartphones, tablets and PCs, regardless of carrier. AT&T plans to begin trials in Atlanta and Dallas this summer.
