AT&T launches services to ease delivery of video and rich multimedia web content

New managed services aim to help businesses distribute content to PCs, TVs and mobile devices

AT&T has launched a managed service to help firms take advantage of digital signage technology

AT&T has announced a range of content delivery services designed to help businesses to deliver video and rich multimedia web content to customers, partners and employees.

The carrier’s Content Delivery Network and AT&T Digital Signage services are being launched on the back of a $70m investment in its digital media delivery capabilities across the US, Europe and Asia. AT&T has also teamed up with software firms ExtendMedia, Qumu and Stratacache, which specialize in formatting and packaging content, such as streaming video, live and on-demand webcasting, e-learning and virtual trade shows, as well as the delivery of adverting over emerging media networks.

AT&T’s global business service group president Ron Spears said, “Enterprise customers are using video and multimedia content to communicate with their employees, shareholders, partners and suppliers, but they are grappling with the complexity involved in staging, managing and distributing their content to their end-users.”

The services are available now and will enable the distribution of content to computers, televisions and mobile devices such as the BlackBerry, AT&T said.