AT&T plans $1B network upgrade, including new MPLS nodes, telepresence rooms for Canada

DALLAS, TX - AT&T will spend close to $1 billion this year to scale its delivery of flexible applications services for companies, extend its presence worldwide, and expand small business services within the U.S.The company said Tuesday that the move will capitalize on the on-going shift in network traffic from voice to data and video - particularly to IP-based data and video - as customers migrate from legacy data networks to MPLS-based virtual private networks and managed applications.As part of its expansion plans for Canada, the U.S. phone giant committed to deploy, upgrade or add diverse IPv6-capable MPLS nodes to support layer...