OREANDA-NEWS. AT&T* is offering IP-voice capabilities to federal, state, local and tribal government agencies.

The new offer lets government agencies place IP-based calls across their organizations through a solution that supports “High Impact Level” standards of security and availability set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). NIST provides standards and requirements that help protect government information, assets, and operations against man-made or natural threats.

AT&T’s IP Voice capabilities serve as a starting point to better connect people. Government agencies can add tools like instant messaging, web, video and audio conferencing, email, unified messaging, and voice calling with online presence to work together. It helps them work more efficiently and cut costs.  

“AT&T’s IP Voice capabilities offer agencies security protections that meet the government’s highest requirements for security and availability,” said Ed Amoroso, chief security officer, AT&T. “It helps to protect agencies and improve productivity.”

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) helps millions around the globe connect with leading entertainment, mobile, high speed Internet and voice services. We’re the world’s largest provider of pay TV. We have TV customers in the U.S. and 11 Latin American countries. In the U.S., our wireless network has the nation’s strongest 4G LTE signal and most reliable 4G LTE. We offer the best global coverage of any U.S. wireless provider*. And we help businesses worldwide serve their customers better with our mobility and highly secure cloud solutions.