AT&T has opened its first AT&T Foundry innovation center in
Latin America. Lic. Edgar Olvera Jiménez, Undersecretary of
Communications of the Ministry of Communications and Transport, Mexico,
joined Kelly King, CEO of AT&T in Mexico, at the official opening.
Located inside AT&T in Mexico’s corporate headquarters in
downtown Mexico City, the AT&T Foundry will be dedicated to
developing technology solutions for emerging markets, including IoT,
software development and new technology trials.
AT&T Foundry, a global network of innovation centers, was created
to bring ideas from concept to commercialization faster than previously
possible. These entrepreneurial facilities work in 12-week sprint
cycles to design and develop new applications and platforms that benefit
AT&T and our customers.
Since 2011, AT&T has opened locations in 6 cities around the
world, including Mexico. These innovation centers work with developers,
startups and other companies to identify new opportunities and quickly
build and test prototypes.
"We’re experiencing a transformation in the way we innovate. Now,
emerging economies have the potential to develop technology solutions
attuned to the particular needs of their markets," said Kelly King, CEO
of AT&T Mexico. “What makes this innovation center so special is
that it’s plugged into the global AT&T Foundry network. The
innovation in Mexico will leverage the talent and experience of all our
innovation centers across the world. Mexico, too, will become a
contributor to the technologies being developed in other countries.”
“The Telecommunications Reform has transformed the sector into a
market with greater competition by attracting new investments,” said
Lic. Edgar Olvera Jiménez, Undersecretary of Communications of the
Ministry of Communications and Transport, Mexico. “In this sense, we celebrate that AT&T continues betting on the Reform and Mexico,
bringing investment, generating jobs, and sharing knowledge through this
new innovation center, the AT&T Foundry.”
The construction of the AT&T Foundry, located in the heart of
Mexico City, took 4 months of work and roughly 2,000 hours of labor.
"We decided to open an AT&T Foundry in Mexico because we see
great potential in the country to explore new technologies and solve
challenges faced by local entrepreneurs,” said Arturo Barraza, director
of the AT&T Foundry in Mexico. “Thanks to this innovation center, we
can help accelerate small, medium and large businesses in emerging
markets by bridging the gap between concept and commercialization.”
The AT&T Foundry in Mexico joins locations in 5 cities around the world, including:
- Plano, Texas: Specializes in IoT, manufacturing, retail and data analytics
- Palo Alto, California: Focuses on edge computing, quantum networking and machine learning
- Israel: Dedicated to 5G, cybersecurity, entertainment and software-defined networking
- Atlanta: Focuses on edge computing, advanced access, smart cities and entertainment
- Houston: Leads connected healthcare
Source: AT&T media announcement
