By Ray Sharma
Publication Date: 2026-02-20 01:00:00
AT&T and Cisco are deepening a long-standing strategic relationship built on trust, innovation, and a shared commitment to enabling highly secure connectivity and management tools that help enterprises optimize operations and achieve measurable business results.
Together, they are shaping the future of IoT by bringing the full capabilities of 5G Standalone (SA) to support the most demanding applications.
This collaboration commercially activates a 5G Standalone-native IoT platform that tightly integrates AT&T’s nationwide 5G SA core with Cisco’s industry-leading Mobility Services Platform portfolio, including IoT Control Center and Converged Core offerings. This integration unlocks programmable network capabilities such as network slicing and application-aware performance at scale. Together, AT&T and Cisco are creating a seamless, end-to-end platform that supports everything from connected vehicles to smart cities and digital healthcare, delivering…
