AT&T will soon be the primary mobile provider for the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The carrier signed a three year agreement to provide a broad range of devices and services, which include smart phones, tablets, voice and data services, mobile device management and full-time onsite support, according to a release from AT&T.
“We can help ED mobilize its work force and processes, operate more efficiently and reduce costs,” the release said. The company’s cloud-based management system will allow the ED to use one central console to manage all of its mobile devices. It will also allow the department to update and secure its device settings over the air.
Our flexible, highly-secure mobility platform can improve workforce productivity, deliver cost efficiencies and help the Department of Education achieve their mission,” Mike Leff, vice president-Civilian, AT&T Government Solutions said.
This is not the first government contract for AT&T in recent days. Last week, the company was awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement from the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Office of Fleet Management to manage fleet services for 75 government agencies.
Per the agreement, AT&T will manage more than 204,000 vehicles in the GSA fleet and allow the government to “buy AT&T GPS vehicle tracking, vehicle monitoring and diagnostics capabilities to improve the efficiency of their fleet operations,” an AT&T statement said.
AT&T claims the deal will help make the agencies’ vehicles more environmentally friendly, which is required by federal order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for federal fleets of more than 20 vehicles.
“Our fleet management services can help agencies meet the new emission targets,” Mike Leff, vice president-civilian, AT&T Government Solutions said. “They let agencies cost-effectively manage their vehicles, improve productivity and reduce fuel consumption.”
The AT&T solutions will help agencies manage data such as vehicle location and performance indicators to fleet managers enhance route planning, vehicle usage and maintenance scheduling, the AT&T release said.
