AT&T announces location of new Center for Innovation





By Joe Lanane
July 16. 2014

A new collaborative workspace called the AT&T Center for Innovation could open in downtown Austin as soon as early 2015, according to a company spokeswoman.

The Dallas-based communications company announced plans July 16 to renovate a 15,000-square-foot space at 323 Congress Ave.—the former downtown Capital Metro downtown office—to create the new innovation center.

AT&T revealed plans for the new Center for Innovation*earlier this year*in conjunction with plans to bring gigabit-level Internet speeds to Austin. GigaPower, the company’s high-speed Internet service, has speeds of 300 megabits per second with anticipated upgrades to occur for GigaPower customers in the coming months. Austin will be the first city to receive such high speeds from AT&T, with Dallas expected to follow.

AT&T’s Center for Innovation will leverage that high-speed Internet access to help accommodate collaborations between Austin’s technology groups, developers, artists, entrepreneurs and more. The two-floor workspace will serve as a meeting ground and hub for creating innovative new products, according to an AT&T news release.

Also, the space will be free to use, an AT&T spokeswoman confirmed, although scheduling details have not yet been confirmed.
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