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AT&T Gets $15M VPN Contract From Swedish Company

By TechTaffy Desk

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AT&T was awarded a $15 million, four-year contract, renewing a networking deal with Assa Abloy, a Swedish lock and security solutions company.

The agreement will see AT&T deploy a global virtual private network connecting over 400 Assa Abloy locations in 70 countries, as the company rolls out a single IT system around the world.

[Image courtesy: Assa Abloy]

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