Week 3 e-Activity

• Visit the AT&T Website, located at here. and Verizon’s Website, located at here. Examine the wireless broadband networks provided by each vendor. Be prepared to discuss.

Week 3 Discussion 1

“Challenges of Information Technology” Please respond to the following:

Businesses are generating data, documents, and text in the form of emails in ever increasing rates. The volume of stored data is also increasing at alarming rates. Choose the one issue that you believe is the largest challenge to managing data, text, and documents. Support your response.

Week 3 Discussion 2

“Network Management and Mobility” Please respond to the following:

Modern networks have to support a number of digital data protocols as well as digital audio protocols. The ability to stream both data and audio has led to the design and deployment of advanced applications. Analyze how advancements in Web,wireless, and mobility technologies are impacting organizations. Choose one specific advancement and describe why it is having the biggest impact. Support your answer.

From the e-Activity, AT&T and Verizon both provide very similar if not the same services, especially in the mobile space. Consumers are left with challenges when making decisions on which vendor to choose. Compare both providers in regard to their wireless broadband networks. Indicate which vendor provides the best offering in your opinion and why.