The C114 news Beijing standard time on October 24 the evening news (Sang Ju) according to the foreign media, American telecom operator AT&T announced that in just past third quarter, the company Wi-Fi connection number presented the eruption type to grow, the increase has amounted to 25.4 million households. This digit has gone far beyond entire 2008 20 million additional connection, was also almost the same as the first half of this year 25.6 million addition turning on.

In the first three quarters of this year, the Wi-Fi connection number which AT&T increased has achieved 51 million, is in 2008 quantity more than two times. Starts from 2008 in the third quarter, the Wi-Fi turning on number starts to present the remarkable growth, when the season additional number is 5.2 million.

The considerable increase of Wi-Fi turning on number, mainly benefits from the other large-scale popularizations of smartphone and Wi-Fi equipment. Wi-Fi turning on number large-scale growth, was AT&T promotes the corresponding service to lay the foundation. AT&T has the entire US biggest Wi-Fi network.

Yesterday, the AT&T announcement wealth newspaper, benefitted in the third quarter from increase of radio subscriber and low customer outflow level and other factors, the company realizes net profit 3.19 billion US dollars, gathered each stock to gain 54 cents, slid to 1.2% compared to the same period; Realizes earning 30.86 billion US dollars, slid to 1.6% compared to the same period. (This article originates: C114 China communications network)