AT&T Enhances Its Internet Service Efficiency to Offer a Better Experience to Its Customers
By Luke Bouma, Cord Cutters News - June 2, 2025
https://cordcuttersnews.com/att-enhances-its-internet-service-efficiency-to-offer-a-better-experience-to-its-customers/
AT&T has announced that it has made significant strides in improving its internet services by adopting prplware’s Lightweight Container Manager (LCM), a move that has bolstered efficiency and scalability across its broadband network. The transition to LCM has enabled AT&T to reduce resource consumption on broadband equipment, allowing for more seamless operation of multiple applications simultaneously. This development marks a pivotal step in optimizing internet services for millions of customers.
The adoption of LCM, a carrier-class platform developed by prplware, has been implemented on over 12 million AT&T broadband gateways as of May 28, 2025. This platform significantly reduces the CPU and memory demands compared to earlier container-based solutions, enabling gateways to handle multiple applications without performance degradation. The shift to LCM addresses the limitations of previous systems, which consumed resources even when inactive, thus restricting the number of concurrent applications. By leveraging LCM, AT&T has enhanced the efficiency of its network, ensuring that customers experience reliable and robust internet services. ….
The AT&T announcement: https://www.labs.att.com/story/2025/prpl-foundation-life-cycle-management.html