APN Descriptions and Characteristics

 

The following tables describe the usage and network attributes of general and special-purpose AT&T Access Point Names.

 

Available AT&T APNs and Usage Descriptions

 

APN	Type	Usage
phone	General	Smartphones
broadband	General	Laptops and tablets
nxtgenphone	General	Voice over LTE
m2m.com.attz	General	IoT Devices
wap.cingular	General	Legacy APN for consumer data plans. Current phones are not provisioned with this APN.
i2gold	Special Purpose	Connects Mobility data centers to a customer hub location. Uses static IP addresses.
Custom	Custom	Customized options to address business or enterprise needs.

 

Access, Capabilities, and Characteristics of AT&T-Supported APNs

 

APN	wap.cingular, phone, broadband, IoT	nxtgen phone	i2gold	Custom
Supported Networks	EDGE, UMTS	LTE	EDGE, UMTS	EDGE, UMTS
IP Addresses	Private	Private	Public	Public or private
IP Address Provider	AT&T	AT&T	AT&T	AT&T or customer
Static IP Address	No	No	Pseudo- static	Optional
Dynamic DNS	No	No	Yes	Optional
Customer Type	Any	Any	Any	Business or Enterprise
Specific to a Customer	No	No	No	Yes
Access to Web Optimization	No	No	No	Optional if using AT&T public IP address
Access to Fixed-End Connections (AT&T CCS)	No	No	No	Yes
Access to Internet	Yes	Yes	Yes	Optional if using AT&T public IP address