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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 |