NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected AT&T* to provide Networking Services for its production of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, which take place in PyeongChang, South Korea, from February 8 – February 25. The announcement was made today by Christopher Connolly, Senior Director of Transmission Engineering and Operations, NBC Olympics, and Frank Jules, President, AT&T Global Business.

NBC Olympics will use AT&T Global Video Services to deliver HD coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang. The AT&T ultra-reliable and dedicated communications services will help route the excitement in PyeongChang back to viewers watching coverage produced by NBC Olympics.

"AT&T's network reliability and operational expertise once again made them our choice for the voice, video and data services needed to bring our extensive programming coverage of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games to our audience in the United States," said Connolly. "AT&T has continued to provide the highly secure transport and operational support needed to make the Olympics a continued success for NBC."

"Our long experience with NBC Olympics – combined with our flexible network platforms – will help NBC bring coverage to viewers across the United States," said Jules.

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About NBC Olympics

A division of the NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal's Olympic coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history.

For more information on NBC Olympics' coverage of the PyeongChang Olympics, please visit http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/.

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