AT&T Recovers From Nashville Blast

 UPDATE A Christmas day explosion at AT&T regional headquarters in Nashville, TN left behind damage and disrupted service, but fortunately no fatalities. As Data Center Frontier reports, AT&T is getting back on its feet, setting up temporary COLT facilities to help get the community, and itself, reconnected.

“In the hours that followed the explosion, our local service remained intact through temporary battery power,” said Jeff McElfresh, CEO of AT&T Communications. “Unfortunately, a combination of the explosion and resulting water and fire damage took out a number of backup power generators intended to provide power to the batteries. That led to service disruptions across parts of Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama.” Continue Reading