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Network Integrator Tyto Athene To Acquire AT&T’s Defense IT Services Business

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

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Network Integrator Tyto Athene To Acquire AT&T’s Defense IT Services Business

Chris Meilhammer, president and chief operating officer of Tyto Athene. Photo: Tyto Athene

Telecommunications service integrator Tyto Athene on Wednesday said it has agreed to acquire the defense information technology (IT) services business of AT&T [T] in a deal that will add scale and a number of contractive vehicles. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in late March or early April, were not disclosed. AT&T’s Government Solutions, Inc. (GSI) business includes the company’s DoD IT professional services business and other contracts. Tyto said that GSI supports the Army’s Unified Communications…

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