http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/09/att-foundry-opening-619-1372125235.jpgCarriers need to innovate their way to bigger profits, so AT&T has been opening up foundries – startup incubators that try and recreate the spirit of Bell Labs. While the company already has a software-focused facility in Plano, 'Ma Bell has now rented the office space directly above it for the follow-up. The second Dallas facility will concentrate on hardware for the “Internet of Everything,” packing gear like a faraday cage, fast prototyping equipment and 3D printers. Aspiring inventors should just bear in mind that whatever you go there to build will probably need to sell a wireless plan alongside – after all, AT&T is paying the bills.
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