US Telecom Giant AT & T plans to sell the network security department

AT & T, the second largest mobile operator in the United States, is considering selling the network security department.

After the acquisition of AT & T for a series of assets to repay debts in 2018 with a $ 108.7 billion (IT Home Note: Currently about 747.856 billion yuan). Essence

In the past two years, AT & T sold its paid television department Directv's 30% shares for private equity company TPG for $ 1.8 billion (currently about 12.384 billion yuan). The establishment of Warner Bros. Exploration Company, which has received $ 40.4 billion (currently about 277.952 billion yuan) in cash.

Sources said that AT & T had been working with Barclays Bank to seek potential bidding for its network security business. The business was named AlienVault at the price of about $ 600 million (currently about 4.128 billion yuan) in 2018. It is unclear how much this business can sell.

AT & T's network security department helps small and medium -sized enterprises to protect information technology networks, including laptops, desktop machines, servers and mobile devices.

It should be noted that sources warned that the transaction was uncertain. AT & T and Barclays refused to comment.