Key Highlights
- The system stays online during outages thanks to cellular backup and a battery-powered hub.
- You purchase the equipment upfront (starting at $399), and the kits are designed for DIY installation.
- AT&T is taking another big swing at the smart home, and this time it isn’t going in alone.
- After shutting down its Digital Life platform in 2022, the carrier is back with a new security and automation system built on Google’s smart-home ecosystem and Abode’s professional monitoring. The company has announced Connected Life, and the idea is straightforward: you get a home security system that keeps working even if your Wi-Fi goes out or the power fails.
- AT&T includes cellular backup and a battery-powered hub, so the system stays on during outages.
