AT&T's CEO throws shade at Musk's Starlink mobile ambitions
Source: Business Insider ·
AT&T CEO John Stankey said he sees potential in satellite-based networks, but that they "cannot and will not match" fiber-connected performance.
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"I wouldn't over-rotate on what I would call one carrier of low band spectrum," John Stankey said Wednesday, referring to Elon Musk's Starlink.Win McNamee/Getty Images (Musk); Lluis Gene/AFP via Getty Images (Stankey)AT&T CEO is brushing off concerns that satellite-based internet could threaten his business."I think LEO constellations are fantastic for delivering bandwidth to rural areas," he said.When it comes to where lots of people live, he said fiber-connected performance can't be beat.Elon Musk wants SpaceX to become a major US mobile carrier. AT&T CEO John Stankey says: not so fast.AT&T has an advantage from years of investment in dense urban and suburban areas, he said on AT&T's third-quarter earnings call, a day after Musk and SpaceX chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell reported more than 22 million monthly Starlink Mobile users."Our competitors cannot and will not match our operating proficiency, network performance, or exceptional converged value proposition," Stankey…