CEO of AT&T Communications Jeff McElfresh
Source: AT&T.
Still, while AT&T is positioning its business around high-speed and wireless broadband, Apples 5G iPhones, expected to be revealed in October, might not be the major occasion many are expecting. Economic obstacles throughout Covid-19 quarantines may trigger less people to upgrade immediately, said McElfresh. McElfresh shared some additional news– AT&T engineers are currently working on 6G if youre not in a hurry to upgrade to 5G.
AT&T is concentrating on three “core priorities”– cordless, fiber broadband and next generation entertainment services, according to Jeff McElfresh, head of AT&T Communications. Thats driven AT&Ts push to divest assets, consisting of possibly DirecTV and its marketing platform Xandr.
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McElfresh also safeguarded AT&Ts decision to purchase DirecTV in 2015 for $49 billion while acknowledging consumers now see satellite television as “old technology.”.
