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2026-10-02 · Yahoo

AT&T CEO Challenges Elon Musk’s Starlink Cellular Plan, Says There Are ‘A Whole Bunch Of Reasons’ Why SPCX’s Strategy Won’t Work — ‘Nothing Beats’ Fiber

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. AT&T Inc. CEO John Stankey says that Elon Musk-led Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s plan to roll out a cellular network will not work, backing fiber-based connectivity over satellites. John Stankey Says Satellite Will Not Outperform Fiber In an interview with Axios on Tuesday, Stankey backed deploying fiber infrastructure to bolster its network, rejecting satellites. "Nothing beats it [fiber]," Stankey said, adding that it was three times faster than satellite networks. "Satellite, at its best, if everything happens right over the next 10 years, [is] still not going to beat fiber," he affirmed.

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