AT&T’s CEO says convergence is just fiber with different access tech

AT&T’s CEO John Stankey said, “There’s a fallacy to say there’s fixed networks and wireless networks. There are only fiber networks with different access technologies on the end of them. That’s where this is all going.” He said the most important thing is having “robust fiber infrastructure with the right capillaries in the right places.” Those “capillaries” can end with different types of access technologies, whether that’s a broadband router or a cell site or a managed router at a business location. He continued, saying, "The first version of convergence typically ends up being some kind of bundle, but ultimately it morphs into product evolution. The product is the network.”