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Tue, May 23, 2023 at 4:20 AM PDT

 

 

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The top management of AT&T Inc. T recently debriefed investors about the current business situation, the underlying growth opportunities and its progress on various operational metrics. John Stankey, the company’s chief executive officer, also shed some light on the continued business transformation initiatives to create long-term value for shareholders.

Stankey observed that AT&T is well on course to generate a cash flow in excess of $16 billion in 2023, led by an adjusted EBITDA growth of more than 3% driven by diligent execution of operational plans and ongoing cost-reduction efforts. In addition, he expected a healthy growth momentum in the postpaid wireless business with a lower churn rate and increased adoption of higher-tier unlimited plans.

With a customer-centric business model, the company is likely to benefit from the increased deployment of mid-band spectrum and greater fiber densification. AT&T expects to deploy mid-band spectrum to 200 million users by year-end 2023 and reach more than 30 million customer and business locations with fiber by the end of 2025. The extensive fiber footprint is likely to minimize its maintenance and repair costs while generating higher ARPU.

The Gigapower LLC, the joint venture initiative with BlackRock Alternatives, is likely to further enhance its capability to provide the best-in-class fiber network to Internet Service Providers and other businesses across the country. Leveraging its extensive fiber network and nationwide sales capabilities, AT&T aims to utilize Gigapower to commercially deploy a fiber network at 1.5 million customer locations outside the perimeter of its traditional 21-state wireline service footprint.

AT&T plans to deploy a standard-based nationwide mobile 5G network for a seamless transition to Wi-Fi, 5G devices and Long-Term Evolution. It intends to deploy 5G on low and mid-band spectrum holding.

The company is uniquely positioned to benefit from the upcoming 5G boom. As the first carrier in the industry, AT&T has presented its 5G policy framework that will stand on three vital pillars — fixed wireless, edge computing and 5G. It is focusing on a fiber densification strategy, which is anticipated to enhance broadband connectivity for consumers and enterprises, alongside 5G deployments boosting the end-user experience.

AT&T has acquired 80MHz of mid-band spectrum in the C-Band auction for a total consideration of $27.4 billion. These airwaves offer better propagation characteristics for optimum coverage in urban and rural areas. Through its Multi-access Edge Compute solution, the company offers the flexibility to manage data more appropriately. It leverages an indigenous software-defined network to provide low-latency, high-bandwidth applications for faster access to data processing.

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