WHY THIS MATTERS:Kotay, who joined Comcast in 2007 as chief software architect, played a major role in the development and launch of X1, the next-gen, multiscreen video platform that has been key to helping Comcast turn around its pay TV business.
WHY THIS MATTERS:Straight Path has 868 FCC spectrum licenses providing wireless coverage of the entire United States, and AT&T will be looking for those holdings to shore up its 5G strategy.