Metro Connect Fall - Industry Trends Report

U.S. Digital Infrastructure in 2026:
What the Insiders Say

We spoke with dozens of industry experts joining us this September about the pressures and opportunities steering year-end dealmaking.

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Aligned’s $40bn moment: Inside the deal powering AI’s infrastructure supercycle

At this year’s Metro Connect, few sessions carried the same weight as the keynote fireside chat titled Scaling at Speed: Inside the Largest Data Centre Deal in History.

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Inside the deal powering AI’s infrastructure supercycle

Metro Connect USA 2026: 10 things we learned

Metro Connect USA 2026 saw record attendance amidst a ‘red-hot’ broadband market – here are ten insights from the event this year.

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Metro Connect USA 2026: 10 things we learned
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Uniti Wholesale in 2026: FastWaves™, AI growth & network expansion

At Metro Connect 2026, Capacity’s Saf Malik speaks with Uniti Wholesale executives Greg Ortyl and John Nishimoto about how AI and cloud demand are reshaping wholesale infrastructure.

Digital Infrastructure News

Marovi’s Matt Mooney on transforming executive hiring in infrastructure

At Metro Connect 2026, Capacity’s Amber Jackson speaks with Matt Mooney, co-founder of Marovi about accelerating executive hiring in the infrastructure sector.

Digital Infrastructure News

Is ABS the next growth engine in the digital infrastructure sector?

Industry leaders gathered at Metro Connect USA 2026 to explore the emergence of fibre and data centre ABS and what its growth could mean for the industry.

Digital Infrastructure News

Data centres at a crossroads: Can capital keep up with demand?

As hyperscale investment surges past $93bn in annual financing, industry leaders at Metro Connect 2026 debate whether power, labour and capital can sustain the boom.

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