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Insights from Metro Connect 2025

Metro Connect's stages are where the magic happens. Whether it's exclusive market intelligence and statistics, perspectives from industry leaders, or new ideas from across the digital infrastructure sector, it's one of the reasons so many industry leaders come to Fort Lauderdale every year. 

Here are some of the highlights from Metro Connect 2025 - session highlights, videos, and downloadable slide decks presented on stage. 

State of the Market 2025: what's in store?

TD Cowan packed the Metro Connect 2025 halls for the traditional State of the Market presentation.

Gregory Williams and Michael Elias gave a rundown of digital infra as it stands today, delivering meaty statistics on market share, stock performance, M&A highlights across data centers, towers and fiber, and more.

The session also highlighted eight key trends to watch over the coming year and beyond - access the presentation below to find out what they were and whether they still hold up.

Download the full State of the Market 2025 presentation (40 pages)

More insights from Metro Connect 2025

Solving the power problem: on-site gas generation

Anrew Lipman

Jim Summers, CEO of GPC infrastructure, goes through how on-site gas generation can be of use for operators looking for power - not just as a backup or emergency, but as a long-term option.

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Connectivity, Value, AI and an Industry In Crisis

CEO panel

Dag Peak, CPTO of Alianza, talks about why connectivity providers cannot just obsess over delivering more bandwith - they have to deliver more value, too.

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Fibre frenzy takes centre stage as tower sector falters

 

Fiber

The digital infrastructure landscape is experiencing a seismic shift, with fibre investments surging even as the tower sector struggles under the weight of high interest rates and slowing 5G spending.

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How can we thrive in an environment of talent and capital constraints?

CEO panel

Semiconductors, just like the AI workloads they power, are exponentially evolving - but advancements in technology are happening at such a rate that current semiconductors could become obsolete in 3-5 years.

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Medical pioneer's trillion-dollar vision for AI infrastructure development

Fiber

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the billionaire entrepreneur behind Abraxane, has set his sights on transforming both healthcare and telecoms with AI-driven infrastructure.

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How can we thrive in an environment of talent and capital constraints?

CEO panel

 

Another year, another packed-out Metro Connect: here were 12 themes and insights to emerge.

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Capacity TV: AI's impact on fiber provision

The Capacity TV crew had the cameras whirring at Metro Connect this year. In this interview, Capacity talks to Bill Long, chief product & strategy officer at Zayo Group, about the explosive growth of AI and its impact on network infrastructure.