Episodes
55
Latest episode
Jun 2026
Language
EN
Welcome to All Day Digital, a CoBank podcast series dedicated to the U.S. telecommunications sector. Hosted by Jeff Johnston, lead communications economist with CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, All Day Digital connects you with industry executives and thought leaders for timely insights and in-depth market analysis.
Demand for debt and equity capital is surging with the accelerating investments in AI infrastructure, data centers, fiber networks and broadband builds. In this episode of All Day Digital, CoBank credit leader Mike Harder outlines how competition among lenders is giving borrowers more flexibility and options with looser terms and higher leverage.
As rental demand rises, Gigstreem is making managed Wi-Fi in multi-family buildings mission‑critical infrastructure. In this episode of All Day Digital, CFO George Pollock explains how Gigstreem delivers property-wide, enterprise-grade connectivity—and why the segment is a growth opportunity at the intersection of real estate and digital infrastructure.
In a fast-changing market, rural broadband providers need all the advocacy and tools they can get. NTCA’s new CEO Mike Romano shares his agenda in this episode of All Day Digital: Empower members to successfully navigate rapid tech shifts, intensifying competition and regulatory uncertainty.
If you’re a regional broadband provider, ask yourself: In five years, will I have gained or lost customers if I don’t offer mobile service? In this episode of All Day Digital, Midco president and COO Ben Dold explains the why and how behind its imminent launch of Midco Mobile, including how the company is integrating systems and protecting its brand.
Most Americans already own a smartphone—so how do wireless carriers sustain margins in a saturated market? One answer may be infrastructure sharing, much like competing trucking companies sharing the same road network. In this episode of All Day Digital, Wavsys president Tim Courtney explains why in‑building wireless and hybrid networks are central to his outlook.
In this episode of All Day Digital, Jeff Johnston shares his insights on three key areas of the digital infrastructure market in 2026: competition in broadband, M&A and valuations in broadband, and the AI infrastructure bubble.
The amount of capital pouring into digital infrastructure is staggering, and new financing structures are attracting risk-tolerant capital across the institutional investor base. In this episode of All Day Digital, CoBank senior vice president of digital infrastructure Jackie Bove shares her frontline perspective of why, despite market challenges, investor appetite remains strong.
Broadband internet provider Nuvera has succeeded in southern Minnesota by balancing its strong willingness to adapt with a clear focus on rural communities. In this episode of All Day Digital, CEO Glenn Zerbe outlines how Nuvera is navigating the evolving broadband landscape by expanding fiber, adapting to new wireless and satellite competition, exploring open-access models and preparing for the demands of AI-driven connectivity.
Now that the Supreme Court has upheld the Universal Service Fund, stakeholders are reengaging in the task of overhauling its outdated funding mechanisms. In this episode of All Day Digital, Mike Romano with NTCA lays out how USF supports rural broadband and what shape the funding mechanisms may take, potentially tapping broadband providers or big tech companies that benefit from connectivity.
Rural towns are attracting huge data centers that handle artificial intelligence training work, due in part to their location agnostic nature. In this episode of All Day Digital, data center expert Scott Schneider looks at how these campuses impact rural communities, including local broadband partnerships, auxiliary service jobs and water use.
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