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All Day Digital

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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.

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59 episodes

  1. How SpaceX and Starlink could disrupt the mobile market 20:59
  2. Should electric co-ops sell their broadband networks? 19:29
  3. How small operators can pivot under the supply chain squeeze 15:33
  4. Rural broadband providers face a new era of competition 23:22
  5. Lenders are getting more creative in digital infrastructure 19:19
  6. The rise of managed Wi-Fi in multi-family housing 18:59
  7. NTCA’s new CEO fixes on ‘service’ in Universal Service Fund 21:39
  8. How broadband providers can know it’s time to go mobile 21:18
  9. Why wireless infrastructure sharing may be inevitable 19:33
  10. What’s ahead for broadband and AI infrastructure in 2026 17:52
  11. Digital infrastructure financing enters its high-stakes era 17:23
  12. Open access, fixed wireless, and fiber wars: Where broadband goes next 27:07
  13. From Ma Bell to Meta, it’s time to rethink USF 22:01
  14. Why rural towns are winning the data center boom 23:41
  15. Are AI infrastructure investments sustainable? 21:45
  16. How will BEAD 2.0 re-shape the rural broadband landscape? 24:55
  17. ABS financing spurs data center builds 22:15
  18. How BEAD-invested operators can stay nimble 26:57
  19. What to know before planting your fiber flag 22:07
  20. Data center energy use will spike in the next three years. Then what? 13:55
  21. How nuclear energy could triple capacity by 2050 22:49
  22. The rise of satellite Internet 14:47
  23. What’s going on behind closed doors in the private broadband market 19:31
  24. Why broadband providers should embrace BEAD, warts and all 23:41
  25. Delayed rip and replace funding shrinks rural wireless coverage 25:17
  26. The bridge across the digital divide needs maintenance 24:02
  27. USF court ruling leaves rural telecom in limbo 19:57
  28. How banks are embracing high-leverage broadband borrowers 24:00
  29. Rural broadband operators on the front lines of national security 23:41
  30. Why rural America is the training ground for AI 30:34
  31. Leaving no stone unturned, Wisconsin ISPs explore all BEAD options 26:20
  32. Why fixed wireless is where operators should focus 25:00
  33. The data center surge rides on rural power 26:04
  34. Rural broadband jeopardized by USF legal threats 24:45
  35. Why broadband borrowers are the Goldilocks of 2024 23:41
  36. Navigating broadband’s financial frontier with asset securitization 18:39
  37. Rip and replace has stalled, and that threatens national security 23:41
  38. Why fewer hands hold more towers and other digital assets 23:41
  39. Git along little dogies, and onto the wireless network 22:03
  40. The electric co-ops pumping connectivity lifeblood to rural communities 25:42
  41. How wholesale fiber networks may create new broadband providers 22:52
  42. Time to dig into the nuances of network fed funding 22:48
  43. How broadband providers are building smart rural communities 25:47
  44. Cable companies bring a new weapon to the broadband battle 24:29
  45. Why the trendy MVNO wireless model might fit smaller operators 23:54
  46. The “towering” opportunities for rural telecom operators 27:07
  47. Rural communications market defies economic struggles 24:30
  48. Why satellites could mean a giant leap for rural mobile users 20:55
  49. BEAD broadband money is coming. Now what? 28:23
  50. Why rural fixed wireless Internet is cheaper than satellite service 24:22