What's Driving Traffic in Rural America - Broadband, Wireless & DCI for AI

Jul 23, 2025

s consumers continue to shift away from traditional cable broadcasting towards streaming video services such as Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and Paramount+, this will continue to drive the demand for robust middle mile solutions. This growth in data traffic demands not only enhance rural provider’s Internet infrastructure but also fortify their needs for data center interconnectivity (DCI) to metropolitan hubs. In this context, rural markets require connectivity solutions that can support 100G and even 400G connections to efficiently handle rising bandwidth needs tied to cloud applications and content delivery networks.

The first in our webinar series will cover:

  • Expand on drivers for middle-mile connectivity for video content delivery as well as opportunities for DCI connectivity for rural datacenters
  • Need for secondary DCI opportunities for rural carriers outside metro hubs
  • Why 100G Middle Mile isn’t enough  need to plan for 400G