Build, Buy or Be Bought? How Hybrid Network Strategy Reshapes M&A Decisions

Session details:

• Mid-sized operators caught between scale pressure and market saturation — deciding when growth demands consolidation and when it doesn’t
• Build, buy, or partner? A shifting decision framework as capital intensity, competition from FWA and cable, and BEAD-era economics reshape how operators pursue scale
• When shared infrastructure actually works — reducing capex and accelerating deployment, but introducing control, differentiation, and performance tradeoffs
• Colocation, co‑branding, and shared infrastructure emerging as lower‑risk paths to expand footprint and capacity without full integration