“Digital infrastructure is the new bridges and roads,” says Paul Lam, strategy and policy officer (digital strategy) at Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The central role of digital infrastructure in driving the modern global economy, the same way roads and rail networks did in the past, is clear to see.
From an investment standpoint, “looking at the trinity of digital investments, towers remain a hot investment market. Data centres is booming as well. The same is true for fibre,” says Demetrio Salorio, UK head of global banking and advisory at Société Générale.