2026 PTC recap + Data Center Market Updates

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David Liggitt and Mike Netzer discuss key takeaways from the PTC conference and trends in the data center market.

📊 Get more market insights HERE 🤝 Speak with someone from our global data team HERE 🖥️ Book a platform demo HERE --- In the latest datacenterHawk podcast, Founder and CEO David Liggitt and VP of Sales & Marketing Mike Netzer unpacked key takeaways from the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference. Their discussion highlighted a maturing market facing rising demand, financing challenges, and the need for stronger community relations. Here are the five trends shaping the future of digital infrastructure: Pricing has surged 50-75% over the last three to four years due to a supply-constrained market. Higher construction costs, extended timelines, and power shortages are driving these increases. Companies now pay premiums for speed to market, with nuanced pricing structures becoming the norm. End users often pitch in with supply chain resources or capital, making understanding true "all-in" costs critical. As project sizes balloon, traditional debt markets are adapting. Rising interest rates and stricter underwriting have paved the way for private credit markets. These offer developers alternative financing while filtering out less-prepared entrants. Access…

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Host: David Liggitt

Guest: Mike Netzer

Topics covered

• data center market
• PTC conference
• digital infrastructure
• financing challenges
• market demand

Keywords

• data center
• market insights
• PTC recap
• financing
• digital infrastructure

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Organizations: Pacific Telecommunications Council, datacenterHawk

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