A Billion-Dollar Bet on Wireless: Bernard Borghei on Building the Next Infrastructure Platform

About this episode

Bernard Borghei discusses building the next generation of wireless infrastructure platforms with a $1 billion capital commitment.

In this episode, Bernard Borghei , Founder and CEO of Connected Infra Group , shares how he is building the next generation of wireless infrastructure platforms—drawing on more than three decades of experience across telecom, towers, and global network development. From his early days in analog cellular to helping scale industry leaders like Global Tower Partners and Vertical Bridge, Bernard offers a deeply personal and practical perspective on what it takes to build enduring infrastructure businesses. Today, Bernard is leading Connected Infra Group with a bold vision backed by a $1 billion capital commitment, focused initially on tower acquisitions and build-to-suit opportunities. He explains how the company is positioning itself as a long-term platform—stabilizing in towers while thoughtfully evaluating adjacencies like fiber, edge data centers, and power infrastructure to capture the next wave of digital demand. Bernard breaks down the evolution of the tower industry—from entrepreneurial, high-conviction dealmaking to a more competitive, capital-intensive landscape with fewer large portfolio opportunities. Despite this maturity, he emphasizes that wireless infrastructure…

People in this episode

Host: Carrie Charles

Guest: Bernard Borghei

Topics covered

• wireless infrastructure
• telecom
• capital investment
• tower industry
• digital demand

Keywords

• Connected Infra Group
• analog cellular
• Global Tower Partners
• Vertical Bridge
• fiber
• edge data centers
• power infrastructure

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Connected Infra Group

Books & works: Let's Get Digital with Carrie Charles, Let's Get Digital

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