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The composition is different from the late-1990s cycle in one important respect: today's AI capex is concentrated among five companies (Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Amazon, plus Apple at smaller scale), all of which are profitable, cash-generating businesses. The 1990s telecom buildout was distributed across dozens of carriers, many of which were operating at a loss and financing capex with debt that ultimately defaulted.
