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TeleGeography Explains the Internet
Explore the global business of connectivity with TeleGeography’s Greg Bryan.
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TeleGeography Explains the InternetTelecom Troubleshooting | LEO Season with Contrivian
On this episode of the TeleGeography Explains the Internet podcast, Contrivian's Grant Kirkwood and Tom Daly explain why failover is a failure in itself and…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTelecom Troubleshooting | Disaster Recovery with Transcelestial
On this episode of TeleGeography Explains the Internet, Rohit Jha, co-founder of Transcelestial, explains how his company is using laser links to bring…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetAI & Telecom | Dispatch Agentic AI
As artificial intelligence transitions from broad hype to practical application, enterprise network managers are asking a critical question: How does AI…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Trends for 2026 | Research Analyst Carlie Carson
Today's guest is Carlie Carson, Research Analyst on the enterprise team at TeleGeography. Carlie and host Greg Bryan consider: How has AI inferring impacted…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetThe AI Revolution and the Physical Internet | TG Explains AI
As we look at the massive AI boom sweeping across the globe, what does it actually take from a physical standpoint to keep these models running? Why are…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetNetwork Monitoring for the AI Era | TG Explains AI
The TeleGeography Explains the Internet podcast welcomes Jezzibell Gilmore, General Manager, Service Provider at Kentik. She discusses the profound impact of…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetCan Data Centers Keep Up With AI Demand? | TG Explains AI
Host Greg Bryan welcomes Phill Lawson-Shanks, Chief Innovation Officer at Aligned Data Centers. With several decades of experience in digital infrastructure…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetThe Edge and AI Inferencing | TG Explains AI
This episode features Hunter Newby, a veteran of the telecom industry with experience spanning from LDDS WorldCom to building carrier hotels and neutral…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetImpact of AI on Transport | TG Explains AI
What are the real bottlenecks in AI infrastructure development? How is this infrastructure boom similar to the 90s internet boom? How do we overcome the…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetAI Adoption in Networking | TG Explains AI
Host Greg Bryan welcomes Jason Gintert back to the show. As the incoming President of the U.S. Networking User Association, Jason dives into the current state…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetThe Impact of AI on the Network | TG Explains AI
Our latest pod series on all things AI continues with Seva Vayner, Product Director for Cloud Edge & AI at Gcore. Seva joins host Greg Bryan to tackle what is…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetAll About AIOps | TG Explains AI
It's a new year and the TeleGeography Explains the Internet team is kicking off a multi-episode series all about AI and its impact on global networks. To…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetCloud & Data Centers: What to Know for 2026
TeleGeography experts Jon Hjembo and Patrick Christian answer our biggest questions about recent data center and AI booms. In this final episode of our…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetPricing & Enterprise Networks: What to Know for 2026
Welcome to the second episode in our three-part series catching up on the most interesting stories in telecom from 2025, and looking forward to what we expect…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetSubmarine Cables & Transport Networks: What to Know for 2026
What were the big cable headlines of this year, and what do you need to know about transport networks in 2026? To find out, we're kickstarting our…
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How Great ISPs Nail Their Net Promoter Score Surveys
While we hear a lot about automated provisioning and NaaS, how long does it really take to get a quote for DIA service? Or more to the point, how long does it…
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Space Weather + Sub Cables | Shibaji Chakraborty, PhD
Perhaps you've seen the Aurora Borealis. This is a beautiful example of what we call space weather. But did you know that space weather could take out service…
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616: All About Network Resiliency | Tony O’Sullivan
Tony O’Sullivan, CEO of RETN, joins Greg to discuss network resiliency. They address how providers can build networks that withstand outages, whether from…
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Submarine Cable Sensing | Mark Englund
In our final episode of this special podcast series about undersea cables, we're exploring the rapidly evolving technology of using fiber optic cables as…
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615: Wait But Why...Do We Use the Internet Like That?
Today's bonus podcast welcomes Tim Urban, author of the blog Wait But Why (https://waitbutwhy.com/) and the book "What's Our Problem?" For a change of pace…
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Submarine Cable Routing | James Porter
Where do operators physically place their submarine cables, and why does that matter? Even among those familiar with the undersea cable market, many don't give…
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The Faults in Our Cables | Alan Mauldin and Mike Constable
When submarine cables hit the mainstream media, it might be because something has gone wrong. Especially when faults lead to a bottleneck that slows down or…
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Sub Cable Security | Ferris Adi
Let's talk about keeping submarine cables secure. Ferris Adi, Chief Information Security Officer at Trans Americas Fiber System…
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The Economics of Submarine Cables | Lane Burdette
We're kicking off a brand new mini-series all about *submarine cables.* To start off the series, we couldn't think of a better guest than Senior Research…
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614: An FCC Commissioner Explains Spectrum Allocation and Broadband Expansion
Joining us today is FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington. Commissioner Simington has served on the Commission since late 2020. He brings a diverse background to…
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613: Automate or Bust
We welcome Michael Martin, formerly a global network and security architect at McKinsey. Michael has extensive experience in the enterprise network space. We…
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612: Lightyear Considers the State of Connectivity
Dennis Thankachan, Co-Founder and CEO of Lightyear (https://lightyear.ai/), is back on the pod. We discuss Lightyear's State of Connectivity Report…
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611: The Podcast Goes Dark! (Dark Fiber, That is)
We haven't been getting enough fiber here at TeleGeography Explains the Internet, but we're about to change that. We welcome Todd Chapman, a veteran in fiber…
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610: What You Need to Know About Network as a Service in 2025
Our next guest is Fahim Sabir, Director of Digital Solutions at Colt. What is NaaS? Fahim joined us to clarify the often confusing world of Network as a…
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609: A Telecom Year in Review
As the year ends, a few teammates joined us on the podcast to review the major telecom events of the past 12 months and chat about what we might anticipate in…
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608: Data Assurance in the Age of AI
Our latest guest is Vinay Prabhu, Director of Product Management at Graphiant. He joins us to discuss the intricacies of moving data around the globe. Vinay…
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607: Internet Sourcing, as Explained by an Internet Aggregator
Our guest today is Rutger Bevaart, CEO and Co-founder of GNX. Rutger has a deep history in the telecom industry and founded GNX to streamline internet…
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606: When Networking and Security Collide
Our guest today is Marcel Stadler, Product Manager of SD-WAN at Open Systems. Marcel joins our semi-annual conversation on SD-WAN; he outlines how managed…
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605: A Guide to Calculating the World's Next Interconnectivity Hub (According to You)
Where are we building data centers? Why? What markets are primed for interconnectivity glory? Which ones are getting left in the dust? We've heard these…
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604: Who Orchestrates the Orchestrators?
We're back on the AI beat, specifically looking at how it can support corporate network automation. Our guest today is Jamie Pugh, CTO at Globalgig. Jamie…
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603: What Network Managers Should Know About AI and Machine Learning
We had to do an AI episode of the pod. For that, we welcome Michael Wynston, Director of Network and Security Architecture at Fiserv. He's here to help us…
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602: What to Know About Direct-to-Device Satellite Communications
For our next episode, we look to the sky. Our guest is Sal Salamone, Managing Editor of Network Computing magazine. Sal joins to discuss the emerging market…
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601: The History of U.S. Telecom Policy (in Under 60 Minutes)
TeleGeography Explains the Internet examines U.S. telecom law. Greg is joined by Jeff Long, a private practice attorney with broad experience in the data…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains the WAN
Over the past five weeks, we've endeavored to explain precisely how data moves around the world, covering: What is the Internet?…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains the Cloud
You may have heard a popular saying: There is no cloud, only other people’s computers. To explain how it works, Senior Research Manager Patrick Christian joins…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains Data Centers
How and where do networks meet and exchange traffic with each other? How do they access their destinations? Senior Research Manager Jon Hjembo helps us…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains Transport Networks
We explore the physical transport networks behind this seemingly invisible, omnipresent information superhighway. And we get a little help from TeleGeography's…
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains the Internet
What is the internet? Simply put, the internet is a network of computers. Computers can only understand two things: on and off. Everything that we do on the…
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511: Wi-Fi 6 Afraid of 7?
Drawing upon his vast expertise in the Wi-Fi space, Tiago Rodrigues, President and CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), joins us in defining the key…
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510: Head in the Cloud, Toes at the Edge
Today we welcome Nokia's Paul Unbehagen to the pod. Paul has a deep history in the networking world, so he approaches his role at Nokia—NE Americas CTO—from…
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509: Why 4G Is Still Relevant for Enterprise Connectivity
We welcome SmartCIC CEO Toby Forman to the show. Toby has a global perspective on the development of fixed wireless access (FWA) and its potential as a…
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508: How Geography Influences Network Security
Today’s guest comes to the security world with a deep background in cloud and networks. Joe DePalo is Chief Platform Officer at Netskope, and the ideal person…
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507: How Do Targeted Ads Work? Is My Phone Listening In?
We're asking the big questions about mobile advertising. Luckily, Ross Flynn of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum is with us to explain. Ross has a background in…
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506: Born in the (US)NUA: LIVE from Ohio!
In August, we joined a meeting of the OH Network User Group at the BrewDog hotel and brewery in Columbus, Ohio. (If you're unfamiliar with the Network User…
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505: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Super Cloud
We're thrilled to welcome William Collins, Principal Cloud Architect at Alkira, to the pod. We asked William to discuss the history of enterprise cloud and…
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504: How NaaS Relates to SDN and Automation
Telecom industry veteran Mark Daley, Epsilon Telecommunications Director of Digital Strategy and Business Development, joins us on the pod. After spending…
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503: The Total Transformation of Latin American Telecom
Luis Fiallo has been in the telecom industry for over 25 years. For the majority of that time, he has been at China Telecom Americas, witnessing firsthand the…
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502: Why Telecom Service Providers Need To Automate
We welcome Stan Hubbard, Principal Analyst at MEF, to the show. Stan recently authored a State of the Industry Report for MEF; we wanted to have him on to…
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501: Are These WAN Sourcing Trends Real or Just Hype?
Dennis Thankachan, Co-Founder and CEO at Lightyear, joins us on the pod. Dennis is uniquely positioned to see how enterprises are sourcing networks. This…
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425: Surveying the WANscape
Season 4 ends on a high note with Junior Research Analyst Mei Harrison’s podcast debut. As one-half of our enterprise team's two-man band, Mei is the perfect…
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424: What Happens to Cables When The Earth Moves Under Our Feet?
How are submarine cables impacted by tectonic shifts beneath the seafloor? This week's guests are well-positioned to tell us. They join us from the UK’s…
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423: Staying a Step Ahead of Mobile Fraudsters
Our guest today is Dario Betti, CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum. It's always nice to have industry association folks on the show. I've found they can pull…
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422: AI Meets The Corporate Network
Today’s episode of TeleGeography Explains the Internet is about artificial intelligence. And for that we welcome Kannan Kothandaraman, Co-Founder and CEO at…
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421: What Makes a WAN Truly Secure?
Aryaka’s Chief Product Officer Renuka Nadkarni visits the podcast. We discuss how Aryaka approaches the WAN across different services like network, WAN…
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420: When Carriers Collaborate
Wanna look at some cool voice data? The recent expansion of the i3forum's Insights tool has quite a bit of that. I've been itching to talk about it on the…