Podcast

Feb 6, 2025

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.

Nutritional jokes aside, this week, we welcome Todd Chapman, a veteran in fiber development, to the hot seat. Todd walks us through the ins and outs of Layer 0 of the physical infrastructure underlying data transmission. Some classic explaining of the internet. 

In this episode, you'll get a walkthrough of the process that takes a fiber project from manufacturing to lit service—get ready to learn a thing or two about different types of fiber and their uses. We also get some good explanations of the dark fiber market and an overview of when enterprises might be interested in leasing dark fiber instead of lit service.

Here's a glimpse at what we discussed. Scroll to the bottom to listen to the whole discussion in its fiber-rich glory.

Jan 30, 2025

What You Need to Know About Network as a Service in 2025

Welcome back, TeleGeography Explains the Internet listeners. We took a nice long break for the holidays, and we've returned refreshed with another batch of telecom conversations for your feed.

Our first guest of 2025 is Fahim Sabir, Director of Digital Solutions at Colt.

Dec 26, 2024

2024: A Telecom Year in Review

Happy holidays, TeleGeography Explains the Internet listeners.

We hope you're savoring the brief week between Christmas and New Year's when the world takes a moment to pause and reflect. School is out, schedules are topsy-turvy, and cookies are acceptable for breakfast. Perhaps like some of us, you've lost track of movies watched and presents wrapped.

If you're looking to take a break between the winter gatherings, grab some headphones. We've got you covered for an hour or so.

Dec 19, 2024

Data Assurance in the Age of AI

What do you envision when you think of data in motion? It's a beautiful, abstract idea.

Dec 5, 2024

Internet Sourcing, as Explained by an Internet Aggregator

For TeleGeography Explains the Internet to truly explain the internet, sometimes we have to get into where your internet comes from. Internet sourcing for those in the know.

Nov 21, 2024

When Networking and Security Collide

There's a common theme we encounter here at TeleGeography Explains the Internet.

Nov 15, 2024

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?

Nov 7, 2024

Who Orchestrates the Orchestrators?

Last week on the pod, we shared what network managers need to know about AI and machine learning. This week, we're back on the AI beat, specifically looking at how it can support corporate network automation.

Per usual, we had a little help. Our guest today is Jamie Pugh, CTO at Globalgig.

Jamie joined the show not only to ponder all things automation but also to discuss enterprise network orchestration in the era of an increasingly complex WAN.

Oct 31, 2024

What Network Managers Should Know About AI and Machine Learning

It's 2024. We obviously had to do an AI episode of the pod.

Oct 24, 2024

What to Know About Direct-to-Device Satellite Communications

For our next episode of TeleGeography Explains the Internet, we look to the sky.