Podcast
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.
Oct 17, 2024

The History of U.S. Telecom Policy (in Under 60 Minutes)

TeleGeography Explains the Internet is back from summer break.

We return a little older, a little wiser, and you can bet that we've done the summer reading. To that end, we're starting this season with a classic TeleGeography Explains deep dive.

The topic? U.S. telecom law! 

Telecom is a regulated industry, and U.S. law holds complexities that impact what happens across the larger ecosystem. I have a lot to learn about telecom policy, so thankfully I'm joined in this explainer by Jeff Long, an attorney in private practice with broad experience in both the data center and telecom industry.

Mar 14, 2024

Explaining the Internet Through the Lifecycle of a YouTube Video

Last week, we wrapped up a five-part podcast special that literally explains how the internet works.

This series describes precisely how data moves around the world, covering the basics of internet, transport networks, data centers, the cloud, and WAN along the way.

At the end of each episode, I thought it would be fun to relate what we talked about to a real world example: the lifecycle of a YouTube video.

To paint the full picture, I've compiled each piece of the story here. Keep reading to find out how a video goes from one camera to millions of screens around the world.

 

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