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Executives at the EdgeAI and Cloud: The Bandwidth Boom Reshaping Networks
TeleGeography’s Senior Manager of Enterprise Research, Greg Bryan, explores how AI, cloud, and data center growth are fueling global network demand. As transport remains the backbone of the $500B WAN market, new access models and automation are redefining connectivity. Can networks keep pace with the AI era?
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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Greg Bryan of TeleGeography:
How are AI and cloud workloads driving unprecedented bandwidth growth across the global...
2025-10-3027 min
Broadband PulseTeleGeography makes call for new submarine cable repair ship investmentsA new TeleGeography report reveals that $3 billion worth of investment in submarine cable repair ships will be required to sustain current service levels and reduce repair delays for the undersea cables that carry global internet traffic. While there’s a surge in submarine cable infrastructure investment, maintenance and repair capabilities have lagged.
In “The Future of Submarine Cable Maintenance,” a joint report by TeleGeography and Infra-Analytics, the research firms forecast a 48% net increase in total cable kilometers to be deployed in the world's oceans by 2040, driven by rising bandwidth demands and the need for network redundancy and resilien...
2025-07-2114 min
NEDAS Live! Where Wireline and Wireless MeetE56: Navigating Digital Infrastructure's Next Frontier: A Conversation with Jonathan Hjembo, Senior Manager of Infrastructure Research at TeleGeographyTune in for a conversation with Jonathan Hjembo, Senior Manager of Infrastructure Research at TeleGeography. The discussion explores the critical challenges and opportunities in the communications infrastructure ecosystem, particularly focusing on the unprecedented growth driven by AI deployment needs in 2024-2025. Jonathan explains TeleGeography's role in tracking global network development and discusses the ongoing power crisis affecting major data center markets worldwide, from Singapore to Northern Virginia.
2025-01-1533 minExecutives at the EdgeSD-WAN vs MPLS: Battling for Network Dominance
TeleGeography’s Senior Manager of Enterprise Research, Greg Bryan, examines the evolving landscape of enterprise networking as SD-WAN becomes the norm and SASE gains traction. Hear how MPLS is declining…yet persisting, and why NaaS is generating buzz. Are we on the cusp of a networking revolution?
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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Greg Bryan of TeleGeography:
Has SD-WAN truly become the new normal for enterprise networks?
What SD-WAN deployment models are...
2024-08-1529 min
Somewhere on Earth: The Global Tech PodcastWest Africa Internet – when will it be fixed?Send us a textWest Africa Internet – when will it be fixed?As many as a dozen countries across West and Central Africa were cut off from the internet and are still experiencing significant connection issues following damage to submarine cables. Now a repair ship is enroute to fix the damage, but it will be some time before services return to normal. What happened, how was traffic rerouted and how will the cable be repaired, are questions that SOEP will answer. Joining us on the show are Alp Toker, Director of Netblocks and Isik Mater, Director of Resear...
2024-03-2630 min
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains the WANOver the past five weeks, we've endeavored to explain precisely how data moves around the world, covering the basics of internet, transport networks, data centers, and the cloud along the way.
Today we answer our final, lingering question: What is a WAN?
First, let's get definitions out of the way. WAN stands for wide area network, which came out of the term LAN, or local area network.
Today's episode will help you brush up on the evolution of the WAN. We'll also hear from Brianna Boudreau, TeleGeography's current SD-WAN guru.
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2024-03-0736 min
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains the CloudYou 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 us to talk cloud. We explain what it means to get something "as-a-service," hyperscalers, CDNs, and how companies get to the cloud.
From This Episode:
What is the Internet?
What is a Transport Network?
What Are Data Centers?
Explore our Cloud Infrastructure Map
Episode 510 | Head in the Cloud, Toes at the Edge
Episode 505 | It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Super Cloud
Episode 410 | A Telecom Year in Rev...
2024-02-2953 min
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains Data CentersWe're back at it with episode three of our five-part podcast special that explains the nuts and bolts of the internet. We haven’t yet covered exactly how and where those networks meet and exchange traffic with each other and access their destinations.
So today, it's data center time.
Senior Research Manager Jon Hjembo was on hand to help us work through data center types, their defining features, and what happens inside these facilities. We talk about who owns these structures and how their geography informs the way the internet works.
From This Epi...
2024-02-2239 min
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains Transport NetworksWelcome back to our five-part podcast special that literally explains how the internet you know and love works.
Last week we covered the most basic question: what is the internet?
Today, we tunnel deeper, exploring the physical transport networks behind this seemingly invisible, omnipresent information superhighway. Plus we get a little help from TeleGeography's own Paul Brodsky, Peter Wood, and Lane Burdette for this one
From This Episode:
What is the Internet?
Explore our Submarine Cable Map
Episode 503 | The Total Transformation of Latin American Telecom
Episode 424 | What Happens to Cables When The...
2024-02-151h 10
TeleGeography Explains the InternetTeleGeography Literally Explains the InternetWhat 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 internet is in binary—a series of 1s and 0s representing on and off—which gives instructions to your computer to do all the amazing things it does.
This means that the very bottom of the internet is a system for sending those 1s and 0s over wires (or spectrum in some cases). Whatever you do on the internet—email, videos, chats—the information is translated into that bin...
2024-02-0831 min
TeleGeography Explains the Internet511: Wi-Fi 6 Afraid of 7?On TeleGeography Explains the Internet, we often focus on the long-haul, zeroing in on the network portion of telecoms. Today, with the help of Tiago Rodrigues, President and CEO of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), we’re switching things up a bit.
Drawing upon his vast expertise in the Wi-Fi space, Tiago steps into the hot seat to outline the key issues in the wireless LAN.
This episode considers Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 7 developments, OpenRoaming™ that allows seamless connection across different Wi-Fi networks, and Wi-Fi’s role in emerging solutions like NaaS.
We also discuss t...
2024-01-2348 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet510: Head in the Cloud, Toes at the EdgeToday 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 the perspective of a network engineer.
Although our main topics this week are enterprise cloud and right-sizing cloud utilization, we use those as a springboard into many topics circling the state of the network in 2023.
We touch on the history of the enterprise’s move into the cloud and why some companies have reevaluated their cloud strategy in recent years.
As it so ofte...
2023-11-2149 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet509: Why 4G Is Still Relevant for Enterprise ConnectivityThis week on TeleGeography Explains the Internet, we welcome SmartCIC CEO Toby Forman to the show.
Toby comes to us with a global perspective on the development of fixed wireless access (FWA) and its potential as a disruptive technology in the enterprise connectivity space.
After nailing down a solid definition of FWA in the market today, we run through the factors to consider when deploying FWA. Toby explains what Cellsmart—a division of SmartCIC focused on FWA—does for service providers and enterprises interested in going through this process.
Next, Toby offers some real-w...
2023-11-0747 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet508: How Geography Influences Network SecurityToday’s TeleGeography Explains the Internet 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 to help us understand how and why location matters in network security.
We first identify how the network has changed over the past few years, gauging the impact on both the threat landscape and how networks perform generally. Also on the agenda: why middle mile performance and security should be part of the equation, and how lessons learned from the challenges of creating CD...
2023-10-3146 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet507: How Do Targeted Ads Work? Is My Phone Listening In?Today on TeleGeography Explains the Internet, we're asking the big questions about mobile advertising. Luckily, Ross Flynn of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum is with us to explain, which is exactly what we do on this show.
Ross has a background in digital advertising, making him the ideal person to walk us through advertising formulas that pair ads with IPs.
He talks to Greg about programmatic advertising—not just what it is, but how the practice impacts the mobile market. And then we get to the fun stuff: how do these advertising practices actually impact the mob...
2023-10-1746 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet506: Born in the (US)NUA: LIVE from Ohio!In August we were pumped to join a meeting of the OH Network User Group at the fabulous BrewDog hotel and brewery in Columbus, Ohio. (If you're not familiar with the Network User Association, they're worth checking out.)
The Ohio chapter kindly agreed to let host Greg Bryan do a live talk on how enterprise WANs are changing and what the implications of those changes are for network costs.
We brought lots of WAN data, fielded tons of questions, and very much enjoyed the networking vibes in Ohio.
From This Episode
How C...
2023-10-101h 05TeleGeography Explains the Internet505: It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Super CloudWe're thrilled to welcome William Collins, Principal Cloud Architect at Alkira, to the pod.
We asked William to talk us through the history of enterprise cloud and highlight a few of the bigger issues in enterprise cloud networking today. His answers might surprise you.
We even talk about supercloud—what it is and what the implications are. Grab your super suit and punch the play button to hear the full discussion.
From This Episode
Alkira Boosts Global Expansion Efforts for Enterprises with Cloud Exchange Point Presence in China
Mapping Out Asia’s Clou...
2023-10-0355 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet504: How NaaS Relates to SDN and AutomationThe newest member of the TeleGeography Explains the Internet club is telecom industry veteran Mark Daley, Epsilon Telecommunications Director of Digital Strategy and Business Development.
After spending nearly a decade directly involved with SDN and NaaS at Epsilon Telecommunications, Mark is the perfect guest to help us talk through how NaaS is unfolding in the market.
The pod starts with Mark’s definition of NaaS and where he sees its availability in the current telecom services landscape. He also shares six important NaaS characteristics: visible, configurable, priceable, orderable, deployable, and manageable. (Be sure to write that d...
2023-09-2657 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet503: The Total Transformation of Latin American TelecomLuis Fiallo has been in the telecom industry for over 25 years. And for the majority of that time, he has been at China Telecom Americas, witnessing the many changes happening in the Latin American telecom market firsthand.
After years of helping to drive CTA's growth in the region, Luis—now Vice President—has many valuable insights to share with TeleGeography Explains the Internet.
Peter Wood, TeleGeography’s Senior Analyst covering Latin America, joins to cover the history of networks in the region, going back to the days when even intra-South American traffic tromboned to Miami and ba...
2023-09-1953 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet502: Why Telecom Service Providers Need To AutomateIn both 2021 and 2022, MEF CTO Pascal Menezes joined us on TeleGeography Explains the Internet to talk through the work MEF is doing on standardizing the enterprise network.
This season, we welcome a new face from the same team, Stan Hubbard, Principal Analyst at MEF.
Stan recently authored a State of the Industry Report for MEF, so we wanted to have him on to discuss his findings and see where the telecom industry is at with adopting new technologies.
Stan first explains the drivers in the market and why telecom service providers need to au...
2023-09-1254 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet501: Are These WAN Sourcing Trends Real or Just Hype?Season 5 of TeleGeography Explains the Internet is here, and we're kicking things off with Dennis Thankachan, Co-Founder and CEO at Lightyear.
Because Dennis is in the unique position of being able to see how enterprises are sourcing networks, we were excited to talk to him about some recent WAN trends.
This episode gets into the shift to off-premises data centers, hybrid and remote work, the drive to cut network costs through changing technologies, right-sizing networks, and more.
We also touch on Dennis’ skepticism about some frequently mentioned WAN trends and technologies.
Fr...
2023-09-0558 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet425: Surveying the WANscapeThis week, Season 4 of TeleGeography Explains the Internet ends on a high note with Junior Research Analyst Mei Harrison’s podcast debut.
As one half of our enterprise team two-man band, Mei is the perfect person to help me talk through results from our recently published WAN Manager Survey.
We highlight the key trends in multinational corporate networks around the world, covering MPLS vs. DIA use in the underlay, SD-WAN adoption, cloud connectivity, NaaS, and more.
Listen in for a comprehensive review of what is afoot in the world of WANs—plus a little...
2023-04-2547 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet424: 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 on TeleGeography Explains the Internet are well-positioned to tell us. They join us from the UK’s National Oceanography Centre: Isobel Yeo, Researcher in Geology and Volcanology, and Michael Clare, Principal Researcher of Ocean BioGeoscience and Marine Environmental Adviser to the International Cable Protection Committee.
Mike and Izzy are geologists specializing in the seafloor, so their research has become vital for the submarine cable community.
While most cable faults are due to human activity, a fair number are caused by c...
2023-04-1849 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet423: Staying a Step Ahead of Mobile FraudstersOur 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 back from the perspective of a single vendor or operator to paint a broader picture of the challenges facing different corners of the telecom industry. This is exactly what Dario does in this interview on all things mobile.
Dario first explains what the MEF does (and does not do) for its members. But, perhaps more importantly, he provides a great overview of the key issues at play in t...
2023-04-1154 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet422: AI Meets The Corporate NetworkToday’s episode of TeleGeography Explains the Internet is about artificial intelligence. And for that we welcome Kannan Kothandaraman, Co-Founder and CEO at Selector AI.
With a plethora of cheeky, AI-generated content out there already, we don't have to tell you that AI has been in the news a lot lately. And I know "AI" is a capacious term; this week's conversation focuses on how AI/ML will actually impact telecom networks.
In fact, we've talked a lot on TeleGeography Explains the Internet about the meaningful changes that have come to corporate networks over the pa...
2023-04-0448 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet421: What Makes a WAN Truly Secure?I've always known Aryaka Networks as service provider with a different approach to enterprise networks—they don’t neatly fit into categories like facilities-based carrier or managed service provider.
When Aryaka’s Chief Product Officer Renuka Nadkarni agreed to join me on TeleGeography Explains the Internet, I quickly had a list of questions mapped about their place in the WAN landscape.
In this episode, we cover how Aryaka approaches the WAN across different services like network, WAN optimization, SD-WAN, and security. We also get a chance to chat about the state of the modern WAN, the forces...
2023-03-2841 min
Telemetry NowConnecting the world: Undersea cables with Alan MauldinWith the proliferation of public cloud technologies and Wi-Fi, it can be easy to forget that much of the world's connectivity happens via hardwired submarine networking cables and infrastructure that crosses the planet's oceans. In today's episode, host Phil Gervasi sits down with Doug Madory and Alan Mauldin to discuss geography and geopolitics impact on network access. Alan Mauldin is a Research Director at TeleGeography, and has worked with Doug for many years, and together they help paint a picture of how internet flows and connects continents, that is when sharks aren't biting through the cables! Is it a...
2023-03-2147 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet420: When Carriers CollaborateWanna 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 TeleGeography Explains the Internet. So today we're chatting with the i3forum, a nonprofit industry body focused on "accelerating transformation across the carrier ecosystem."
Put another way: this consortium of carriers routinely collaborates on solving some of the biggest challenges facing their industry. And they have a really innovative way of sharing data among participants, to the benefit of all involved. (Non-members can participate in this d...
2023-03-2153 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet419: Confessions of a Telecom InvestorMeet Aaron Chan, Founder and Managing Partner at Recurve Capital. As an investor in the “technology media and telecom” space—or “TMT” as they say in finance circles—Aaron has something of an outside perspective.
In this episode, we discuss how investors view the telecom industry and how Aaron classifies publicly traded telecom companies.
You'll hear Aaron's view of the long-term profitability of network operators and what he looks for in making investment decisions in the telecom space. We also talked about the future of the industry, what might lead to competitive advantage for some companies, a...
2023-03-141h 04TeleGeography Explains the Internet418: Behind the Seas—Making Our Famous Submarine Cable MapThere's a good chance that you first heard about TeleGeography through one of our maps.
Our own Research Analyst Lane Burdette was introduced to TeleGeography when she came across our Submarine Cable Map a few years ago. Now part of the team that creates this map, Lane is understandably stoked about this week's 2023 Submarine Cable Map launch.
It seems like the perfect time to welcome Lane—along with our incredibly talented Designer and Cartographer Larry Lairson—to TeleGeography Explains the Internet.
In this episode, we first talk to Lane about what data goes into our...
2023-03-0938 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet417: Preparing the Next Generation of Infrastructure ProfessionalsRohan Singh knew his future was in networking and communication when he saw his first network diagram at around 12 years old. That's probably why he feels like he's been involved in networking for most of his life.
Now Vice President of Client Services at Marlabs, Rohan joined us at TeleGeography Explains the Internet to talk about all that goes into the modern digital transformation.
While we had a lot to say about WAN optimization and partner ecosystems, it was getting into the future of networking that makes this episode special.
Rohan shared his...
2023-02-2145 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet416: The Death of Voice Has Been Greatly ExaggeratedWhy has it taken us this long to welcome Senior Research Manager Paul Brodsky—an A+ podcast guest—to TeleGeography Explains the Internet?
We brought Paul on to discuss our most recent voice report, but we couldn’t help getting into a whole lot more. We talk about the history of telecom and how voice and internet networks compare—and how that is impacting voice traffic and revenue.
The conversation also covers the cash cow that voice once was and what's happening now. Voice enthusiasts will appreciate that we get into the history of OTT and VoIP te...
2023-02-0754 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet415: Unpacking Telecom Predictions of the PastIt's one thing to make predictions. It's another to go back and assess how those predictions shook out.
One month into 2023, Mattias Fridström, Chief Evangelist at Arelion, very kindly agreed to scrutinize his 2022 forecast with us.
As you will hear, Mattias has been at Arelion (formerly Telia) for a long time. From his perspective within a tier 1 provider, he has an outstanding view of the industry. He uses that vantage point to write a forward-looking article every year, reviewing trends he expects to see in the days ahead.
We were thrilled that M...
2023-01-3146 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet414: SASE and SecureThis week on TeleGeography Explains the Internet we welcome Jeremiah Ginn, Software Defined Cybersecurity Evangelist at AT&T and author of Diving into SASE.
In this episode you'll learn how to define SASE based on your audience and identify the key elements that belong in the SASE framework.
We then dig into the fast-paced update cycle for security software. Why is it necessary for the modern network? And what are the implications for upskilling and managed security services?
Next, Jeremiah and host Greg Bryan focus on zero trust and why enterprises need this...
2023-01-2448 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet413: A Brief History of Networking as a ServiceThis week's guest on TeleGeography Explains the Internet has a deep history in networking.
Khalid Raza was involved in some of the earliest large-scale MPLS deployments. Then, after seeing the limitations of MPLS, he co-founded Viptela–diving head-first into the SD-WAN revolution.
Khalid is now the Founder and CEO of Graphiant, a Silicon Valley-based startup. In this interview, he describes how enterprise networks have changed and why we need an approach beyond MPLS and SD-WAN.
We also discuss the origin of Graphiant, its approach to solving modern network problems, and how it differentiates itself...
2023-01-1743 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetBonus Episode: The WAN in 2022You thought we were going to do a major end-of-year review of telecom trends and leave out all things WAN? No, no. Not on our watch.
Host and Senior Manager of Enterprise Research Greg Bryan broke out the data for this bonus New Years episode of TeleGeography Explains the Internet.
Fans of our annual WAN Manager Survey will enjoy getting a peek at our 2022 results. We've also got intel on NaaS, SASE, MPLS, and all the other acronyms that mattered to the WAN world in 2022.
Happy 2023, listeners. We're looking forward to exploring the global b...
2023-01-0114 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet411: 2022 in Review (Part 2)We're looking back at all things telecom in 2022. And we're doing it the best way we know how: rounding up our analysts and inviting them to discuss major findings in their areas of research on TeleGeography Explains the Internet.
If you want to dive in from the very beginning, you can listen to part one over here. And if you're ready for more, keep scrolling.
Part two takes us on a journey through the last 12 months of submarine cable news, SD-WAN, security, and major world events that intersected with telecom infrastructure.
We we th...
2022-12-2745 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet410: 2022 in Review (Part 1)Greg Bryan kicks off the first of a two-part telecom year in review, welcoming experts Patrick Christian, Rob Schult, and Jon Hjembo to highlight the major trends they saw in their principal research areas.
Part one takes us through the year in wholesale internet, cloud services, transport pricing, data centers, and lots more.
We talk inflation, we talk energy, we talk geography. And we're only just getting started.
From This Episode:
Episode 301 | Wholesale Pricing and the WAN
Episode 205 | Putting The Data Center Geography in TeleGeography
Episode 308 | Data Centers and Digital Transformation
Explore...
2022-12-2057 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet409: The Digital Divide EpisodeJames “Jim” Capuano has logged over 30 years in the telecommunications industry. And he's the CEO of Horizon, a service provider with more than 125 years of telecommunications experience.
We recently asked Jim to share some of his knowledge on TeleGeography Explains the Internet. In this episode, we view middle mile problems and solutions from a provider perspective and discuss how the middle mile is developing in the current WAN environment.
Then we turn our focus to the digital divide. Why do we need to bridge it—and how?
From This Episode:
TeleGeography Deep Dives...
2022-12-131h 02TeleGeography Explains the Internet408: Orchestrating the Service LifecycleLast year, MEF CTO Pascal Menezes walked us through the work MEF is doing on standardizing the enterprise network.
Nearly a year and a half later, Pascal is back on the pod to discuss what MEF has been doing since then.
Our first topic: Lifecycle Service Orchestration. What is it, how has it progressed, and what does it do for the carrier community?
We also get into enterprise automation, operational APIs, new SASE and ZT standards, and more.
This episode of TeleGeography Explains the Internet ties in perfectly with last week's, w...
2022-12-0649 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet407: Embracing Carrier Service AutomationThis week, with the help of Jeremy Villalobos, COO of Orchest (formerly known as GoldConnect), TeleGeography Explains the Internet tackles automation from a carrier perspective.
What is it? How is it being used in telecom? And why is it crucial that carriers move toward automation?
Of course, we had to tie in the impact on the enterprise WAN, as well as the future of automation—including practical uses for blockchain telecom.
From This Episode:
Episode 305 | Upskilling Network Architects for the Automated Network
Download the new WAN Market Size Report Executive Summary
Explore the...
2022-11-2951 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet406: Unraveling the Fabric Providers of RealityThis week, we're talking about NaaS.
We've covered NaaS in various contexts on TeleGeography Explains the Internet, but this episode focuses on fabric providers and where they're headed.
For that, we're so glad to have on our outspoken and knowledgeable friend Michael Wynston, Director of Network Security Architecture & Automation at Fiserv.
Michael has now been on TeleGeography's podcast not once, not twice, but three times—and it's safe to say that he really knows his stuff.
What are fabric providers doing and how do they fit into the context of the trad...
2022-11-2252 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet405: Unpacking Network ObservabilityIf you want to review the state of the corporate WAN—in light of digital transformation, the cloud, SD-WAN adoption, and MPLS utilization—there's no one better to talk to than Phil Gervasi, Director of Technical Evangelism at Kentik.
Lucky for us, he was this week's guest on TeleGeography Explains the Internet.
We covered the state of lift-and-shift into the cloud, the perseverance of MPLS, real use cases of SD-WAN, and, of course, lots on how network changes have impacted the visualization of network performance and security. (And how that needs to evolve.)
2022-11-1545 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet404: What Role Do Satellites Play in Global Communication?Let's do it. Let's talk satellites!
And we have the perfect person to help us out. We're thrilled to welcome Dr. Peter Wood—TeleGeography analyst and resident satellite guy—to the pod.
We discuss how—while wires still reign supreme—satellite is having a bit of a resurgence. And maybe even the potential to disrupt the wireline market? Listen to our conversation to find out.
It was also a great opportunity to get Alan Mauldin on the line to talk more about his latest blog post, which is all too relevant to our satellit...
2022-10-1851 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet403: Mobile as Infrastructure in AfricaOur guest today is Waheed Adam, Global Board Director of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum and Executive Chairperson at iTouch Messaging Service.
He was a fantastic guest who brought a wealth of knowledge—and some really excellent stories—about mobile adoption as infrastructure in Africa. Senior Research Manager Patrick Christian joined in to discuss mobile-first economies, the role of hyperscalers/data centers in Africa, and the future of African telecoms.
From this Episode:
2022 Africa Telecommunications Map
A 2022 Update on African Network Geography
Africa’s Mobile Sector: Still Room for Growth
2022-10-1145 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet402: Data Centers and the Opportunity at the EdgeWhen we reached out to today's podcast guest—Jim Poole, Vice President of Business Development at Equinix—about being on the show, we asked if he'd be willing to dig into NaaS or edge data centers.
But as we got to talking before our interview, we realized that these two topics are deeply interrelated. And Jim has lots of insight to share about where the market is headed.
We waded through how Equinix is approaching NaaS from a solutions standpoint and what it means to truly be an edge data center.
Join us for...
2022-10-0450 minTeleGeography Explains the Internet401: Simply IlluminatingTo kick off Season 4, we're going deep into the supply chain as Greg welcomes Dr. Michael Lebby, CEO of Lightwave Logic.
The pair get into making a better mousetrap for the light-switching world. Listen up if you're into the technology that makes optical transport possible—and specifically how this technology fits into the telecom transport ecosystem.
Fasten your seatbelts. This episode has new tech talk, optical transport pricing intel, a big Shannon Limit shout-out, and lots more.
2022-09-2739 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetIntroducing TeleGeography Explains the InternetGet ready. There's a new season of the WAN Manager Podcast coming to your feeds next week.
This season will be our biggest yet. It’s so big, we couldn’t contain our conversations to just the WAN. That’s why the WAN Manager Podcast is now: TeleGeography Explains the Internet.
New name. More content. Same great show. See you next week.
2022-09-2302 min
CommsDay Live#84 New Telstra CEO Vicki Brady | Telegeography | Nokia | Senator Jim MolanIn this episode of CommsDay Live:
* what Telstra CEO Vicki Brady said in her first speech in the role
* Senator Jim Molan talks physical threats to telecom infrastructure
* Telegeography analyst Marvin Tan on trans Pacific capacity
* Nokia President of Network Infrastructure Federico Guillen on supply chain issues
2022-09-0124 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 316: What’s Wireless Got to Do With It?Anyone in the WAN business—from the carrier or end-user side—knows that local access can present some of the biggest challenges in corporate networks.
There's a physical geography problem that's not easy to overcome. We're talking about pulling and maintaining wires to all corporate sites, which is especially challenging when customers need physical diversity and protection.
Wireless has long been a backup of last resort for many users, but 5G has presented the promise of relieving this pain point.
Let's talk about it. Greg welcomes Inseego Senior VP and GM of Enterprise Rite...
2022-06-2143 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 315: How Enterprises Are Implementing NaaS (And Leaving MPLS)While NaaS and the middle mile are fairly new concepts, they're not new to the WAN Manager Podcast.
In episodes past, we've highlighted the framework, concept, market players, and products available. Now we consider things from another perspective.
Ameet Naik, Director of Product Marketing at Cloudflare, takes center stage to help us tackle some real-world NaaS use cases.
You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll ponder the post-MPLS SD-WAN network and the future of the WAN business.
From This Episode
Episode 313 | The Need for NaaS
Episode 219 | NaaS, the Cloud, and the Future o...
2022-06-1435 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 314: Untying the Gordian Knot, Unlocking Your Future NetworkThe TeleGeography team began benchmarking networks almost a decade ago. (Time flies when you're having fun!)
Back then, the big use case was making sure that carrier and customer were on the same page about how much MPLS and access prices had fallen over the life of a contract—and how far prices would probably fall in the next several years.
We still do some benchmarks that look like this. But, more often than not, benchmarking is much more complicated these days.
Enterprises often have some idea of the network they need to ac...
2022-06-0741 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 313: Very NaaS!Our readers likely know about NaaS: cloud-based network architecture that allows a WAN manager to stitch together different enterprise network components in a self-service, automated way.
At the WAN Manager Podcast, we've been watching the ways in which NaaS has emerged as specific products/solutions from vendors, as well as how it integrates with existing WAN strategies from the enterprise side.
Of course, there's a lot to cut through in terms of how vendors present their services to the market—and what enterprises can actually adopt right now to solve specific problems.
It only see...
2022-05-0346 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 312: SASE Isn’t Revolutionary. It’s Evolutionary.Here's a hot take: the networking hype cycle has moved on from SD-WAN in favor of SASE and now SSE.
To help us navigate how these changes are impacting the modern infrastructure team—especially with respect to SD-WAN—Greg welcomes Nav Chander, Head of Service Provider SD-WAN/SASE Product Marketing at Aruba, to the WAN Manager Podcast.
From This Episode
E-book: Learn how to secure the WAN with SASE
Managed SASE services: Does one size fit all?
The Home Office Isn't Going Away. What Does That Mean for WAN Managers?
Here's How You Should Reme...
2022-04-1948 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 311: Running a Network for a Healthcare Company. During a Pandemic.Two years ago—when the world shut down—WAN managers had to scramble to accommodate massive changes. Offices transitioned to remote work and navigated brand new traffic patterns.
Our guest on this week's WAN Manager Podcast navigated the added challenge of running a network within the healthcare industry, where business needs were changing in real-time.
Carl Flaherty, Manager of Network Services at Main Line Health, shares his network story in our latest WAN Manager Pod.
Greg and Carl talk about pre-pandemic networking, as well as how Carl's team solved the many COVID-related problems thro...
2022-04-1251 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 310: How Global Events Impact the InternetWe've discussed the ways in which the WAN is moving away from private networks and MPLS in favor of reliance on the public internet. Not to mention the costs and benefits of that evolution.
Although it's certainly always been the case that WAN managers must stay on top of internet performance and outages, this is increasingly crucial in the internet-first WAN era in which we find ourselves.
To get into the ways in which global events, natural or human, impact the internet—and how to stay on top of those headlines—we welcome a leading expe...
2022-04-0549 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 309: How Do You Solve a Problem Like Middle Mile?Coevolve CTO Ciaran Roche is back on the pod. And he's in the hot seat to discuss how middle mile solutions are selected to solve real-world enterprise WAN issues.
When Ciaran joined us last year, we spent lots of time talking about cloud adoption and SD-WAN. You might remember that we discussed how freeing up the transport layer from single-source carrier WANs had created a brand new challenge: how to manage the middle mile.
Almost a year on from that conversation, Greg and Ciaran delve into what we've seen from enterprises who are solving this...
2022-03-2240 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 308: Data Centers and Digital TransformationWhen it comes to the cloud and digital transformation of the enterprise, it's always useful to come back to the fact that physical geography matters to our digital world.
Moving the data center off-premises or shifting data and workloads to the cloud doesn’t dematerialize this fact. You still need wires that connect to servers that sit in a rack at a hyperscaler or neutral data center facility.
More than ever, enterprises need to understand the market landscape and pricing structure at what were once “colocation” facilities. (Which were once only interesting to service providers and IS...
2022-03-0856 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 307: The WAN Managers Have Spoken (For Now)We've crunched the numbers from our survey of WAN managers in 2021 and our new analysis is ready and waiting.
What'd we find?
To start, the extended effects of COVID-related remote work have accelerated WAN trends like migration to the cloud, SD-WAN adoption, and incorporating alternative access technologies into the underlay.
Network managers at large multinational corporations are now faced with accommodating a remote-friendly, bring-your-own-device, work-from-anywhere environment. Many will likely be rethinking their network architecture in the coming years, moving closer to internet-first networks and further away from MPLS.
Greg welcomes TeleGeography...
2022-02-2244 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 306: Integrating Wireless into the WANOne of the earliest and most persistent use cases for SD-WAN has been the ability to utilize alternative connectivity options like internet and fixed wireless. And our WAN Manager Survey data has shown us that, since 2018, MPLS has been losing ground to other wireline alternatives like DIA and broadband.
Over that same period, wireless grew as a percentage of sites in our study—but it still represents fewer than one in ten sites, on average.
That said, we might expect to see that increase significantly over the next few years, particularly as fixed wireless 5G pl...
2022-02-1538 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 305: Upskilling Network Architects for the Automated NetworkNetwork automation pops up often on the WAN Manager Podcast.
But—you know what's under-discussed? The HR aspect of upskilling IT workers and/or acquiring the right talent to make this transformation and manage it going forward.
To get into it, Greg welcomes Michael Martin, Senior Expert of Networking and Network Security at McKinsey & Co.
The pair covers the basics of network automation, getting engineers/network architects up to speed in this area, and attracting the right new talent for these network transformations.
From This Episode
2021 WAN in Review
Nailing Do...
2022-02-0856 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 304: The Multicloud-Verse of MadnessWe're going to talk about the cloud. More specifically, cloud outages and how to avoid them and mitigate their impacts.
There's no way we can dig into this topic without touching on multicloud strategies.
Even back in 2019—when we surveyed WAN managers about their organization’s cloud infrastructure—we found that three in four enterprises had already gone multicloud, with at least two IaaS providers. We also found that the majority of enterprises were in hybrid cloud situations, with some mix of public, private, and on-premises data centers.
And to help us get deeper...
2022-01-2540 min
ZD Tech : tout comprendre en moins de 3 minutes avec ZDNetPourquoi les GAFAM tissent leur toile de fibre optiqueBonjour à tous et bienvenue dans le ZD Tech, le podcast quotidien de la rédaction de ZDNet. Je m’appelle Guillaume Serries et aujourd’hui je vous explique pourquoi les GAFAM tissent leur toile de fibre optique.
Oui, ce sont des géants de la tech, mais ils sont en passe de devenir des géants des telcos. Comment ? En investissant de manière massive dans les câbles sous-marins qui enserrent désormais les mers et les océans du globe. Mais pourquoi Microsoft, Alphabet – la maison mère de Google – Meta...
2022-01-1803 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 303: 2021 in Review | Part 2If you caught last week's special episode of the WAN Manager Podcast, you must be waiting on the edge of your seat for the second installment.
To recap, Greg Bryan and Elizabeth Thorne are keeping up their tradition of decking the halls with an end-of-year WAN review. And since 2021 was such a big year, we couldn't fit everything into just one episode.
To make up for the cliffhanger, we've packed part two with enough data and lively conversation to knock your stockings off their mantel. We're talking 5G deployment trends, the rising popularity of multi-cloud, new b...
2021-12-2119 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 302: 2021 in Review | Part 1In this WAN Manager Podcast holiday special, we're shaking the snow globe that is the 2021 WANscape. Greg welcomes back TeleGeography Analyst Elizabeth Thorne to present another year in review.
To keep the conversation on track, Elizabeth made a list (and checked it twice), but we couldn't fit everything into one episode.
Part 1 covers SASE adoption, SD-WAN maturation, how remote work is changing the face of corporate networking, the evolving MPLS vs. DIA matchup, and more.
We'll be back next week with Part 2, covering 5G deployment trends, the rising popularity of multi-cloud, and the n...
2021-12-1436 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 301: Wholesale Pricing and the WANWhile a fifteen-year friendship with Greg is not a prerequisite for guests on the pod, it sure makes for good conversation.
To kick off Season 3 of the WAN Manager Podcast, Greg calls on longtime colleague Rob Schult—who also happens to be a Research Director here at TeleGeography—to draw a connection between the wholesale and enterprise retail markets.
What should IT infrastructure and sourcing teams pay attention to in the wholesale market?
You’ll also hear about IP transit and why the vast majority of enterprises are not buying it (even though the int...
2021-11-2347 min
Neulich im Netz - Der Internet-PodcastUnterseekabel - Rückgrat des InternetsDie Unterseekabel, die am Grunde der Weltmeere verlaufen, um internationale Datenübermittlung zu ermöglichen werden oft als das Rückgrat des Internets wahrgenommen. In dieser Episode geht es um die Geschichte dieser Verbindungen, deren Eigenschaften und was passiert, wenn diese Verbindungen unterbrochen werden bzw. neue Verbindungen geschaffen werden.
Mehr zu Neulich im Netz auf https://www.neulich-im.net/
music by scottholmesmusic.com
Quellen:
Der APNIC Ping Podcast,
TechSequences Podcast,
Die Geschichte der transatlantischen Unterseekabel,
Unterseekabelkarte von TeleGeography,
Die Karte von 2021,
Submarine Cable Frequently Asked Questions,
Das neue (geplante) Kabel von Facebook zwische...
2021-11-171h 01TeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 220: Would an SD-WAN by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet?As we dig into technical standards and definitions, MEF has come up several times on this show. It was only a matter of time before we put them in the hot seat.
In our latest conversation, Greg welcomes MEF CTO Pascal Menezes to walk us through the work the MEF is doing on standardizing the enterprise network.
Why is SD-WAN certification a good idea? How is the WAN developing? What is MEF doing in the Zero Trust Security and SASE space? Listen in to find out.
From this Episode:
Episode 218: The Very...
2021-08-0449 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 219: NaaS, Cloud, and the Future of 5GListeners know that we've covered middle mile and NaaS on this show. And we've touched on the various companies that are emerging around these issues. Today we're getting extra perspective from one of those companies.
Greg welcomes Dave Ward, CEO of PacketFabric, to talk through the bigger picture of how these services are emerging in the enterprise network market.
From This Episode
5G Cloud Core: Slice as a Service Isn’t Just for Pizza
Nailing Down Network-as-a-Service
For WAN Forum Members: Megaport vs. PacketFabric: Weighing Network Transport Options
What is Internet Middle Mile
Trends in...
2021-07-1253 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 218: The Very Definition of SD-WANWhen TeleGeography started tracking the SD-WAN market in 2017, we found dozens of vendors with a service they were calling "SD-WAN."
But are all of these services created equal? What does it take for your solution to qualify as SD-WAN?
Today we pull back and discuss SD-WAN definitions and certification. Greg aims to better understand the exact definition of SD-WAN and how related certification can benefit both end-users and managed service providers. And for that, we're so glad to welcome a true expert on this topic: Marc Cohn, Principal Technology Strategist at Spirent.
From...
2021-07-0650 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 217: BorgWarner's Big SD-WAN AdventureAre you like the (approximately) half of our survey respondents who have not yet adopted SD-WAN? Or perhaps you're in the midst of deployment and want to know what to look out for. Or maybe you're working out whether or not to keep MPLS?
Today we'll share some perspective on these questions with another case study, this time with Mark Williams, Sr. Manager of Global Networks at BorgWarner.
From This Episode
Trends in Cloud Infrastructure and Global Networks
Four New SD-WAN Findings for 2021
PageGroup Case Study
Norsk Hydro Network Case Study
H&M Network...
2021-06-2853 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 216: To the Edge and BackToday we're living on the edge!
Whether we're talking security and SASE, NaaS, or cloud computing—or many other topics, honestly—edge networks and edge computing are likely to make it into the conversation.
Greg welcomes two experts from Catchpoint to help us dig in: CEO Medhi Daoudi and VP of Operations Tony Ferrelli. Medhi's recent blog post Monitoring at the Edge of the Third Act of the Internet sets the tone for a great conversation, spanning enterprise apps, network monitoring, and the geography of the internet.
From This Episode
Trends in Cloud...
2021-06-2156 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 215: Managing Multinational Network ModificationsIt's another case study episode of the WAN Manager Podcast. Today we welcome Ian Calderbank, Enterprise Network Architect at PageGroup, to the hot seat.
In his conversation with Greg, Ian details the network transformation process for a multinational staffing agency.
An environment packed with knowledge workers and downtown office space, it sounds like an enviable position to be in as a WAN manager, no? But there's no shortage of lessons learned as the pair gets into pre-SD-WAN solutions, organizing major network transitions, overlay/underlay troubleshooting, and security strategy.
From This Episode
Join...
2021-06-1450 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 214: Citing Our SourcesIn this episode, we dig into sourcing. Our listeners know that we often discuss the migration of large enterprises away from one or two global suppliers for a mostly MPLS network to a novel mix of transport types and suppliers. This is especially true due to changing trends in cloud migration, SD-WAN, and security.
May it be local internet breakouts from a variety of ISPs alongside MPLS or sourcing a backbone between data center nodes, many enterprises have taken on a “telco-like” role in buying connectivity directly.
For more on the state of sourcing, Greg welc...
2021-06-0746 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 213: Nailing Down Network-as-a-ServiceOur data shows that a majority of enterprises have more than one IaaS provider. For SaaS, that number can be dozens, hundreds, even more. And most have moved the majority of their data centers off corporate premises to some kind of shared facility.
This means most companies are dealing with multi-cloud connectivity in some shape or form; WAN managers of course have to handle that from a performance and cost perspective.
Today we hear from a data center insider, diving into network-as-a-service models, multi-cloud connectivity, data center interconnectivity, and the intersection of these topics.
2021-06-0142 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 212: Submarine Cables—It's Not BitcoinWe often say that we'll be taking a "deep dive" into an issue at the beginning of our WAN Manager Podcasts. Today we almost mean that literally, as Greg welcomes TeleGeography Research Director Alan Mauldin to talk about submarine cables.
Whether you're joining us from the vendor side or enterprise side, you might want to know why submarine cables—usually thought of as a wholesale telecom issue—are relevant to the corporate WAN.
From This Episode
The Utopian Future of International Networks
Submarine Cables to Watch in 2021
A Massive Global Bandwidth Pricing Update for 2021
Out...
2021-05-1746 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 211: I'm Just the Middle Mile ManWe're going back to the middle. The middle mile, that is.
Like many telecom terms, this is one that you might have to follow up with “what exactly do you mean by that?”
Greg dives into how one approaches the mysterious middle mile with Ciaran Roche, founder & CTO of Coevolve. What are vendors doing? How does Coevolve advise clients on all things middle mile? How is the middle mile space developing? Listen and learn.
From This Episode
What is Internet Middle Mile?
Episode 203: Stuck in the Middle Mile With You
2021-05-1049 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 210: MPLS is Dead. Long Live MPLS.The average enterprise network had MPLS running at 82% of sites in 2018. That fell to just 58% in 2020. About one-third have active backups—and a quarter have passive backups—for their MPLS service.
Okay, we have to ask: what is the role of MPLS in the WAN moving forward? Industry expert and independent consultant Keith Langridge joins Greg to discuss the many different ways you can try to answer this question.
Is MPLS dead? Dying? Here to stay? Too complicated to say?
From This Episode
MPLS Holding on in 2021
SD-WAN Adoption is o...
2021-04-2750 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 209: Survey SaysGreg is joined by Analyst Elizabeth Thorne to dig into TeleGeography's latest WAN Manager Survey data.
From SD-WAN adoption stats to network configuration preferences and MPLS trends, the pair covers a lot of ground. If you want to learn more about the survey, those who take it, how we run it, and what the top-level findings are from our latest batch of data, punch that play button.
And if you like information like this, we hope you'll enjoy the WAN Forum, a new content subscription for those who manage wide area networks and maintain IT i...
2021-04-1949 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 208: The Art of Zen and Network MonitoringOur latest episode of the WAN Manager Podcast is all about network monitoring.
Greg is joined by Kentik Co-founder and CEO Avi Freedman; they discuss the history of network monitoring, where it's going, and get a little philosophical in the process.
Most of the enterprises we interview are running dozens or more SaaS applications. And most of our WAN Manager Survey respondents have moved their data centers off-premises—the majority are connecting to multiple IaaS providers. Further, enterprises are increasingly more likely to piece together networks from multiple vendors.
This means we're seeing a...
2021-04-0544 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 207: SmartNICs, ExplainedMost of our listeners are probably familiar with network interface cards (NICs, if you're savvy). But what about SmartNICs?
Fiserv's Michael Wynston is back with a full explainer on what SmartNICs are and how they differ from your run-of-the-mill network interface card. Greg and Michael look closer at this emerging technology and why WAN managers and those who serve them might want to take note.
From This Episode
The WAN and Working from Home
WAN Managers Weigh Greatest Challenges of Remote Working
About the WAN Geography Benchmark
...
2021-03-2941 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 206: A Very Global NetworkIt's a case study episode!
Greg is joined by Johan Ihse, product owner of global connectivity at H&M. As with previous WAN manager interviews, we'll focus on the story behind the network. This includes learning about H&M's network set-up, the transformations they've undertaken, and some goals for where Johan would like to see their network go.
The duo dips into WAN security, the benefits of having a telecom background in the WAN management space, and the makeup of a network that supports retail locations around the globe.
From This Episode
2021-03-0847 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 205: Putting The Data Center Geography in TeleGeographyWhen our new WAN Geography Benchmark got a bit of buzz earlier this year, we thought it'd be cool to invite Principal Analyst Patrick Christian back to the pod to explain how this tool was developed.
It's one of those origin stories where a major customer needed to use several of our databases to run a bespoke analysis of their network. The project sparked a bright idea for how to help other enterprises with their data center decision-making.
In this episode, Greg also asks about the data behind the WAN Geography Benchmark. And Patrick delves in...
2021-03-0145 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 204: If I Could Turn Back TimeGreg sits down with Daniel Remarc Bognár—the Head of Network Architecture at Norsk Hydro. In this episode, you'll go behind the scenes of a network and walk through the main considerations and major challenges that went into designing it.
We'll also ask the all-important question: if you could go back and change anything about your network design, what would it be?
From This Episode
Four New SD-WAN Findings for 2021
Search SD-WAN Vendor Profiles in Our Free Downloadable Guide
Five Years of SD-WAN Migration Stories, Five Takeaways
A...
2021-02-2349 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 203: Stuck in the Middle Mile With YouA new class of network provider has emerged, optimizing connectivity between the office and the cloud. What do they offer? How do they do it? And what’s happening between the core backbone and local access?
TeleGeography Principal Analyst Erik Kreifeldt is in the house and Greg is asking the big questions about internet middle mile.
Erik has spent much of the last year developing new research tools dedicated to the mysterious "middle mile" and he comes bearing insight on provider types, the role of cloud connectivity, adoption use cases, and even the origins of the...
2021-02-0841 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 202: SFW (Safe for WANs)What do you think of when you think of integrating security into the WAN? WAN Dynamics' Jason Gintert sees a changing connectivity landscape that presents no shortage of challenges to security teams.
If you've got WAN security on your mind—or if you want to hear Greg and Jason exchange pre-quarantine concert stories—listen in on this week's episode.
From This Episode
WAN Manager Podcast 101: A Zero Trust State of Mind
WAN Managers Consider Zero Trust Security
About the SD-WAN Research Service
About the WAN Manager Survey
...
2021-02-0143 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetWAN Manager Podcast 201: Open Minds, Open Source SD-WANWhat is open source SD-WAN and how is it different from other "open" platforms we've already seen? This was the right question for flexiWAN CEO Amir Zmora, who wanted to get into the SD-WAN space, but only if he could do something totally different.
Greg sat down with Amir to take a closer look at his open-source model.
From This Episode
More SD-WAN Adoption, More Data on a Changing Marketplace
SD-WAN Management Costs, Wargamed
The Dollars and Cents of SD-WAN
About the SD-WAN Research Service
2021-01-2547 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetThe WAN Manager Podcast Holiday Special: New Year, New WANWe're back with a bonus holiday episode of the WAN Manager Podcast!
In this special pod, Greg invites TeleGeography Analyst Elizabeth Thorne to look back at the WAN in 2020. (And what a year it was.) She comes armed with a preview of data the team collected throughout 2020 for our annual WAN Manager Survey. And the dynamic duo gets to talking about the biggest COVID-19 challenges reported by WAN managers and how 2020 will impact the WAN moving forward.
From This Episode
WAN Managers Reflect on COVID-19 Challenges, Strategies for Moving to Remote Work
2020-12-1753 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetThe WAN Manager Podcast 006: Cloudy With a Chance of IaaSIn this week's pod, Greg sits down with Principal Analyst Patrick Christian to talk about TeleGeography's latest cloud and WAN infrastructure research. Patrick brings intel on the physical geography and product infrastructure of cloud and multinational corporate network providers.
From This Episode
WAN Service and Pricing Trends for 2020
TeleGeography's Cloud Infrastructure Map
TeleGeography's Interactive Submarine Cable Map
About Cloud and WAN Infrastructure
About the WAN Manager Survey
Take the WAN Manager Survey (And then take this related, even shorter COVID-19 impact survey)
Register for...
2020-07-1657 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetThe WAN Manager Podcast 005: The WAN and Working from HomeGreg is joined by Fiserve's Michael Wynston for a COVID-19 update on the impact of remote work on WAN managers.
From This Episode
COVID-19 and the Impact of Remote Work on WAN Managers
About the WAN Manager Survey
About the WAN Cost Benchmark
Take the WAN Manager Survey (And then take this related, even shorter COVID-19 impact survey)
Register for our webinar on SD-WAN and expense management with the team at Calero MDSL
2020-07-0630 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetThe WAN Manager Podcast 004: Benchmarkers AnonymousGreg asks an analyst about all things benchmarking. TeleGeography Senior Analyst and Data Science Manager Mike Bisaha steps in to explain best practices in measuring your wide area network against your goals.
So who benchmarks? How does this make life easier for a WAN manager? What has benchmarking taught us about networks? And how have the goals of WAN managers shifted over the last five to ten years?
From This Episode
On TEMs: You Can't Benchmark Your Network if You Don't Understand What You're Buying
Schrodinger's MPLS and Why Predicting the Future is Hard
F...
2020-06-2948 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetThe WAN Manager Podcast 003: Going to the SourceGlobalinternet Chief Portfolio Officer Mike Lloyd joins Greg to talk about, naturally, sourcing internet.
They zero in on the biggest challenges in internet sourcing and the most efficient solutions Mike has seen when it comes to buying internet from ISPs around the globe.
Adding internet as part of a hybrid MPLS solution? Adding a second line for SD-WAN or local breakouts for SaaS applications? Ditching MPLS altogether? The modern WAN increasingly includes internet alongside or in place of traditional telco services. And these two have seen it all.
From This Episode
About G...
2020-06-2247 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetThe WAN Manager Podcast 002: The SD-WAN Marketplace of IdeasHere at the WAN Manager Podcast, it's time to ask an analyst. That means we've invited an expert from TeleGeography to discuss the data behind wide area networking.
Today, Senior Research Manager Brianna Boudreau sits down with Greg to explore the SD-WAN marketplace. The pair digs into how the vendor landscape and partner ecosystem has developed over the years.
From This Episode
More SD-WAN Adoption, More Data on a Changing Marketplace
WAN Pricing Mythbusters
Wargaming Your WAN
Get the WAN Manager Newsletter
About the SD-WAN Research Service
About the WAN Manager Survey
Take the WA...
2020-06-1247 minTeleGeography Explains the InternetThe WAN Manager Podcast 001: A Zero Trust State of MindWelcome to the first episode of the WAN Manager Podcast. In this special summer series, TeleGeography's Greg Bryan dives into all things wide area networking. He's bringing data, he's calling network experts, and he's sharing stories from WAN managers around the globe.
Today he's joined by Lionel Marie, Network Innovation Manager at Schneider Electric. The two waste no time getting into zero trust security, adoption, vendor selection, and the impact of COVID-19 on WAN management.
From This Episode
WAN Managers Consider Zero Trust Security, Face Challenges in Implementation
Wargaming Your WAN
About the...
2020-06-1252 min
TeleGeography Explains the InternetComing Soon: The WAN Manager PodcastTeleGeography's Greg Bryan has a microphone, a seemingly endless supply of data, and the phone numbers of some prominent WAN experts.
Join him for this special series on the world of wide area networking. You'll hear from managers on the enterprise side, the experts who serve their networking needs, and TeleGeography analysts armed with Excel sheets and survey data.
Coming June 2020.
2020-06-1201 min
WAN Wednesdays12: WAN Manager Survey (with Lizzy Thorne, TeleGeography)We’ve heard from quite a few WAN managers on WAN Wednesdays, but now we’re about to hear from dozens of them in one go - thanks to the WAN Manager Survey, which is published by WAN Summit co-organisers TeleGeography. Co-author Lizzy Thorne, Research Analyst at TeleGeography, shares some previews of the findings and what they might mean for the future of the WAN.
2020-06-0323 min
The Internet ReportOutages Become a Night Owl’s Nuisance, and How COVID-19 Impacted the Submarine Cable Industry (Week of May 18-24) | Outage Deep DiveWelcome back to the Internet Report! On this week’s episode, we cover our usual check-up of ISPs, cloud and collaboration app outages, and discuss several major middle-of-the-night outages that affected services from providers such as Google and Virgin Media. We’re also joined by TeleGeography’s Alan Mauldin to discuss submarine cables, terrestrial networks, international Internet infrastructure and more.
2020-05-2626 min
Light Reading PodcastsTeleGeography's Paul Brodsky: Carrier voice traffic is still going over-the-topOn this podcast, TeleGeography's Paul Brodsky joins Light Reading's Phil Harvey to talk about international voice traffic and how the mix of traffic on carrier networks has changed over the years. TeleGeography's latest estimates say that international over-the-top (OTT) voice traffic reached 1 trillion minutes in 2019, compared to just 432 billion minutes of international carrier traffic. People are still calling each other on the phone, and carriers are still moving that traffic, but how they're connecting has certainly changed, Brodsky said.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
2020-04-0318 min
WAN Wednesdays1: How WANs can Survive the Work-from-Home Stampede (with Greg Bryan, TeleGeography)Think you can spare 20 minutes of your week to keep up to speed with the world of WAN?
That's what WAN Wednesdays are for. Every week from 14.15 GMT, we'll host a quickfire podcast with a new guest each week dedicated to a different aspect of corporate network management. From security to MPLS migration, from single pane of glass to the impact of IoT - we'll cover it all, one week at a time. Guests will include network managers, analysts, solution providers, telecoms operators - anyone with a voice in where the WAN is heading.
Our...
2020-03-1816 min
visual think map podcastCartographic Knowledge. knowledge cartography . by visual think map . knowledge cartography - vis complexity . by visual think map . Taking into account that I will eventually being able to get my teeth into Information Visualisation: Using Vision to think by card, mackinlay & shneirderman, I thought it would be a great time to post these beauties mapping (structuring) the interrelationships of some of the foremost figures in information graphics, complexity, design, visualization from knowledgecartography. org . These images are screenshots taken from ATLAS, the application that's being developed 'to explore the possibilities of the application of a cartographic metaphor to the realms of knowledge', sort of...
2008-11-1800 min