NAN119: Adapting Core Automation Practices to Challenging Environments with Matt Campbell
In this episode, host Eric Cho talks with network engineer Matt Campbell about adapting core network automation practices to the ultra‑high‑stakes environment at Blue Origin. Campbell shares how his unconventional background in psychology and a hands‑on telecom systems program shaped his troubleshooting mindset, and he explains the need for fault‑tolerant, low‑latency designs that meet strict ITAR and aerospace requirements. He highlights practical automation strategies—such as building redundancy from power to the switch stack and using tools like Wireshark—to keep complex, mission‑critical networks reliable. The conversation also touches on the human side of engineering, emphasizing soft‑skill diplomacy and understanding team dynamics in a high‑ego, high‑pressure setting.
The UTOPIA Model — Open Access and Community Broadband - Episode 3 of Unbuffered
In this episode of Unbuffered, Christopher Mitchell talks with Roger Timmerman, executive director of Utopia Fiber, about the consortium’s open‑access municipal fiber model and its performance. They dive into an Ookla study that ranked Utopia Fiber #1 for latency, explaining...
The Iran Blackout: 90 Million People Went Dark
The episode examines Iran’s current internet blackout affecting 90 million people, describing it as a powerful weapon that silences internal dissent and obscures atrocities from the world. Host Van Jones explains how such shutdowns enable the regime to commit mass violence,...
This Week: AT&T’s OneConnect Plan
In this episode Roger Antner and Don Kellogg dissect AT&T’s new OneConnect bundles, which combine mobile lines, device allowances, and up to 1 Gbps fiber for a flat monthly fee ranging from $90 for a single line to $225 for a...
“Alexa, Let’s Go to Outer Space”
In this episode of Motley Fool Money, hosts Tyler Crowe, Matt Frankel, and John Klost discuss the rapid evolution of the space industry, focusing on the potential Amazon acquisition of Globalstar and its strategic value for Amazon’s satellite ambitions, as...
Telecom Then, AI Now — Rethinking the FCC’s Role - Episode 2 of Unbuffered
In this episode of Unbuffered, former FCC chief of staff Blair Levin discusses the pivotal regulatory decisions of the 1990s—such as the 1992 Cable Act, the 1993 spectrum auction authority, and the 1996 Telecom Act—that laid the groundwork for today’s...
48. Non-Uniform Antenna Arrays and Movable Antennas
In this episode Emil Björnsson and Eric Larson discuss antenna arrays, focusing on the shift from uniform, half‑wavelength spaced grids to more flexible, non‑uniform designs for future massive MIMO and 6G systems. They explain how massive MIMO works—using many more...
The 6G Podcast - HP Go's European Rollout, Cable Industry Challenges, T-Mobile's 5G Baseball Breakthrough, FCC's Router Ban, Turkey's 5G...
In this episode, hosts Onshilz Thaw and Mike Dano discuss HP's expansion of its HP Go cellular service across its entire laptop lineup and into 23 European countries, highlighting its potential to solve coverage pain points for mobile workers. They...
Is the Internet Still a Public Good? - Episode 1 of Unbuffered
In the inaugural episode of Unbuffered, Chris Mitchell and a panel of longtime internet policy experts discuss whether technology—especially the internet and AI—is inherently harmful or simply mismanaged. They cite recent Pew and NBC surveys showing public concern over data‑center...
From M&A in Africa to Enterprise Wireless Infrastructure, DC Moore of ATG
In this episode, host Nick Law talks with DC Moore, a former Motorola, Lockheed Martin, and McKinsey executive who spent eight years doing M&A in Africa before acquiring and running Atlantic Technology Group, an enterprise wireless and mobility solutions provider. DC...
This Week: Of Fiber Castles, Cable Forts, FWA Camps, and Satellite Warbands
In this episode Roger Antner and Don Kellogg examine how network infrastructure shapes competition, coining metaphors like fiber "castles," cable "forts," FWA "camps," and satellite "warbands." They show that carriers with dense fiber footprints—AT&T and Verizon in the Northeast—gain customers,...
The 6G Podcast - Nvidia's AI Grid, Bell's AI Factory, OPPO Find N6, Spider-Man's Foldable, Fiber Land Rush, and 6G...
In this episode, hosts Anshul Saag and Mike Dano dissect NVIDIA's new AI Grid for telecom, Bell's $1.7 billion AI factory in Saskatchewan, and the latest foldable market moves, notably OPPO's crease‑free Find N6 and Samsung's discontinuation of its high‑end trifold. They...
Reading the Signals: What Broadband Policy Shifts Mean on the Ground - Episode 680 of the Community Broadband Bits Podcast
In this episode, host Chris interviews broadband veteran Doug Dawson to dissect recent industry shifts, including the Astound‑Google Fiber merger and New Mexico's new state‑level affordable connectivity program. They explore how consolidation drives economies of scale for fiber deployment, the...
Hedge 299: 6G
In this episode the hosts trace the evolution of mobile networks from 2G through 5G and speculate on what 6G might look like, highlighting how each generation added digital encoding, higher frequencies, and new features like beamforming. They discuss the...
Who Runs the Internet?
In this episode, Marco Brandstetter of DE-CIX discusses the evolving role of internet exchanges (IXs) worldwide, highlighting DE-CIX’s growth to 60 metros and over 4,000 connected networks. He explains how modern IXs go beyond cheap IP transit, offering cloud, AI,...
