EP22: Openness and disaggregation, IPoDWDM, DIY hyperscalers, sustainability
05/20/22 • 18 min
In this episode, Stephen Alexander, CTO at Ciena and Mattias Fridström discuss the industry trend towards open and disaggregated networks, the latest developments in IPoDWDM, hyperscalers building their own gear, sustainability in networking, and the future of the optical development.
In this episode, Stephen Alexander, CTO at Ciena and Mattias Fridström discuss the industry trend towards open and disaggregated networks, the latest developments in IPoDWDM, hyperscalers building their own gear, sustainability in networking, and the future of the optical development.
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EP21: Optical networking, raw bandwidth, component shortages, network design post-pandemic
In this episode, Stephen Alexander, CTO at Ciena and Mattias Fridström discuss how the optical networking industry has developed over the last decades, trends in enterprise networking such as the increased demand for raw bandwidth, the global component shortages, and the pandemic’s impact on network design.
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EP24: Connectivity in Africa: the entrance of hyperscalers, sustainability, telecom development
In this episode, Mattias Fridström is meeting with Funke Opeke, founder and CEO of MainOne, the leading provider of telecom services and network solutions for businesses in West Africa. With its 7,000km subsea cable system, including landing stations in Nigeria, Ghana and Portugal, and its growing metropolitan infrastructure and data center ecosystem, MainOne is uniquely positioned to accelerate the development of digital infrastructure in the region. In April 2022, Equinix announced that it’s entering Africa by closing the acquisition of MainOne.
Learn about:
- The recent entrance of hyperscalers to Africa
- Sustainability within the data center market in Africa
- The regional impact of COVID-19 in the industry
- If people really realize how important connectivity is
- The future of the data center market and telecom development in Africa
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