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EP64: Trusted advisors, AI infrastructure, and the evolving role of connectivity
Apr 28, 2026
25m 38s
EP63: Channel transformation, global growth, and advisory‑led partnerships
Mar 18, 2026
24m 11s
EP62: Trends and challenges in optical networking – Part II
Jan 7, 2026
27m 58s
EP61: Trends and challenges in optical networking
Dec 1, 2025
21m 59s
EP60: Connectivity in the gaming industry: DreamHack, local sites, and future of gaming
Sep 22, 2025
27m 11s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 4/28/26 | EP64: Trusted advisors, AI infrastructure, and the evolving role of connectivity✨ | trusted advisorsAI infrastructure+3 | Rob Merhej | AVANT | — | trusted advisorsAI+5 | — | 25m 38s | |
| 3/18/26 | EP63: Channel transformation, global growth, and advisory‑led partnerships | What’s reshaping the future of the technology channel? Rob Merhej, VP EMEA at AVANT, joins Mattias Fridström to discuss: How AVANT evolved from a small startup to a global advisory‑led technology services distributorThe shift from traditional reselling to a modern trusted‑advisor model across cloud, connectivity, co‑location, cybersecurity, and AIWhy recurring‑revenue, as‑a‑service solutions are now central to partner go‑to‑market strategiesHow AVANT supports partners with engineering experti... | 24m 11s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 | EP62: Trends and challenges in optical networking – Part II | What does the future of telecom look like? Kent Lidström, CTO of Smartoptics returns to the podcast for a discussion with Mattias Fridström on: The increased importance of where components are manufacturedHow the convergence of IP and optical layers has impacted suppliersHyperscalers building their own gearHollow-core fiberWhere quantum networking research stands todaySustainability challenges in networkingOptical innovations to expect in the coming yearsDon’t miss this deep dive into the tre... | 27m 58s | ||||||
| 12/1/25 | EP61: Trends and challenges in optical networking | How has optical networking evolved over the past 25 years – and what’s next? In this episode, Kent Lidström, CTO at Smartoptics, joins Mattias Fridström to explore: The biggest shifts in optical networking and what still needs to changeOpenness and disaggregation in the telecom industryShannon’s limitHow mergers and acquisitions are reshaping the industryWhy enterprises are moving toward simpler services like “raw bandwidth”Encryption-based and physical security Strategies for managing c... | 21m 59s | ||||||
| 9/22/25 | EP60: Connectivity in the gaming industry: DreamHack, local sites, and future of gaming | Markus Viitamäki, Senior Infrastructure Architect at Embark Studios is back on the podcast. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss Markus’ previous engagement in the world’s largest gaming festival DreamHack, when to establish local gaming sites to meet customer needs (and what the requirements are), DDoS attacks in the gaming industry, and whether gamers really understand how the Internet is working. | 27m 11s | ||||||
| 8/28/25 | EP59: Connectivity in the gaming industry: trends, drivers, latency & bandwidth | In this episode, Markus Viitamäki, Senior Infrastructure Architect at Embark Studios joins the podcast to discuss trends in the gaming industry, main drivers to creating a new game, and how much latency and bandwidth are affecting the gaming experience. | 16m 33s | ||||||
| 6/10/25 | EP58: Cloud connectivity, public internet, security standards, and enterprise networking trends | Misha Kuperman, Chief Reliability Officer at Zscaler is back on the podcast. In this episode he and Mattias Fridström discuss if the recent trade tariffs will impact services from Zscaler, whether people in general understand cloud connectivity, if security in the cloud is just a waste of bandwidth resources, what customers know about the public internet, if security standards in telecoms are important, and what security trends we will see in enterprise networking in five years’ time. | 20m 11s | ||||||
| 5/12/25 | EP57: Enterprise networking, geopolitical impact, and zero trust | In this episode, Misha Kuperman, Chief Reliability Officer at Zscaler joins the podcast to discuss the past and recent developments in enterprise networking, whether the current geopolitical situation has had any impact on the way enterprises think about security, what’s behind the ‘zero trust’ concept and how this works in real life. | 24m 27s | ||||||
| 1/20/25 | EP56: Data center security, heat recovery, understanding network architecture | Eric Löwgren, Head of Network at data center provider GleSYS, is back on the podcast. This time, he and Mattias Fridström discuss physical and cyber security in data centers, optimizing sustainability through measures such as heat recovery (and getting customers to pay a premium for sustainability), increasing the understanding of network architecture among customers, and what the future data center will look like. | 17m 40s | ||||||
| 12/11/24 | EP55: Choosing location for data centers, moving out of the cloud, AI affecting connectivity demands | Eric Löwgren, Head of Network at data center provider GleSYS, joins the podcast for a discussion on what impacts the selection of where to put a data center, the trend of moving things out of the cloud, AI driving power density and connectivity demands, and attracting ‘lead guitar’ talent to the data center industry. | 21m 27s | ||||||
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| 11/19/24 | EPEP54: Quantum physics in optical networks, hollow-core fiber, and optimizing power consumption | Robert Maher, CTO of Infinera, is back on the podcast. This time, he and Mattias Fridström discuss quantum physics in optical networks, the development of hollow-core fiber, optimizing power consumption in the AI data center era, and more. | 21m 24s | ||||||
| 10/22/24 | EP53: Optical networking, impact of AI, and hyperscalers building their own gear | Robert Maher, CTO of Infinera, joins the podcast to talk about how the optical business has developed during the last 20 years, the strive for constant innovation, openness and disaggregation in the telecoms space, the impact of AI in areas such as self-provisioning, and hyperscalers building their own gear. | 23m 06s | ||||||
| 9/16/24 | EP52: AI in mobile networks, road to 6G & 7G, and security | Anders Vestergren, Vice President, Head of Solution Area Network Management at Ericsson is back on the podcast. In this episode, the discussion centers around differentiation of mobile networks, component shortages, development and use cases of AI in mobile networks, finding and training talent with the right skill set, the road to 6G and 7G, the future for quantum computing in mobile services, and telecoms’ massive investments in security. | 25m 01s | ||||||
| 8/13/24 | EP51: Global 5G roll-out, edge computing, and network softwareization | Anders Vestergren, Vice President, Head of Solution Area Network Management at Ericsson joins the podcast to talk about where we are with the global roll-out of 5G, fixed wireless vs mobile access, edge computing, and the softwareization of mobile networks. A great discussion with high-end use cases from the PGA Tour and Taylor Swift concerts. | 25m 31s | ||||||
| 7/2/24 | EP50: Quantum connectivity: attracting people and funds, sustainability trends, and the holy grail of quantum communications | Ryan Lafler, CTO of Quantum Corridor is back on the podcast to discuss the gender split in the quantum industry, funding of quantum development, sustainability trends, and why quantum entanglement – which Ryan believes is 3-5 years out – is the holy grail of quantum communications. | 18m 10s | ||||||
| 6/3/24 | EP49: Quantum connectivity: successful transmissions, impact of AI, and real use cases | In this episode, Ryan Lafler, CTO of Quantum Corridor joins the podcast to talk about quantum network transmissions, the impact of AI on quantum computing, and real use cases like generative AI, graphics applications, climate modelling, and vaccine development. | 23m 31s | ||||||
| 4/24/24 | EP48: Preventing fiber cuts, transparency of network routes, multi-network resiliency | David Tomalin, Group CTO at CityFibre is back on the podcast to talk about preventing accidental fiber cuts, transparency vs. openness when it comes to network routes, the trend towards multi-network resiliency, sustainability in the networking industry, and more. | 23m 55s | ||||||
| 3/26/24 | EP47: Building an intelligent fiber network | In this episode, David Tomalin, Group CTO at CityFibre joins the podcast to discuss what sorts of fiber are used for broadband services, how to choose the best locations and routes when expanding a network, and the need for more intelligent data in the business. | 19m 48s | ||||||
| 2/20/24 | EP46: The next big thing in quantum computing | Javad Shabani is Assistant Professor of Physics and Director of the Center of Quantum Information Physics at New York University. He joins the podcast to share his expertise on the quantum development: The next big thing in quantum computingBreakthroughs in quantum communicationSustainability aspects Funding quantum researchQuantum computing in mobile networks | 21m 12s | ||||||
| 1/26/24 | EP45: Quantum computing breakthroughs – in the lab and in real-life | Javad Shabani is Assistant Professor of Physics and Director of the Center of Quantum Information Physics at New York University. He joins the podcast to share his expertise on the quantum development: How close are we to some really cool stuff in this area – in the lab and in the real world?Quantum computing use casesInfrastructure limitationsQuantum Key DistributionCompeting for skills with big tech companies | 27m 03s | ||||||
| 12/11/23 | EP44: Sustainable data center architecture – part II | Marina Otero Verzier is an architect and researcher who in 2022 received Harvard’s Wheelwright Prize for a project on the future of data storage. She aims to publish the first open-source manual for global data center architecture design, featuring examples of ecological, sustainable, and egalitarian data storage models used in data centers across the world. Marina Otero Verzier’s work is especially urgent at a time when digital-data production is outpacing the scalability of today’s storage ... | 25m 02s | ||||||
| 11/16/23 | EP43: Sustainable data center architecture – part I | Marina Otero Verzier is an architect and researcher who in 2022 received Harvard’s Wheelwright Prize for a project on the future of data storage. She aims to publish the first open-source manual for global data center architecture design, featuring examples of ecological, sustainable, and egalitarian data storage models used in data centers across the world. Marina Otero Verzier’s work is especially urgent at a time when digital-data production is outpacing the scalability of today’s storage ... | 25m 20s | ||||||
| 10/24/23 | EP42: Global digital adoption, exponential technology’s impact on policymaking | Michael Potter is an entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker, author, and social enterprise investor. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss: Obstacles to overcome in developing countries and how Geeks without Frontiers, an NGO co-founded by Michael, can support this work.His involvement in Intel’s N50 initiative, striving for digital adoption for the next 50% of the planet.Michael's work as a documentary film producer for titles including Do You Dream in Color?, Orphans of Apollo, The... | 23m 27s | ||||||
| 9/14/23 | EP41: Social entrepreneurship in telecoms, challenging the incumbents | Michael Potter is an entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker, author, and social enterprise investor. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss: Michael’s professional background in the 80’s, working as a nuclear arms controller, with international telecoms at the United Nations, and joining the very first class of students at the International Space University.The story of Esprit Telecom, a European telco co-founded by Michael in the 90's, and how the company challenged the telecoms incu... | 23m 22s | ||||||
| 8/16/23 | EP40: Edge computing, AI, cloud connectivity | Chris Stott is a renowned space entrepreneur with a passion for the economics and commerce of space. He is the founder and CEO of Lonestar, a company about to send the first in a series of data centers to the moon for disaster recovery and edge processing. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss: Edge computing: where is the edge and what developments are happening in this area?Where is AI heading?Do people understand connectivity to the cloud?The future for data storage and cloud | 24m 27s | ||||||
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