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The world of networking has never been more exciting. Today, the Internet and network services play a critical role in our lives – individuals and businesses alike. Due to ever-increasing traffic growth, the evolution of networking rages on at unprecedented speed, creating a wealth of opportunities and challenges.

In The Connectivity Podcast, networking guru Mattias Fridström and industry experts discuss all things Internet, networks, connectivity and cloud.

Current season

Season 7 - Episode 65

EP65: Internet resilience, AI traffic myths, and the future of routing security

Season 7 - Episode 64

EP64: Trusted advisors, AI infrastructure, and the evolving role of connectivity

Season 7 - Episode 63

EP63: Channel transformation, global growth, and advisory‑led partnerships

Season 7 - Episode 62

EP62: Trends and challenges in optical networking – part II

Previous seasons

Season 6 - Episode 61

EP61: Trends and challenges in optical networks

Season 6 - Episode 60

EP60: Connectivity in the gaming industry: DreamHack, local sites, and future of gaming

Season 6 - Episode 59

EP59: Connectivity in the gaming industry: trends, drivers, latency & bandwidth

Season 6 - Episode 58

EP58: Cloud connectivity, public internet, security standards, and enterprise networking trends

Season 6 - Episode 57

EP57: Enterprise networking, geopolitical impact and zero trust

Season 6 - Episode 56

EP56: Data center security, heat recovery, understanding network architecture

Season 5 - Episode 55

EP55: Choosing location for data centers, moving out of the cloud, AI affecting connectivity demands

Season 5 - Episode 54

EP54: Quantum physics in optical networks, hollow-core fiber, and optimizing power consumption

Season 5 - Episode 53

EP53: Optical networking, impact of AI, and hyperscalers building their own gear

Season 5 - Episode 52

EP52: AI in mobile networks, road to 6G & 7G, and security

Season 5 - Episode 51

EP51: Global 5G roll-out, edge computing, and network softwareization

Season 5 - Episode 50

EP50: Quantum connectivity: attracting people and funds, sustainability trends, and the holy grail of quantum communications

Season 5 - Episode 49

EP49: Quantum connectivity: successful transmissions, impact of AI, and real use cases

Season 5 - Episode 48

EP48: Preventing fiber cuts, transparency of network routes, multi-network resiliency

Season 5 - Episode 47

EP47: Building an intelligent fiber network

Season 5 - Episode 46

EP46: The next big thing in quantum computing

Season 5 - Episode 45

EP45: Quantum computing breakthroughs – in the lab and in real-life

Season 4 - Episode 44

EP44: Sustainable data center architecture – part II

Season 4 - Episode 43

EP43: Sustainable data center architecture – part I

Season 4 - Episode 42

EP42: Digital adoption, exponential technology’s impact on policymaking

Season 4 - Episode 41

EP41: Social entrepreneurship in telecoms, challenging the incumbents

Season 4 - Episode 40

EP40: Edge computing, AI, cloud connectivity

Season 4 - Episode 39

EP39: Data centers on the moon

Season 4 - Episode 38

EP38: Network science - part II

Season 4 - Episode 37

EP37: Network science - part I

Season 4 - Episode 36

EP36: Connectivity in Japan – part II

Season 4 - Episode 35

EP35: Connectivity in Japan – part I

Season 4 - Episode 34

EP34: Subsea data centers – part II

Season 4 - Episode 33

EP33: Subsea data centers – part I

Season 4 - Episode 32

EP32: Selecting data center location, colocation security trends, proving your sustainability

Season 4 - Episode 31

EP31: Cloud trends, cross connects, control of data, market consolidation, supply chain challenges

Season 3 - Episode 30

EP30: Quantum Networks - part II

Season 3 - Episode 29

EP29: Quantum networks: vision, what’s going on in the lab, use cases, Quantum Internet vs Public Internet

Season 3 - Episode 28

EP28: Preventing frauds in the telecoms industry – part II

Season 3 - Episode 27

EP27: Preventing frauds in the telecoms industry

Season 3 - Episode 26

EP26: Pandemic’s impact on cloud, datacenter sustainability, what’s next in cloud

Season 3 - Episode 25

EP25: Pioneering the cloud, best advice & major mistakes, understanding connectivity

Season 3 - Episode 24

EP24: Connectivity in Africa: the entrance of hyperscalers, sustainability, telecom development

Season 3 - Episode 23

EP23: Connectivity in Africa: data centers, networks, subsea cables

Season 3 - Episode 22

EP22: Openness and disaggregation, IPoDWDM, DIY hyperscalers, sustainability

Season 3 - Episode 21

EP21: Optical networking, raw bandwidth, component shortages, post-pandemic network design

Season 3 - Episode 20

EP20: Disaggregation, IPoDWDM, sustainability in networking

Season 3 - Episode 19

EP19: Routing silicon, Moore's law, Life Cycle Management

Season 2 - Episode 18

EP18: Enabling connectivity after Beirut port and Moria refugee camp disasters, securing funding and partners

Season 2 - Episode 17

EP17: Connectivity in disaster areas, custom-engineered communications kit, satellite broadband

Season 2 - Episode 16

EP16: Hyperscalers, Shannon limit, fiber development, predicting earthquakes

Season 2 - Episode 15

EP15: Optical networking, openness and disaggregation, IPoDWDM

Season 2 - Episode 14

EP14: 5G, cloud connectivity, security standards

Season 2 - Episode 13

EP13: Enterprise networking, SASE, zero trust

Season 2 - Episode 12

EP12: 5G and enterprise networks, cloud connectivity, sustainability

Season 2 - Episode 11

EP11: Network design, automation, enterprise security

Season 2 - Episode 10

EP10: Cyber security, supply chain attacks, raising digital natives

Season 2 - Episode 9

EP09: Cyber security, connectivity concerns, pandemic’s impact on security

Season 2 - Episode 8

EP08: IPv4 vs IPv6, 5G and Edge, and building a better Internet

Season 2 - Episode 7

EP07: State of Internet, connectivity as a commodity, and networking sustainability

Season 1 - Episode 6

EP06: Planning for traffic peaks, the Internet ecosystem, and sustainability

Season 1 - Episode 5

EP05: Diversity in tech industry, WFH, and coping with the traffic surge

Season 1 - Episode 4

EP04: 400G, IPv6, Covid-19, and building a better Internet

Season 1 - Episode 3

Route hijacking, trust-based Internet, and future of IX’s Duration: 25 minutes

Season 1 - Episode 2

Cloud – sustainability, domination, automation and WFA Duration: 30 minutes

Season 1 - Episode 1

Cloud – adoption, on-ramps, security and datacenters Duration: 25 minutes

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