Podcasts

COMCAST CABLE

In this podcast, we talk to Venk Mutalik, Executive Director of HFC Architecture at Comcast Cable about XMF, a new system that provides visibility into the performance of the cable MSO’s last-mile optical networks.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participant:

Venk Mutalik – Executive Director of HFC Architecture, Comcast Cable

CJ SPEAKS

In this podcast, we talk to Craig Settles, president of CJ Speaks. Craig talks about his views on the latest White House infrastructure bill and telehealth opportunities.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participant:

Craig Settles – President, CJ Speaks

ADTRAN

In this podcast, we talk to Kurt Raaflaub – Head of Product Marketing, Broadband Access for ADTRAN and Sanjay Kapoor – Head of Cloud Marketing for ADTRAN, talk about their expectations about the Fiber Connect show in Nashville, Tenn.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participants:

Kurt Raaflaub – Head of Product Marketing, Broadband Access, ADTRAN

Sanjay Kapoor – Head of Cloud Marketing, ADTRAN

INTERNET INNOVATION ALLIANCE

In this podcast, we talk to Bruce Melhman, co-chariman of the Internet Innovation Alliance about broadband opportunities, regulations and how to bridge the digital divide.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participant:

Bruce Melhman – Co-Chairman, Internet Innovation Alliance

CLEARFIELD

In this podcast, Broadband Communities talked to Kevin Morgan, VP of Marketing at Clearfield about the state of the FTTH industry and his expectations about this week's Fiber Connect trade show in Nashville, TN.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participant:

Kevin Morgan – VP of Marketing, Clearfield

DZS

In this podcast, Broadband Communities talked to Charlie Vogt, CEO of DZS about the state of the FTTH industry and his expectations about this week's Fiber Connect trade show in Nashville, TN.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participant:

Charlie Vogt – CEO, DZS

FAIRLAWN GIG

In this podcast, Broadband Communities talked to Ernie Staten, Fairlawn about the municipal network and how the Ohio State Budget passed both the house and the senate without language that prohibited municipal broadband.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participant:

Ernie Staten – Director of Public Service, Fairlawn

WYANDOTTE

In this podcast, Broadband Communities talked to Wyandotte, Michigan and their partner CommScope on how they will convert their Hybrid Fiber Coax (HFC) network to an all FTTH network.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participants:

Paul LaManes – General Manager, City of Wyandotte
Tom McLaughlin – Senior Vice President of Service Providers, CommScope

GREENLIGHT NETWORKS

Broadband Communities sat down with Mark Murphy, President of Greenlight Networks, to talk about how the company is helping bridge the digital divide in upstate New York.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participant:

Mark Murphy – President, Greenlight Networks

FIBER BROADBAND ASSOCIATION

As the Fiber Broadband Association prepares to hold its first in-person event for the first time in over a year, Broadband Communities talked to Gary Bolton, President of Fiber Broadband Association about the state of broadband in the U.S. and new government policies set on narrowing the digital divide.

Moderator:

Sean Buckley – Editor in Chief, Broadband Communities

Participant:

Gary Bolton – President, Fiber Broadband Association