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In the eighth episode of The Fiber Pod, we are pleased to introduce our guest Juanita Clark – Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Digital Council Africa. The Digital Council is a non-profit, independent industry association headquartered in South Africa. The Council connects the government, the technology industry, and interested parties across Africa. 

Juanita co-founded the organization in 2010 as she realized the educational need and urged to raise awareness regarding broadband networks in the telecommunications industry. The Digital Council's mission is to help the public and private sector to work together to deliver on the expectations of a gigabit society.

Furthermore, Juanita is a published author who strives to influence the progression of fiber deployment and access to connectivity on the African continent.

Host: Magnus Angermund

In this episode of The Fiber Pod, we take a trip down memory lane when talking to Peter Lo Curzio, Deputy CTO at Hexatronic Cables & Interconnect Systems, as we look back at the fiber technology in the 90s and the advancements up until now. Peter has a long experience in the fiber optic industry as he started at Ericsson in 1995, working in their research lab focusing on developing fiber to the home systems. Tune in to this episode and learn more about how installation cost was significantly reduced with new technology, the break-through of blown fiber solutions, upcoming developments within the fiber industry in the coming years, and much more.

Host: Magnus Angermund

In the second episode, we meet Crister Mattsson, a person with a long experience from the fiber optic market, both in Sweden and on an European level. We are discussing the very beginning of the fiber networks in Sweden, how it all started, the drivers behind FTTH and the importance for people to communicate. Crister do also share some memories and experiences from the work with the contribution to the EU commission as an advisor, and from the books we has written, all about fiber and the digital society.

Host: Magnus Angermund

In this episode, we meet Vincent Garnier who is the General Director of the FTTH Council Europe, to discuss what the council is doing to impact the European market towards full-fiber networks. We are discussing the different publications that is produced in the name of the Council, such as the well-known annual Panorama report, together with discussions about market drivers and market trends.

Host: Magnus Angermund

The fiber optic industry plays a critical role in the modern society. Everyday around the globe fiber networks are being deployed to connect everyone and everything. Magnus Angermund, who has more than 25 years of experience from the industry, interviews profiles within and around the fiber industry about interesting subjects, such as market trends and technical trends. It will also be deep dives in areas like investments, sea cables, build out in certain countries, market drivers and much more.

Hal and Eric talk about Bulk contracts for Home Owners Associations, Fiber to the Home, Cord Cutting and 5G..

This show takes a look at trends in the broadband industry and some projections for 2007.

References:

IPTV Emerges as Major Growth Driver for Networking Gear in 2007: http://www.isuppli.com/news/default.asp?id=7203

Budde.com: http://www.budde.com

JP Morgan: http://www.jpmorgan.com

Nielsen Media Research: http://www.nielsen.com/

In-Stat: http://www.instat.com/

US Bancorp: http://www.usbank.com/

Lehman Brothers: http://www.lehman.com/

Verizon: http://www.verizon.com/

Cox: http://www.cox.com

Comcast: http://www.comcast.com

Time Warner: http://www.timewarner.com