<p>What does the future of telecom look like? Kent Lidström, CTO of Smartoptics returns to the podcast for a discussion with Mattias Fridström on:</p><ul><li>The increased importance of where components are manufactured</li><li>How the convergence of IP and optical layers has impacted suppliers</li><li>Hyperscalers building their own gear</li><li>Hollow-core fiber</li><li>Where quantum networking research stands today</li><li>Sustainability challenges in networking</li><li>Optical innovations to expect in the coming years</li></ul><p>Don’t miss this deep dive into the trends shaping tomorrow’s networks.</p>

<description>&lt;p&gt;What does the future of telecom look like? Kent Lidström, CTO of Smartoptics returns to the podcast for a discussion with Mattias Fridström on:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The increased importance of where components are manufactured&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;How the convergence of IP and optical layers has impacted suppliers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hyperscalers building their own gear&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Hollow-core fiber&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Where quantum networking research stands today&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Sustainability challenges in networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Optical innovations to expect in the coming years&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Don’t miss this deep dive into the trends shaping tomorrow’s networks.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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...

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EP62: Trends and challenges in optical networking – Part II

EP62: Trends and challenges in optical networking – Part II

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