Podcast Episodes

The Five Nine: Gigapower, Utopia take open access networks to the U.S.

Season 6 Episode 9

This week, we sat down to unpack one of the biggest emerging concepts in the broadband space – the open access network. 

Open access, like any broadband network, is no cakewalk and comes with its own…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

The Five Nine: Nokia Bell Labs research prez details Moon mission, more_mixdown

Season 6 Episode 8

Guest host Liz Coyne wrangled an exec from Nokia Bell Labs to talk about the company’s recent mission to the moon. The mission came as Nokia Bell Labs celebrated its 100th anniversary but the landing…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

The Five Nine: What enterprises need to know as AI moves to the edge

Season 6 Episode 7

This week, we delve back into the intersection of AI and networking, and more specifically what enterprises need to know and prepare for as AI moves to the edge.

Just how distributed will AI really b…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Five Nine: What we have our eyes on in 2025

Season 6 Episode 6

The Fierce Network crew made it back safe and sound, for the most part, from Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona. But the show, which is essentially the official start to the year in telecom, gav…

Published on 8 months ago

The Five Nine: MWC 2025 pre-show bingo board

Season 6 Episode 5

The hotels are booked, the bags are packed and at the end of this week, the flights will be boarded. But what will we find when we get there? That’s the question we’re going to tackle today and the a…

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Five Nine: Frontier’s CEO talks coming back from the brink

Season 6 Episode 4

This week, we delve into the nitty gritty of one of the biggest turnaround stories in telecom in recent years: that of Frontier Communications.  

Frontier recently made headlines when Verizon agreed …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

The Five Nine: Bending the knee to the sovereign cloud

Season 6 Episode 3

This week, we explore the rise of sovereign clouds across the globe. 

You’ve probably heard of GDPR by now, or at least data privacy. And while sovereignty is sort of in a similar sphere, it’s more a…

Published on 9 months ago

The Five Nine: The birth – and death – of ideas in Google Cloud’s Office of the CTO

Season 6 Episode 2

This week, we sat down to pull back the curtain on the idea factory chugging along behind the scenes at one of the largest hyperscalers: Google Cloud. 

CTO Will Grannis heads up Google Cloud’s Office…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

The Five Nine: Alianza’s CEO talks what’s next for the mobile core

Season 6 Episode 1

This week, we’re taking a look at what the future holds for operators when it comes to the mobile core.  

The march to the cloud has been a steady but rather slow journey for operators. And nowhere i…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Scaling Up: Texas A&M's 5G Expansion with CommScope's Tech Expertise [Sponsored]

In this episode of The Five Nine Podcast, host James Careless dives into the future of 5G technology with special guests Matthew Almand, Chief Technology Officer at Texas A&M University System, and T…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago