CommScope Crosstalk

To Build A.I. in the Cloud, We Need a Different Type of Plane to Get There

17 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

A.I. is everywhere… you can’t be in the ICT industry without A.I. impacting you in some way these days… even if it’s just the need to stay wel...

Dispersion and Next Gen Transmission, with Mike Cooper and Earl Parsons

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Earl Parsons and guest host Mike Cooper dig into fiber dispersion and next generation transmission.

Managing Fiber in the Data Center with CommScope's FiberGuide

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

CommScope Systems Engineer Mungree Singh discusses the FiberGuide Fiber Management System.

Journey to the Edge - Advancing Building Networks to Support Tomorrow's Applications

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Rebroadcast from the 2024 Winter BICSI conference in Orlando, Florida.  Presented by Mike Rearden

Preparing the Data Center for AI with Ken Hall and Host Mike Cooper

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Safety, Privacy, and the Five D's of Physical Security - with Kelly DeLeo of Axis Communications

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 1984, Rockwell released the song “Somebody’s Watching Me”… a song about a guy who feels like he’s always being watched.  But this was 19...

Going the Distance - Reaching beyond the Standards with Confidence

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever been doing something and felt like there had to be a better way to do it?  Staring at a current frustration thinking that someone shoul...

Powering the Future - A Conversation with Stephen Eaves, the inventor of Fault Managed Power

04 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does VHS and Blu-Ray have in common?  How about the Compact Disc and LC Fiber Connectors?  What about asphalt roads and AC Power?  What do the...

Partnership Defined - When the whole is greater than the sum of its parts - With Jared Marcel, Boe-Tel TN Company

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The word “Partner” has become quite cliché these days.  I’m not even sure people really know what it means anymore.  It tends to be used haph...

Flying Blind - How to Gain Valuable Visibility in your Network, with Shawn Clark

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The legend of the crystal ball is famous for giving people visibility into the future.  What an amazing gift that would be.Clear visibility in genera...

Choosing the Right Training and Enablement for your Team

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company, once said, “The only thing worse than training your employees and having them leave is not training t...

Endless Innovation - SYSTIMAX 2.0 with Luc Adriaenssens

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

SYSTIMAX 2.0What is that?  What does that even mean?  Let’s not speculate with a poorly written introduction.  Listen now and we'll get righ...

Innovation Defined - The Legacy of SYSTIMAX

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

“A legacy of innovation”.  It’s a catchy phrase, to be sure, but how can one determine if something is just marketing hyperbole, or an accurate...

Smart Hospitals, Lunar Data Centers, and A.I. with John Daniels, CEO of BICSI

11 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

If there’s one thing we learned from the way the world responded to covid, it’s the fact that hospitals need to get smarter.I mean, it makes sense...

Three New Year's Resolutions for the ICT Professional with Mike Rearden

28 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Making new year’s resolutions has been a timeless tradition that often gets a bad rap because so many people fail to follow through on them, and the...

Leading Locally AND Globally - BICSI's Global Impact in the ICT Industry. A Conversation with John Daniels, CEO of BICSI

14 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Elephants, ships and transcontinental railroads… to traverse the world in 80 days.  It’s been a long time since Jules Verne dreamed up such a tal...

Making the World a Better Place with iMasons. A Conversation with Dean Nelson

30 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple computer, once said “The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”I be...

Connecting the Dots of IoT with Andy Jimenez

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It seems like everything’s an acronym these days.  We’re losing the art of conversation to shorthand abbreviations.  And I’m not convinced we ...

TEOTWAWKI - Three Macro Trends threatening the Status Quo in the ICT Industry with Ronna Davis

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine.We have seen more changes in the past three years than we likely experienced in the prior...

The SFF Battlefield - Choosing the Small Form Factor Connector of the Future, with Ken Hall

19 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The LC Connector won in the 90s.  Today, there's a whole new battle going on.  Join Ken Hall as he discusses the various SFF connectors, and wh...

AI and the ICT Industry, with Bill Kleyman

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are the machines going to kill us?  In the movie Terminator, Kyle Reese explains to Sarah Conner that the machines got smart, saw humans as a threat,...

Cat6A Cage Fight Between Evolving Needs and Existing Standards with Wayne Hopkinson and Trent Hayes

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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Staying Ahead of Constant Change - A BICSI Preview with Casey Adams

07 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If there’s one thing that remains the same in our industry, it’s the constant cadence of change.  It can be tough to keep up.  At CommScope, we ...

ICT Industry's Skilled Labor Shortage and BICSI's Response, with John Daniels, CEO of BICSI

24 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The ICT industry is experiencing severe skilled labor shortages.  BICSI CEO John Daniels joins the podcast to discuss BICSI's response to these ...

Reaching the Dark Spaces on Your Campus, with Mungree Singh

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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IT versus OT with Tony Rossi

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Utility Grade Infrastructure with Zac LaFever

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is Utility Grade Infrastructure (UTG) and how can it make a difference in a network's design and deployment.  Join CommScope Crosstalk host...

The Three Pillars of Sustainability with Ronna Davis

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Data Centers, Sustainability, and Nomad Futurists - A Conversation with Lee Smith

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

CommScope Crosstalk host, Mike Rearden, sits down with widely known data center consultant Lee Smith to discuss modern data centers, critical incident...

Attracting and Retaining Talent in Today's Tight Labor Market with Jennifer Roback

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Next Gen Data Centers and Modern AI - A Conversation with Bill Kleyman

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

CommScope Crosstalk host, Mike Rearden, sits down with AFCOM Data Center World Program Chair, Bill Kleyman, recorded live from Data Center World in Au...

How Does Structured Cabling Survive Hyperconnectivity with Ronna Davis

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas