The Connectivity Podcast MATTIAS FRIDSTRÖM

Michael Potter is an entrepreneur, documentary filmmaker, author, and social enterprise investor. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss:
Michael’s professional background in the 80’s, working as a nuclear arms controller, with international telecoms at the United Nations, and joining the very first class of students at the International Space University.The story of Esprit Telecom, a European telco co-founded by Michael in the 90's, and how the company challenged the telecoms incumbents.Geeks without Frontiers, an NGO co-founded by Michael promoting technology including broadband connectivity to support health, education, poverty reduction and gender equality in developing countries. 

Chris Stott is a renowned space entrepreneur with a passion for the economics and commerce of space. He is the founder and CEO of Lonestar, a company about to send the first in a series of data centers to the moon for disaster recovery and edge processing. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss:
Edge computing: where is the edge and what developments are happening in this area?Where is AI heading?Do people understand connectivity to the cloud?The future for data storage and cloud

Chris Stott is a renowned space entrepreneur with a passion for the economics and commerce of space. He is the founder and CEO of Lonestar, a company about to send the first in a series of data centers to the moon for disaster recovery and edge processing. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss:
The concept of moon-based data centersThe documentary film “The University” – featuring Stephen Hawking, Buzz Aldrin, Will.i.Am among others – for which Chris was an Executive ProducerConnecting the unconnectedSpace programs that could save the planetSecuring the cloud

Albert-László Barabási is a network scientist at Northeastern University, and holds an appointment in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Barabási’s research covers all sorts of networks and he is the author of several books. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss: 
The Barabási–Albert model: an algorithm for generating random scale-free networks What Internet operators can learn from network scienceBarabási’s work in network medicineUsing big data and network tools to understand how art and science develop What areas of Internet networks that will be in focus in five years’ time 

Albert-László Barabási is a network scientist at Northeastern University, and holds an appointment in the Department of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Barabási’s research covers all sorts of networks and he is the author of several books. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss: 
The similarity between different networks – neurological, social, Internet and moreThe robustness of InternetHow Barabási and his research teams are using maps – from brain to Internet maps The idea of universality in networks dynamicsHow Barabási is visualising his research of networks through artHis best-selling book ”Linked” that focuses on the study of networks

Katsuyasu Toyama, COO at JPNAP, the biggest Internet exchange in Japan, is back to talk about the connectivity market in Japan - the world's 3rd largest economy. In this episode, he and Mattias Fridström discuss:
The usage of public and private cloud services in JapanGetting the younger generation aware and interested in the Internet infrastructureWhether users understand connectivity or if they take it for grantedThe Japanese peering marketMitigating DDoS attacksHow the telecoms market in Japan will develop over the next five years