MATTIAS FRIDSTRÖM

The Connectivity Podcast

In this podcast, networking guru Mattias Fridström, Chief Evangelist at Arelion and industry experts discuss all things Internet, networks, cloud and connectivity.

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MATTIAS FRIDSTRÖM

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Technology

Latest episode

Apr 28, 2026

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Episodes

EP14: 5G, cloud connectivity, security standards 14.06.2021

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Lisa Lorenzin, Senior Director of Transformation Strategy at Zscaler discuss if 5G will change the security design again, whether companies really care how they connect to the cloud, how much companies know about the public Internet, if security standards are important, and why DevSecOps will shape the implementation of security within the new few years.

EP13: Enterprise networking, SASE, zero trust 21.05.2021

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Lisa Lorenzin, Director of Transformation Strategy at Zscaler discuss challenges in enterprise networking, how the Covid-19 pandemic gave organizations an opportunity to consider alternative security models in terms of for example cloud security, automation and VPN connections, the potential of SASE, and what zero trust is all about. 

EP12: 5G and enterprise networks, cloud connectivity, sustainability 26.04.2021

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Tom ‘The Networking Nerd’ Hollingsworth discuss if 5G will change the enterprise networks, weather enterprises understand how the cloud is connected, using the public Internet, DDoS and RPKI, and sustainability in networking. 

EP11: Network design, automation, enterprise security 15.04.2021

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Tom ‘The Networking Nerd’ Hollingsworth discuss network design, automation, working from home, firewalls, using public Wi-Fi, and much more. 

EP10: Cyber security, supply chain attacks, raising digital natives 22.03.2021

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and David Jacoby, Senior Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab discuss trending cyber threats, why the re-use of passwords is a bad idea, the fragility of the connected society, and raising your children in a digital world. 

EP09: Cyber security, connectivity concerns, pandemic’s impact on security 08.03.2021

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and David Jacoby, Senior Security Researcher at Kaspersky Lab discuss how the threat landscape has evolved over the last two decades, the biggest concerns as everything gets connected, and how COVID-19 has affected cyber security.

EP08: IPv4 vs IPv6, 5G and Edge, and building a better Internet 15.02.2021

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Christian Koch, Director Product Management at Digital Realty and co-founder of NYNOG discuss what is needed for full IPv6 adoption, how 5G is affecting the Edge and where this will ultimately be, and how to build a better Internet. 

EP07: State of Internet, connectivity as a commodity, and networking sustainability 25.01.2021

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Christian Koch, Director Product Management at Digital Realty and co-founder of NYNOG discuss the state of Internet, the trust-based Internet model, the role of IX points, if Internet connectivity is a commodity, and sustainability in the networking industry. 

EP06: Planning for traffic peaks, the Internet ecosystem, and sustainability 16.12.2020

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Sabine Sitterli, VP Network Infrastructure at Akamai discuss how to prepare for traffic peaks next year in conjunction to events like the Olympics, the importance of an Internet ecosystem, achieving a better Internet experience, and sustainability in networking.    

EP05: Diversity in tech industry, WFH, and coping with the traffic surge 07.12.2020

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Sabine Sitterli, VP Network Infrastructure at Akamai discuss how to increase diversity in the tech industry, challenges of working from home, and coping with the traffic surge due to covid-19. 

EP03: Route hijacking, trust-based Internet, and future of IX’s 26.10.2020

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Jérôme Fleury, Director of Network Engineering at Cloudflare discuss how to prevent route hijacking, if the Internet’s trust-based model has a future, whether companies should use the public Internet for connectivity, if the Internet is really the same everywhere, and the future of IX’s. 

EP04: 400G, IPv6, Covid-19, and building a better Internet 26.10.2020

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Jérôme Fleury, Director of Network Engineering at Cloudflare discuss when the transition to 400G ports will really happen, if we’ll ever see a slowdown of Internet traffic growth, what needs to happen for full IPv6 adoption, how the Internet coped with the traffic surge following the Covid-19 pandemic, and how to build a better Internet. 

EP02: Data center sustainability, cloud domination, automation and WFA 17.07.2020

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Mark Thiele, CEO of Edgevana talk about data center sustainability, if there’s a need for more fiber, whether some cloud providers have become too dominant, the need for automation in the wake of COVID-19, and why we should be talking more about WFA instead of WFH.

EP01: Cloud adoption, on-ramps, security and data center locations 29.06.2020

In this episode, Mattias Fridström and Mark Thiele, CEO of Edgevana discuss the adoption rate of cloud, different ways to connect to the cloud, whether security in the cloud is a good idea, and if the data center location really matters. 

The Connectivity Podcast - Trailer 26.06.2020

In The Connectivity Podcast, networking guru Mattias Fridström, Chief Evangelist at Telia Carrier, and industry experts discuss all things Internet, networks, cloud and connectivity.  Stay tuned for the first episode launching soon!

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