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    1. Editorial/Topical

    Exploring the intersection of data, communications & power infrastructure, Part II

    Nov. 22, 2024
    In part II of this panel, infrastructure and energy editorial leads at Endeavor Business Media share the cross-sections between their sectors.

    In this week’s episode, we are sharing part two of the panel between Endeavor Business Media’s Infrastructure and Energy Groups. Editors from Data Center Frontier, Cabling Installation & Maintenance, ISE;  Lightwave; and Microgrid Knowledge, gathered to discuss the latest trends and funding impacts in their sectors. The first half of this panel was published in the November 8 episode of Talking Under Water. 

    Show Notes:  

    Timestamps

    • Introduction and episode summary | 0:00
    • Funding for final mile optical networking | 1:15
    • Small telecomm companies receive funding, increase competition | 3:28
    • Last-mile networks are being serviced by small independent utilities | 5:04
    • Distribution of middle-mile gran program funding to underserved areas | 5:33
    • Regulations are breeding innovations for the optical networking industry | 8:28
    • The advancement of microgrids in the utility sector | 9:34
    • How the COVID pandemic shifted national power and data needs | 13:32
    • Supply chain issues make the case for onshoring and reshoring in the U.S. | 15:40
    • EVs place tremendous pressure on the power and telecomm industries | 18:10
    • Fossil fuels are still an important part of our energy future | 22:21
    • The next step for nuclear power | 24:24
    • The many paths on the race to net zero | 26:56
    • How big data center players are involved in power industry advancements | 29:44
    • Small modular nuclear power innovations | 34:19
    • The realities of rolling out 5G nationwide | 36:02
    • Conclusion of panel discussion | 39:15
    • Housekeeping | 39:45

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