It takes a lot of cables running around the entire planet just to get us the data connectivity we expect. There was a time when all those cables were copper and the companies that had put them there were certainly going to maximize that investment. But as often happens, someone came along and saw an opportunity to disrupt it all in a very fundamental way.

Dave Schaefer is CEO and founder of Cogent, a multinational Tier 1 Internet Service Provider consistently ranked as one of the top five networks in the world. Dave started with contrarian ideas formed within one of the most turbulent eras of Internet history. Hank Kilmer is VP of IP Engineering, tasked with the continued execution of Dave’s vision.

Robb Boyd talks with both of them in 2018 to learn about these ideas how they hold up as Cogent approaches their 20th year in business.

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For more, check out these links:
www.cogentco.com/en/
www.cisco.com/go/sp
www.techwisetv.com

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