{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"E66: Delivering the AI Era: Building a 100-Terabit Midwest Connectivity Corridor","description":"In this episode of NEDAS Live!, we are joined by Priscilla Favors of Aureon, Chris Crowe of T3 Broadband, Kurt Raaflaub of Nokia, and Jeff Sanders of Midco for a timely conversation on Delivering the AI Era: Building a 100-Terabit Midwest Connectivity Corridor. Together, they explore how surging AI demand is reshaping the communications infrastructure landscape, why the Midwest is becoming a critical hub for data center and transport connectivity, and what it takes to coordinate large-scale network deployments across regional providers, technology partners, and equipment innovators. The conversation highlights the growing need for fiber diversity, power-efficient optical networking, supply chain coordination, and trusted partnerships as the industry prepares for the next wave of AI-driven bandwidth, compute, and connectivity needs. ","author_name":"NEDAS Live! Where Wireline and Wireless Meet","author_url":"http:\/\/nedaslive.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41642010\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/202955415"}