Last mile connectivity has always been the most challenging, and as bandwidth demands grow and applications move closer to users, it isn’t getting any easier.
In episode 5 of Bits, Bytes & Beyond, host Trent Blakely sits down with Shaheen Kalla, Presales Team Lead at PCCW Global, to unpack why the last mile remains such a complex piece of the puzzle, how it’s changed and where it’s headed.
Episode chapters:
(00:00) Start
(01:07) Intro
(03:08) What's the single biggest unsolved problem in last mile connectivity that you faced?
(12:36) When designing resilience into the last mile, what trade-offs or creative solutions have actually worked, and which have failed?
(19:52) How has the shift to cloud and SaaS changed the way you approach last‑mile connectivity compared to the old data‑centre model?
(23:53) How else have you seen the last mile change over the last 5 to 10 years?
(26:09) Do you see technologies like 5G or Leo satellites as realistic last mile replacements in enterprise environments or only as niche backups?
(31:33) If you had a blank slate, how would you reimagine the last mile for today’s distributed workforce and hybrid cloud world?
(37:34) Final thoughts
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