Hosted by Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe
Episodes
75
Latest episode
Sep 2026
Language
EN-US
Epik Mellon is a podcast about networks; the real people and crazy stories behind the amazing fact that the Internet even works. Networking folk are mavericks, adventurers, and nerds all rolled into one. Sponsored by QA Cafe , w e discuss how people like us got into the field, the real issues and funny circumstances we've been in, and some real conversations about the state of the industry, technology, and the future of communications. If you ever wanted to know "how the sausage is made" behind network communications, you'll find it at Epik Mellon. Epik Mellon is a portmanteau of "Mellon Epikoinonión" - a rough Greek translation of "the Future of Communications." It might also involve fruit sometimes. No promises.
In this episode, Hande Erdem, Head of Products, Device Management, about the history of TR-069 and USP, how we got to where we are, and how important it is to really get out to meetings and shows in person because you never know who you’ll meet.
Returning guest Christopher LaPré and I catch up on the evolution of the smart home and the Matter protocol since the last time we talked, plus new innovations in how service providers can actually take ownership of the smart home, and so much more.
In this episode, I get to chat with Erika the Dev, one of the most “human” of the Humans of Networking I’ve met. She has made it her personal mission (and business) to help devs understand network automation, help network engineers understand coding, and make sure all this AI talk has security as top-of-mind.
In this episode I sit down with one of the legends in the Wi-Fi social circles, Keith Parsons, whose long experience and broad background gives him a unique perspective on the industry, the technology, and its history.
“My next guest needs to introduction”... James Crawshaw has been a prolific writer, researcher, and consultant for the Telco industry as long as the modern Telco has existed. In this episode, we talk about the history of technology, what changes and what doesn’t, and what the future holds for investors, consumers, and tech entrepreneurs alike.
In this in-person episode at the Broadband Forum Summer 2026 Member Meeting and BASe Tech Summit in Milan, I finally got Madhura Paduvalli on the show to talk about her life as a CPE engineer and volunteering in the standards world. With some special shout-outs to CDRouter and the team at QA Cafe!
In this episode I got to talk with one of our longest and most favorite CDRouter customers, Carl Wuyts of Telenet, who has been working with broadband gateways and Wi-Fi as both a vendor and a service provider for a long time. We talk about struggles with deploying broadband, customer experience, and more!
In this episode, Ann Olivo from Silicon Labs, who is also the VP of Marketing for Thread Group and Vice Chair of Marketing for Matter at the Connectivity Standards Alliance, have a great conversation about marketing people involved in networking standardization, how important it is for translating technology into value, and why it’s a labor of love.
In this episode, I chat with Jason Thompson of TELUS, one of the major Canadian ISPs, about the customer Internet experience, what ISPs are doing with new tech, and why connecting real people and making their lives better is what broadband networking is all about.
Another person I love to work with that is as passionate about standardization as I am, Cristina Radelscu-Banu and I sit down and talk about the reality of deployed networks vs. bleeding edge, and taking a high-level view of technology.
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