--- title: "Simply Illuminating: Considering the Future of Optical Transport" description: To kick off Season 4 of TeleGeography Explains the Internet, we're going deep into the supply chain with Dr. Michael Lebby, CEO of Lightwave Logic. image: https://resources.telegeography.com/hubfs/2022/Blog%20Assets/cars-g9023869be_1280.jpg --- [![TG\_LOGO](https://resources.telegeography.com/hubfs/TeleGeography%20Hub%20Theme%20Nov%202025/images/TG_LOGO.svg)](https://www2.telegeography.com/) - [About](https://www2.telegeography.com/about-us) - [Research](https://www2.telegeography.com/our-research) - [Products](https://www2.telegeography.com/products) - [Solutions](https://www2.telegeography.com/solutions) - [Resources](https://resources.telegeography.com) [Log In](https://www.telegeography.com/login/login?service=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegeography.com%2Faccount%2Fhome%2Findex) [Contact](https://www2.telegeography.com/contact-us) ###### Data and Analysis Tools - [Cloud and WAN Research Service](https://www2.telegeography.com/cloud-and-wan-infrastructure) - [Data Center Research Service](https://www2.telegeography.com/data-center-research-service) - [GlobalComms Database](https://www2.telegeography.com/globalcomms-database-service) - [International Voice Report](https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-report-and-database) - [IP Networks Research Service](https://www2.telegeography.com/ip-networks-research-service) - [ISP Navigator](https://www2.telegeography.com/isp-navigatorisp-navigator) - [Transport Networks Research Service](https://www2.telegeography.com/transport-networks) - [Network Pricing Database](https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-pricing-database) - [WAN Cost Benchmark](https://www2.telegeography.com/wan-cost-benchmark) - [Product Passes](https://www2.telegeography.com/product-passes) ###### Consulting - [All Consulting Services](https://www2.telegeography.com/consulting) - [Submarine Cable Consulting](https://www2.telegeography.com/submarine-cable-consulting) ###### Maps - [All Map Services](https://www2.telegeography.com/map-services) - [Sponsor a Map](https://www2.telegeography.com/sponsor-a-map) - [License Map Data](https://www2.telegeography.com/license-geocoded-map-data) - [Cite a Map](https://www2.telegeography.com/cite-telegeography-map) - [Buy a Map](https://shop.telegeography.com/collections/telecom-maps/) ###### Industry - [Education](https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-for-education) - [Enterprise](https://www2.telegeography.com/enterprise) - [Tech](https://www2.telegeography.com/tech) - [Telecom](https://www2.telegeography.com/telecom) ###### Case Studies - [AI + Retail Telecom Data](https://www2.telegeography.com/where-to-get-global-telecom-data) - [EXA Infrastructure](https://www2.telegeography.com/exa-infrastructure-case-study) - [Orange Wholesale](https://www2.telegeography.com/orange-wholesale-case-study) - [The European Commission](https://www2.telegeography.com/the-european-commissions-data-backed-approach-to-international-policy) [Back to Resources](https://resources.telegeography.com) # Simply Illuminating: Considering the Future of Optical Transport ##### By [Jayne Miller,](https://resources.telegeography.com/author/jayne-miller) Sep 27, 2022 [Networks](https://resources.telegeography.com/tag/networks) [Pricing](https://resources.telegeography.com/tag/pricing) [WAN](https://resources.telegeography.com/tag/wan) [Podcast](https://resources.telegeography.com/tag/podcast) Welcome back, podcast listeners. We're thrilled to dive into a new season of telecom tech talk. First, you might have noticed that we [look a little different](https://www2.telegeography.com/telegeography-explains-the-internet-podcast) than when we were last in your headphones. That's because we did a little old-fashioned rebranding while on summer break. What was once the *WAN Manager Podcast* is now *TeleGeography Explains the Internet*. So what's actually different? Well, we’ll still be serving you the same brilliant WAN content, but we'll more broadly explore the global business of connectivity in each episode. Tune in to stay up to speed on IP transit pricing trends, submarine cable news, satellite/5G developments, or anything related to the business of moving bits around the world. We're already off and running. To kick off Season 4, we're going deep into the supply chain as intrepid host Greg Bryan welcomes Dr. Michael Lebby, CEO of Lightwave Logic. The pair discuss making a better mousetrap for the light-switching world. Listen up if you're interested in the technology that makes optical transport possible—specifically, how this technology fits into the telecom transport ecosystem. Fasten your seatbelts. 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