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Epik Mellon - the QA Cafe Podcast

Jason Walls, Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe

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 byQA Cafe, we 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

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59:38

“The Road to Standardization” with Pedro Mouta of the...

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2025/10/28

It’s always rewarding to find someone with as much passion and energy for networking standards as I do. In this episode I chat with Pedro Mouta of the Wireless Broadband Alliance about the human side of standards, how we make the business case, and how Wi-Fi and broadband are really about one thing: the end users’ experience that is in the hands of operators.

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52:02

“Latency, Experience, and Cable Modems” with Jason...

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2025/10/07

A fantastic episode with one of the founding minds behind Broadband, Jason Livingood and I chat about luck, experience, the shifting landscape of broadband speed and content, and the good work of people like the late Dave Taht that has changed the way we treat the “old ideas” of how Internet services should be delivered.

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34:29

“Meet Tim, Steve, and Jason at prpl Summit and...

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2025/09/29

In this episode I sit down with Tim Winters (QA Cafe CTO) and Steve Scapicchio (VP of Global Sales) ahead of our trip in 2 weeks to Paris. We talk about the things we’re excited to see, people we can’t wait to meet, and how QA Cafe loves standards and technology! Heading to Network X or prpl Summit? Come and find us.

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44:25

“The Soft Side of OSS” with Ronan Bracken, Business...

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2025/09/16

In this episode, I got to chat with Ronan Bracken of Condor Technologies, who is as much if not more passionate about technology marketing as I am. We talk about the world of BSP operational support services (OSS) and how it affects the end-user, plus our beards and the booming tech scene in Ireland.

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46:45

“The Standards Work is Never Done” with Craig Thomas,...

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2025/08/19

I’ve wanted to get Craig back on the show since so much has been happening at the Broadband Forum in the last year, and so much more to come. Now is the time to get involved! We talk about the latest challenges facing service providers, the new OMDIA report coming soon, and what the BBF needs to hear from the industry at large.

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57:13

“A Packet Sniffer in the Jungle and Other Tales of...

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2025/08/05

Is it possible that Anthony James is the “Most Interesting Person in Networking?” In this episode I got to hear some of the craziest stories I’ve ever heard about troubleshooting network issues: from the jungles of the Philippines to mine shafts deep below the earth and everything in between. And what does it all boil down to? Packets are truth, and if you’re trying to solve problems without them, you’re just guessing. And oh yeah, he’s a stunt pilot too. You have to watch this one!

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54:20

“And the Nerds Inherited the Earth” with Wouter...

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2025/07/15

In this episode, I got to sit down with one of the mavericks of consumer network technology, Wouter Cloetens, and talk about his work at the prpl Foundation, the inevitability of open-source and standardized technologies, and how an excitement for nerdiness is what pushes us all to drive further.

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54:08

“Why we love our jobs” with Tiffany Groves, Marcom...

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2025/06/17

Fresh on the heels of Angacom, I had the opportunity to sit down with Tiffany “Tiff” Groves of the Broadband Forum team to discuss rewarding work, impostor syndrome, and how, perhaps someday, we may no longer need to say the phrase “women in tech.”

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46:01

“The Wireshark Story” with Gerald Combs of Sysdig,...

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2025/06/03

In this episode, I get to sit down with one of my heroes, Gerald Combs, who created and has maintained Wireshark for decades - one of the most critical projects to everything we do today in a connected world. We talk about a passion for problem solving, the magic of open-source, the old days of pre-standardized networking, and how so much of what society relies on is held together by a few very dedicated people. Donate to the Wireshark Foundation here: https://wiresharkfoundation.org/donate/ ...

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46:54

“Getting Out of Their Own Way” with Alexandre Martins...

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2025/05/20

In this episode, I talk with long time friend and colleague Alexandre Martins of Automa Networks in São Paulo, Brazil, about the broadband knowledge gap, the complexity of this little box we call “Wi-Fi Router” and what operators can do to get out of their own way as bandwidth alone isn’t a place to grow.

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53:44

“The Death and Life of Broadcast TV” with Randy...

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2025/05/06

In this episode, Randy Krull brings me up to speed on the state of television in a world of streaming and cable-cutting. We chat about local channels, licensing, fragmented user experiences, and the future of content distribution.

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47:27

“The Magic of Wi-Fi” with Peter Mackenzie, Director...

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2025/04/22

In this episode, I sit down with Peter Mackenzie, a Wi-Fi training guru with MQ Training Services, about the excitement of wireless technology, the necessity of community, protocol analysis and magic.

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49:24

“Products, Progress, and Podcasts” with John Barlow,...

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2025/04/08

In our 50th episode, I chat with John Barlow from Consult.Red, who, like many of us, came into the industry because of where their passions took them. He’s started his own podcast called “Simply Connected” and we discuss our work on the smart home, smart CPE, and why our industry is so fun.

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49:02

“Bringing Chaos to the Order” with Peter...

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2025/03/25

Direct from the 2025 Hong Kong Broadband Forum meeting, Peter and I chat about the global impact of standards, how it relates to the open-source community and prpl Foundation, and how what makes networks go is the people and relationships behind them.

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43:36

“Islands of Broadband” with Donovan Smith, Open...

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2025/03/11

In this episode, I chat with Donovan Smith of Open Network Technical Solutions, who has 20 years of experience helping ISPs deliver successful service, especially Tier 2 and Tier 3 operators in the Caribbean. We talk about what users want, the power of the “quality of experience” view, and what operators can do to be successful.

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35:17

“The Perfect Storm” with Dave Taht, Chief Science...

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2025/02/25

I was able to get the illustrious Dave Taht back on the show, where we talk about how things have changed for networking even in the last year, the importance of redundant systems, and the “perfect storm” required for technology advancement and adoption. Also recorded from his boat, as the first ever podcast recorded over Starlink.

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48:50

“On Work That is Rewarding” with Marcel Sponer,...

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2025/02/11

In this episode, I got to sit down with Marcel Sponder from Vodafone, who has been working directly on the new services operators offer subscribers, most notably Vodafone’s Secure Net. We chat about how cool it is to see one’s own work benefit millions of people, the things made possible by more powerful home gateways, and more.

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56:13

“The Journey to Matter” with Chris LaPré, Head of...

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2025/01/28

I was very excited for this episode! I got to chat with Chris LaPré from the CSA, one of the leaders behind the Matter protocol that is unifying the smart home. We talk about how he got into the business, how the smart home market has evolved, and what providers and end-users can expect to make this stuff actually work together.

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46:18

“A Look Inside CES 2025” with Ken Pyle, Host of the...

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2025/01/14

In this first episode of 2025, you experience my FOMO of missing out on CES firsthand. Instead, I live vicariously through Ken Pyle, who got to experience the very broad spectrum of the latest technology at CES, from smart home to localized nuclear power plants.

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47:17

“The Packets Aren’t Scary” with Chris Greer the...

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2024/12/10

A handful of people, maybe fewer, understand pcaps like Chris Greer. There are a handful that are responsible for making the Internet work through that understanding, too. In this episode, I chat with Chris about the state of packet-level analysis, how important it is to successful problem solving, and why anyone can - and should - start looking at pcaps.

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