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Byron Clatterbuck

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A few weeks ago, I caught up with Byron Clatterbuck, who dialled in from his hotel room in Thailand. He is one of the most incredible leaders that I’ve come to know, and not only is he an immensely kind, fun and insightful human being, he is also one who commands the attention of every room that he steps into. You will not miss him by his signature cowboy boots, or by his warm American charm. The man is not only fluent in Mandarin Chinese, he also has a black belt in martial arts!! Byron is the former CEO of SEACOM, a pan African Submarine Fibre telecommunications company. Under his leadership, SEACOM grew into one of the best recognised technology companies in Africa. I hope that you learn from and enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

A few weeks ago, I caught up with Byron Clatterbuck, who dialled in from his hotel room in Thailand. He is one of the most incredible leaders that I’ve come to know, and not only is he an immensely kind, fun and insightful human being, he is also one who commands the attention of every room that he steps into. You will not miss him by his signature cowboy boots, or by his warm American charm. The man is not only fluent in Mandarin Chinese, he also has a black belt in martial arts!! Byron is the former CEO of SEACOM, a pan African Submarine Fibre telecommunications company. Under his leadership, SEACOM grew into one of the best recognised technology companies in Africa. I hope that you learn from and enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

Episode 9 - Byron Clatterbuck

In this promoted episode of the TechCentral podcast, Seacom CEO Byron Clatterbuck returns for a discussion about the big trends affecting the telecommunications industry in South Africa and the broader continent, particularly from a data perspective.Clatterbuck talks about the ever-expanding demand for data from both consumers and businesses and why Seacom sees secondary cities as important next stage of its growth ambitions.The conversation turns to edge computing and the growing view that, especially as 5G begins to take off, a lot of computational work isn’t, in fact, going to happen in large global data centres but at the edge, close to where it’s most needed for rapid, low-latency applications.There’s a suggestion that this could put the advantage back in telecommunications operator’s courts, and away from the global cloud giants -- Clatterbuck talks about what this might mean for the industry, particularly as carriers and cloud providers begin working more closely together in future.This is going to require more redundancy, more networks -- and certainly more fibre networks to connect everything together, he says.Finally, the discussion turns to new subsea cables that are planned for construction around Africa, including Google's Equiano cable on the west coast. What's the business case for these new systems, and how will Seacom participate in them?It's a great discussion -- don't miss it!

In this promoted episode of the TechCentral podcast, Seacom CEO Byron Clatterbuck returns for a discussion about the big trends affecting the telecommunications industry in South Africa and the broader continent, particularly from a data perspective. Clatterbuck talks about the ever-expanding demand for data from both consumers and businesses and why Seacom sees secondary cities as important next stage of its growth ambitions. The conversation turns to edge computing and the growing view that, especially as 5G begins to take off, a lot of computational work isn’t, in fact, going to happen in large global data centres but at the edge, close to where it’s most needed for rapid, low-latency applications. There’s a suggestion that this could put the advantage back in telecommunications operator’s courts, and away from the global cloud giants -- Clatterbuck talks about what this might mean for the industry, particularly as carriers and cloud providers begin working more closely together in future. This is going to require more redundancy, more networks -- and certainly more fibre networks to connect everything together, he says. Finally, the discussion turns to new subsea cables that are planned for construction around Africa, including Google's Equiano cable on the west coast. What's the business case for these new systems, and how will Seacom participate in them? It's a great discussion -- don't miss it!

Interview: Seacom CEO Byron Clatterbuck returns

In the first of a series of promoted podcasts with Seacom, TechCentral's Duncan McLeod talks to CEO Byron Clatterbuck about the origin of the business, how he became involved, the launch of Seacom Business and where the company is going.Clatterbuck talks about the launch nine years ago of the Seacom submarine cable system that connects countries along Africa's east coast with India and Europe, how the cable project came about and what was involved in building it.He then turns his attention to how Seacom has grown since then, the decision to launch Seacom Business, providing connectivity to enterprises in South Africa and later Kenya, and the company's acquisition strategy.Clatterbuck explains the rationale behind the acquisition of national fibre operator FibreCo - currently awaiting regulatory approval by the competition authorities - and how he sees the telecommunications landscape evolving in South Africa and the broader region in the years ahead, and the role he sees Seacom playing as the industry continues to develop.Don't miss it!

In the first of a series of promoted podcasts with Seacom, TechCentral's Duncan McLeod talks to CEO Byron Clatterbuck about the origin of the business, how he became involved, the launch of Seacom Business and where the company is going. Clatterbuck talks about the launch nine years ago of the Seacom submarine cable system that connects countries along Africa's east coast with India and Europe, how the cable project came about and what was involved in building it. He then turns his attention to how Seacom has grown since then, the decision to launch Seacom Business, providing connectivity to enterprises in South Africa and later Kenya, and the company's acquisition strategy. Clatterbuck explains the rationale behind the acquisition of national fibre operator FibreCo - currently awaiting regulatory approval by the competition authorities - and how he sees the telecommunications landscape evolving in South Africa and the broader region in the years ahead, and the role he sees Seacom playing as the industry continues to develop. Don't miss it!

Interview: Seacom CEO Byron Clatterbuck