Service Provider Cord Cutting with Greg Villain

This is a podcast episode titled, Service Provider Cord Cutting with Greg Villain. The summary for this episode is: <p>Streaming media has taken over as the primary medium we get our content, and service providers have had to adapt, change, and re-think their strategies to stay profitable. In this episode, Greg Villain joins Telemetry Now to talk about cord cutting and what service providers have done to stay in business.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Takeaways</p><ul><li>[00:00&nbsp;-&nbsp;01:45] Introduction to Greg Villain</li><li>[01:46&nbsp;-&nbsp;03:22] What Greg means when he talks about "cord cutting"</li><li>[03:28&nbsp;-&nbsp;04:48] The benefits of cord cutting and shifting from channels to streaming</li><li>[04:50&nbsp;-&nbsp;05:52] Multiple streaming platforms versus one cable platform with more limited functionality</li><li>[05:54&nbsp;-&nbsp;09:47] The effect on service providers trying to deliver tv, movie, video content through different mediums</li><li>[09:50&nbsp;-&nbsp;12:56] Piggybacking providers and thin margins</li><li>[12:58&nbsp;-&nbsp;13:51] Residential consumer grade internet a lost leader for service providers?</li><li>[13:53&nbsp;-&nbsp;15:09] Considerations for residential consumer grade internet and enterprise/business customers</li><li>[15:13&nbsp;-&nbsp;20:12] Strategies for building an over-the-top network</li><li>[20:22&nbsp;-&nbsp;22:26] Where Greg sees the landscape going with service providers</li><li>[22:26&nbsp;-&nbsp;27:49] A greater acceptance of white box switching and routing, open networking</li></ul>