{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fiber Focus","title":"Passing the Torch","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/06b3c272\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":839,"description":"Greg Pierce has spent more than 35 years in the telecom industry – long enough to have watched it transform from plain old telephone service to the AI era. As a senior product manager at Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, Greg is one of a generation of industry veterans who will eventually be passing the torch.\nHe spends this episode making a personal, enthusiastic case for why a career in telecom is full of possibilities. The field is vast, constantly evolving, and has room for technical and non-technical thinkers alike. And the time to get in is now.\nTune in to the conversation to learn more.\nFiber Focus is a Sumitomo Electric Lightwave podcast. Subscribe, share this episode, and follow Sumitomo Electric Lightwave on LinkedIn and X.\nEpisode Links Be Part of a Global Company: https://sumitomoelectric.com/careersGreg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-pierce-4b977b10Meredyth on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/meredythneilly\nConnect with Sumitomo Electric LightwaveWebsite: https://sumitomoelectriclightwave.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sumitomoelectriclightwave","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/08So5VHIhMkOGNiDKLifeg2QG4_16dR7rcyEidEV5bM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zMjJj/ODQ5MTdmMWM2MzAy/NTM5NzAxMTI1YWE4/OTU4Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}