How the Top 100's telecom giants keep us connected during the pandemic

<p>In this episode of Project 38, we hear from top public sector executives at the 2020 Washington Technology Top 100’s three highest-ranked telecommunications firms on their work to keep government agencies and people connected during the coronavirus pandemic.<br /> Almost overnight, the COVID-19 situation created a vast dispersed workforce that sees many people based at home and all of them primarily using the same networks provided by the three largest telecom companies – AT&amp;T, Lumen and Verizon – and others. That shift posed new questions around the networks themselves, cybersecurity and work culture that will last beyond on the end of the pandemic, whenever that is.<br /> These conversations with Senior Staff Writer Ross Wilkers reveal more on how the network providers worked with agencies to get ready quickly for a new working world and what that looks like today. Also up for discussion: the technology and business trends already shaping today’s environment that are accelerating and perhaps here to stay.<br /> Participants in order of appearance are:<br /> • Dave Young, Lumen (formerly CenturyLink Inc.) senior vice president for public sector and global hyperscale cloud<br /> • Mike Maiorana, Verizon senior vice president for public sector<br /> • Xavier Williams, AT&amp;T president for public sector and the FirstNet public safety network</p>