Jeff Apcar spent 24 years as a Distinguished Engineer at Cisco and has zero patience for tech BS.

5G? Overhyped. IoT? Mostly failing. Service providers? Becoming dinosaurs.

But quantum computing? That's where things get interesting—and terrifying.

Jeff breaks down what's actually working, what's pure marketing fluff, and why the hyperscalers are eating everyone's lunch.

Plus: why AI makes him both excited and worried about the future.

No vendor pitches. No fairy tales. Just 46 years of brutal honesty about where tech is really heading.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction and Jeff's 46-year tech journey

01:10 What being a Cisco Distinguished Engineer actually means

03:06 MPLS and how it changed enterprise networking forever

06:46 Why 5G is struggling and service providers are lost

10:52 Network APIs: The latest pipe dream?

15:07 IoT reality check: Connection vs. collection

19:55 Starlink and why LEO satellites actually work

21:59 How satellite internet created the digital nomad revolution

23:22 AI: Godsend or threat to expertise?

24:41 Why AI is getting dumber and what that means

31:09 Quantum computing: Game changer and nightmare

32:27 Why C-suite executives don't understand their tech risks

36:25 Career reflections and the proudest moment

37:58 Best case scenario: Tech saving lives