Most people think the internet is TikTok, Wi-Fi and browser tabs. In reality, it’s a patchwork of protocols, routing hacks, and legacy assumptions duct-taped across fiber, cell towers, and data centers—and it’s starting to show its age.
This event pulls back the curtain on how the internet really works:
How and why the internet was built
How packets of data move across continents in milliseconds
Why BGP still runs the show (and how fragile that is)
What happens when your app calls an API 6,000 miles away—and why it sometimes fails
And what changes when the traffic isn’t human, but AI agents, sensors, & bots operating at nanosecond scale
We’ll trace the history of internet architecture, break down how today’s systems actually function under load, and preview what’s coming next: programmable protocols, predictive routing, and quantum!
