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The Accidental Network, with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard (Technology, Entrepreneurship, Internet, Author)

The Accidental Network, with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard (Technology, Entrepreneurship, Internet, Author)

Update: 2025-09-23
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Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, the tech entrepreneur known as the “father of the cable modem", explains the two experiences he brought together to create the revolutionary device, what things like broadband and cable modems REALLY are, why he gave it all away free of royalties, and the role of homemade Persian food in making it all possible.

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Learn more about Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard and his legacy from "The Accidental Network", a business history book recounting the invention of the cable modem and the global broadband evolution it inspired.

Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard / The Accidental Network

Learn more about Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard and his legacy from "The Accidental Network", a business history book recounting the invention of the cable modem and the global broadband evolution it inspired.

Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard / The Accidental Network

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The Accidental Network, with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard (Technology, Entrepreneurship, Internet, Author)

The Accidental Network, with Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard (Technology, Entrepreneurship, Internet, Author)