Enterprise Network Infrastructure: What Every IT Leader Should Know
April 2, 2025
Creating your network doesn’t have to be complicated. Here's Meter’s Anil Varanasi on what IT leaders should know about enterprise network structure.
What if networking were as simple and seamless as electricity?
Scott Kinka sits down with Meter CEO and co-founder Anil Varanasi to talk about how Meter is revolutionizing connectivity—offering end-to-end networking with custom-built hardware, software, and simple pricing by square footage.
They dive into Anil’s startup journey, their bold partnership with Microsoft, and how AI, leadership, and customer obsession are shaping the future of infrastructure.
Meter provides internet infrastructure for businesses. Headquartered in San Francisco, it was founded in 2015 to build enterprise-grade networks that are faster, more accessible, and more secure. Its full-stack approach combines hardware, software, and operations so that any company can seamlessly run on a reliable and modern network. Meter believes the internet is a fundamental utility that businesses should be able to turn on as easily as water and electricity.
Topics discussed in this episode
● Anil’s entrepreneurial journey, including early startup challenges and self-funding before raising capital.
● The problems with networking and what Meter does differently.
● Meter’s unique pricing and utility-based model.
● The partnership with Microsoft.
● Short and long-term perspectives on AI and the future.
About Anil Varanasi
Anil Varanasi is the CEO of Meter, a company that provides internet infrastructure for businesses. He co-founded the company with his brother, Sunil, in 2015. Meter’s full-stack approach combines hardware, software, and operations to provide enterprise-grade networks that are faster, more accessible, and more secure to customers across industries including Brex, Higher Ground Education, Stord, and Tishman Speyer. Anil is also a member of the board of The Roots of Progress, a nonprofit dedicated to establishing a new philosophy of progress for the 21st century. He graduated from George Mason University with degrees in both economics and computer networking.
Contact Anil
Web. http://www.meter.com
LinkedIn (Business). https://www.linkedin.com/company/meter-com/
LinkedIn (Personal). https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilcv/
Twitter. https://x.com/meter
Scott Kinka sits down with Meter CEO and co-founder Anil Varanasi to talk about how Meter is revolutionizing connectivity—offering end-to-end networking with custom-built hardware, software, and simple pricing by square footage.
They dive into Anil’s startup journey, their bold partnership with Microsoft, and how AI, leadership, and customer obsession are shaping the future of infrastructure.
Meter provides internet infrastructure for businesses. Headquartered in San Francisco, it was founded in 2015 to build enterprise-grade networks that are faster, more accessible, and more secure. Its full-stack approach combines hardware, software, and operations so that any company can seamlessly run on a reliable and modern network. Meter believes the internet is a fundamental utility that businesses should be able to turn on as easily as water and electricity.
Topics discussed in this episode
● Anil’s entrepreneurial journey, including early startup challenges and self-funding before raising capital.
● The problems with networking and what Meter does differently.
● Meter’s unique pricing and utility-based model.
● The partnership with Microsoft.
● Short and long-term perspectives on AI and the future.
About Anil Varanasi
Anil Varanasi is the CEO of Meter, a company that provides internet infrastructure for businesses. He co-founded the company with his brother, Sunil, in 2015. Meter’s full-stack approach combines hardware, software, and operations to provide enterprise-grade networks that are faster, more accessible, and more secure to customers across industries including Brex, Higher Ground Education, Stord, and Tishman Speyer. Anil is also a member of the board of The Roots of Progress, a nonprofit dedicated to establishing a new philosophy of progress for the 21st century. He graduated from George Mason University with degrees in both economics and computer networking.
Contact Anil
Web. http://www.meter.com
LinkedIn (Business). https://www.linkedin.com/company/meter-com/
LinkedIn (Personal). https://www.linkedin.com/in/anilcv/
Twitter. https://x.com/meter