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This feed is Light Reading's main podcast feed for "The Light Reading Podcast," "The Divide," "The Light Reading Extra," and "What's the Story?"
Light Reading provides daily news, analysis and insight for the global communications networking and services industry. The publication was founded in 2000 and, since July 2016, has been a part of Informa Tech, a division of Informa PLC. We're part of a big team providing specialist research, media, events and training for businesses and professionals working in technology.
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LoRa Alliance CEO Alper Yegin joins Light Reading's Phil Harvey to discuss LoRaWAN’s ten-year journey and its role in powering massive IoT. They also examine why leading operators are investing in LoRaWAN alongside 5G, and where the technology shines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SCTE's Maria Popo and Janelle Morse join the podcast to talk themes and topics that will dominate TechExpo 2025 in Washington, DC. Atlanta will host TechExpo 2026, then the show will be in Denver for the foreseeable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Craig Leddy, a long-time industry journalist and Light Reading contributor, joins the podcast to discuss his new book: 'Fast Forward: The Birth of Video Streaming, Media's Wild Child'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Amid GFiber's ongoing network expansions, the company's COO, Rocco Laurenzano, digs into the company's approach to prioritizing projects and allocating resources. 'The real killer of productivity are half-done projects,' he says. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
New Street Research policy analyst Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss the outcome of BEAD's 'benefit of the bargain' bidding and how federal policy changes may exacerbate the digital divide despite increasing access. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this podcast, Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin explains why many communications service providers (CSPs) believe AI will increase connectivity demand at a greater rate in their long-haul networks and why they expect wavelength services to be the dominant transport service for AI connectivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss AT&T's decision to scoop up a swath of EchoStar's low- and mid-band spectrum for $23 billion, what this means for the broader telecom industry and what to expect next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode:Why Ciena acquired Blue Planet (01:37)How Blue Planet's strategy has evolved from addressing service provider requirements for network management (04:17)How Blue Planet is applying agentic AI technologies to OSS (14:53) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode:Some background on Zappi and how it provides brands like PepsiCo, McDonald's and Heineken with consumer data and insights to help fuel their advertising (01:00)A review of the celebrity MVNO sector and some other product areas endorsed or owned by celebrities (3:30)Celebrity-focused ads are distinctive, but they don't necessarily provide a near-term sales bump (7:45)How and why the effectiveness of celebrity advertising varies by age group (21:40)Brand recall also differs among age groups (27:30)How Trump Mobile and its golden T1 phone might resonate in the market (30:00)Other ways celebrity MVNOs may try to stand out in the market (35:40) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Prysmian's Matt Brice joins the podcast to discuss how the race to build out AI infrastructure is challenging fiber manufacturers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this podcast, Heavy Reading's Gabriel Brown shares highlights from Heavy Reading research that examines why 5G SA deployments are ramping up and what the biggest drivers are for expansion of the technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week: Eli Dvorkin and Rachel Neches, from the Center for an Urban Future, join the podcast to discuss their report exploring the extent and causes of the ongoing digital divide in the Bronx, New York, and how to solve it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rouzbeh 'Father of the Cable Modem' Yassini and industry analyst Stewart Schley join the podcast to discuss the story of cable broadband – from its early struggles to the rise of DOCSIS – as recounted in their new book, 'The Accidental Network: How a Small Company Sparked a Global Broadband Transformation.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast to unpack Intel's decision to spin off its network and edge assets business (dubbed NEX), what the implications are for equipment makers like Ericsson and what to expect next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bango's Giles Tongue joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the bundle as subscription combinations extend well beyond streaming services to include fitness services, food boxes, music, gaming, social media and AI offerings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Misty Duckworth and Randy Kinsey join the podcast to explain how BSP's technical due diligence business is rapidly shifting to the data center market and how the rise of AI is driving demand for space, power and cooling in existing and new data center facilities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ACA Connects President and CEO Grant Spellmeyer joins the podcast to discuss the regulatory hot-buttons for independent cable operators, including Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, BEAD revisions, the ATSC 3.0 debate and the deletion of net neutrality proceedings at the FCC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this podcast, AT&T executives explain how the service provider built an internal generative AI (GenAI) tool to more efficiently manage its network and customer experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week: Spectrum's Jeff Gehrig joins the podcast with Jennifer Tucker of Tucker Farms in Kentucky, to discuss the connectivity challenges facing the rural region and how the farm is now benefiting from Spectrum's fiber build. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this podcast AT&T's Chris Stratmann explains how the FirstNet Response Operations Group (ROG) triages network infrastructure needs for local public safety agencies when natural disasters strike. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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