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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Oct 18, 2024 • 39min
LR Extra: Next stop, Jupiter's moon
The Light Reading editors discuss the SpaceX Starship launch, the Europa Clipper, why the pope can't donate his organs, Tesla's Cybercab and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 15, 2024 • 21min
The Divide: How HFCL brought customized connectivity to Baidabettu and Baslambi, India
This week: Bhuvnesh Sachdeva, senior vice president at HFCL, and Devadas Pai, CEO of Nanocell Networks, on the challenges and lessons learned from delivering Wi-Fi to the villages of Baidabettu and Baslambi, India. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 12, 2024 • 11min
Asisat Oshoala minds the usage gap
Soccer legend Asisat Oshoala and the GSMA's CMO, Lara Dewar, join the podcast to promote women's tech literacy and to urge governments and citizens to close the mobile usage gap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 11, 2024 • 32min
LR Extra: CBRS proposal met with sour grapes
The Light Reading editors recap AT&T's CBRS proposal, which if approved, some in the industry say would have a "catastrophic" effect on spectrum distribution. We also discuss why the cheese tax is getting out of control, Mike Dano's recipe for frozen sour grapes and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 11, 2024 • 17min
What's the Story? It's hard out there for a pay-TV provider
Charter is working on its latest pay-TV strategy to hold onto and hopefully expand its subscriber count. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 2024 • 41min
Ciena's CTO: Wrapping up a decades-long dance with DWDM
One of the optical networking industry's most approachable tech evangelists and all-around nice guys is retiring soon. Ciena's SVP and CTO Stephen Alexander joins the Light Reading podcast for a look back and a look ahead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 8, 2024 • 30min
TechExpo 2024: It's a wrap!
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner, Omdia's Jaimie Lenderman, Heavy Reading's Alan Breznick and Dell'Oro Group's Jeff Heynen discuss unified DOCSIS 4.0, the challenges ahead for DOCSIS 5.0 and the potential for 5G on HFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 8, 2024 • 19min
The need for fast, reliable fiber network deployment
Nir Hollander, Amdocs' GM of Mobile Networks, joins the podcast to talk about the state of fiber deployments worldwide and how Amodcs views fiber network design and AI's role in fiber deployments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 8, 2024 • 30min
The Divide: How ACP's lapse is impacting state broadband plans
This week: Jake Varn, associate manager with Pew's Broadband Access Initiative, discusses the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and the impact it's having on states' plans to close the digital divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 7, 2024 • 15min
CableLabs CEO on what's next for DOCSIS
At SCTE TechExpo in Atlanta, CableLabs CEO Phil McKinney talked about the next chapter for DOCSIS, how CableLabs is connecting with fiber and wireless, and the emerging role of AI and machine learning. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


