Light Reading Podcasts
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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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Jul 30, 2024 • 25min
The Divide: Benton's John Horrigan on the costs of ACP's end
This week: John Horrigan, senior fellow at Benton, joins to discuss new data showing billions in lost savings for consumers and the economy due to the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 24, 2024 • 25min
EchoStar VP: open RAN's 'flexibility is priceless'
EchoStar's Ravinder Jarral explains why the open RAN testing and development initiative, ORCID, was launched and how things are progressing both in the lab and out in the field. ORCID is funded by a $50 million grant from the NTIA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 16, 2024 • 31min
The Divide: Blair Levin on what the end of Chevron deference means for broadband
New Street Research analyst Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss the Supreme Court's recent decision to strike down Chevron deference and what it means for broadband policy and the digital divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 10, 2024 • 34min
Verizon's Novak: Be on the lookout for internal AI security threats
AI largely isn't the looming security threat that the tech and telecom industries imagined, but internal misuse of GenAI tools could pose a problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2024 • 36min
Digi.City's Collier: Better data use can make our cities smarter
Digi.City's Chelsea Collier points out how cities can become more livable and address spatial and digital inequality by better improving data collection processes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2024 • 31min
The Divide: Gigi Sohn on how the FCC could (still) save the ACP
This week: Gigi Sohn on the end of the Affordable Connectivity Program and a new petition asking the FCC to reconsider its Title II forbearance decision and reopen the door to assessing broadband revenues for the USF. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2024 • 15min
What's the Story? Telecom code red
At the DTW24 event in Copenhagen last week, TM Forum CEO Nik Willetts said the telecom industry is experiencing a code red transformational failure. Light Reading's Tereza Krásová was there, and she explained why that matters and whether the industry feels a sense of urgency about the sector's lack of growth compared to other digital businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2024 • 27min
The Divide: How Colorado is preparing to award $826M for BEAD
This week: Brandy Reitter, executive director for Colorado's broadband office, on Internet access and adoption challenges, and next steps for the state's BEAD program now that Colorado's initial proposal received NTIA approval. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2024 • 33min
For digital inclusion, broadband access is just the beginning
South Bend, Indiana's Madi Rogers explains how broadband access is just one aspect of reaching the goal of digital inclusion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 20, 2024 • 33min
Omdia on the infiltration of AI into telecom services and infrastructure
Omdia Principal Analyst Roz Roseboro explains how AI has historically been used for telecom operations, such as OSS/BSS, but the advent of GenAI and ChatGPT means AI is starting to infiltrate telecom services and infrastructure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
