Light Reading Podcasts
Light Reading
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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May 2, 2024 • 10min
What's the Story? Iliad eyes acquisition of Ukraine's Datagroup-Volia
Light Reading's Tereza Krásová joins the podcast to discuss why operator group Iliad wants to purchase Ukrainian fixed provider Datagroup-Volia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 30, 2024 • 23min
The Divide: Joey Wender on US Treasury's $10B down payment on closing the digital divide
This week: Joey Wender, director of the capital projects fund at the US Treasury Department, on the status of $10 billion in federal broadband deployment funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 29, 2024 • 15min
DC Blox sheds light on dark fiber, landing station buildouts
DC Blox is just the latest example of a data center provider expanding to do much more as hyperscaler growth provides a catalyst for new dark fiber routes and connectivity services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 25, 2024 • 11min
For Verizon, 5G coverage at Jazz Fest is the CATS MEOW
Verizon joins the podcast to explain how the service provider is deploying both permanent and temporary network assets to provide New Orleans Jazz Fest concertgoers with 4G and 5G connectivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 25, 2024 • 27min
Cable modem's 'father' sees his invention reach adulthood
Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, considered by many as the 'father of the cable modem,' was recently inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. He joins the podcast to discuss the past, present and future of broadband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2024 • 21min
Quantum Loophole's data center dominion
A fiber-connected development of almost 3.5 square miles in Maryland's largest county aims to introduce a new way to plan for and accommodate hyperscaler growth and whatever the computing needs of AI will demand next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 24, 2024 • 27min
Great Plains CIO: Acquisitions ease operations transformation
Great Plains Communications CIO Katie Curtis explains how recent acquisitions have contributed to upgrading the telco's OSS/BSS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2024 • 30min
The Divide: Why BEAD funds should go to local service providers
This week: Kerry Haughan, SVP, commercial strategy at Calix, on why Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funds should go to local providers, and overcoming the hurdles making it hard for smaller providers to participate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 22, 2024 • 12min
Verizon taps into 5G, the edge and the cloud to cut live TV sports
At NAB, Verizon Business showed off the future of live TV production by using its public 5G network, in tandem with its edge compute capabilities and AWS's cloud, to cut and edit a live NHL game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2024 • 13min
Data center CTO weighs in on AI demands, liquid cooling and telecom transparency
John Sasser, CTO, Sabey Data Centers, discusses the power, cooling and capacity requirements of AI and cloud computing clients. Sabey is expanding to new locations and reworking its existing buildings to deploy new infrastructure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
