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.
Episodes
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Apr 18, 2024 • 28min
Precision OT EVP on saving customers from optical 'landmines'
Keith Habberfield, EVP for Precision Optical Technologies (OT), joins the podcast with a behind-the-scenes look at the effort required to participate alongside 46 other companies in the OIF demo at the recent OFC Conference in San Diego. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2024 • 18min
The Divide: Hughes SVP on low-density broadband and keeping satellite competitive
This week: Mark Wymer, SVP at Hughes, on how the company's Jupiter-3 satellite has enabled faster service options, and how Hughes views satellite broadband's future as more federally funded fiber rolls out in rural areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2024 • 10min
What's the Story? Vecima makes a $20M play for Casa's cable business
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss Casa System's Chapter 11 filing and the company's plans to sell off its 5G and cable assets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2024 • 27min
Ciena VP on the trouble with traditional OSS
Ciena's Kailem Anderson explains the challenges telcos face in managing legacy OSS/BSS, and why Ciena used AI and a Kubernetes architecture in its new Blue Planet OSS platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2024 • 16min
5G Transport priorities – insights from Heavy Reading's Operators Survey
Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin and Ciena's Francisco Sant'Anna discuss the current priorities of network operators on 5G transport and the state of the market, based on the results from the recent 5G Network Strategies Operator Survey. Sponsored by Ciena. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 9, 2024 • 44min
The Divide: Conexon's Jonathan Chambers on rural fiber, BEAD and the future of ACP
This week: Jonathan Chambers, partner at Conexon, joins to discuss Conexon's progress in deploying rural fiber, plus his concerns about the $42 billion BEAD program, how to save the ACP and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2024 • 20min
How AI is changing fiber design
OFC 2024: According to Corning's Sharon Bois, fiber providers have an opportunity to bring a lot of innovation to service provider networks and data centers as bandwidth demands skyrocket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2024 • 11min
Artificial intelligence driving network capacity and what this means for data center connectivity
This episode of the Executive Spotlight Q&A, recorded onsite at OFC 2024, features Rob Shore, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Infinera. He discusses key industry trends driving bandwidth growth, provides perspective on challenges facing network operators, and shares how indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuit solutions are helping network operators overcome these challenges. Sponsored by Infinera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2024 • 17min
What's the Story? T-Mobile and SpaceX play the long game on direct-to-cell service
Light Reading editors discuss why it could take a while before service providers start seeing meaningful revenue from direct-to-cell satellite services, if ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2024 • 29min
The Divide: Why NaLA says the fight for ACP funds isn't over
Committee chairs with the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), Danielle Perry and Kristi Brown, on the need for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and why they're not giving up on getting funding from Congress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
