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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Jan 15, 2024 • 27min
Peter Adderton on MobileX's path to disruption
From CES 2024: Peter Adderton, CEO of MobileX, says his new prepaid offering will disrupt the market thanks in part to money-saving AI tools. He also thinks Dish-owned Boost unit should 'get out of retail' and cable should provide wholesale access. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 11, 2024 • 25min
Keep Calm and Adopt Cloud
This episode features Guy Hilton, Vice President, Strategy and Go-To-Market, AmdocsCloud. We discuss the concept of "industry cloud" and its potential to fast-track cloud adoption and modernization. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 10, 2024 • 15min
What's the Story? BT awaits ruling on missed Huawei removal deadline
Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast to discuss whether BT will get dinged for missing the UK government's deadline to fully remove Huawei from its core network. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 9, 2024 • 31min
The Divide: How Toptana is bringing broadband to the Quinault Indian Nation
Tyson Johnston, chair of Toptana, joins the show to discuss the digital divide in and around the Quinault Indian Nation, in Washington, and how a new subsea cable landing station will help enable last-mile connectivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 5, 2024 • 17min
AI, flying cars on tap for CES 2024
Brian Comiskey, director of thematic programs for the Consumer Technology Association, offers a preview of CES 2024, which is expected to draw about 130,000 attendees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 5, 2024 • 11min
WWT Immersive XR Experiences
Light Reading has recognized World Wide Technology (WWT) for innovating edge computing solutions at WWT Raceway called RaceAR leveraging Edge in a Box solution. #Sponsored Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 4, 2024 • 11min
Behind the scenes with Verizon 5G at Super Bowl LVIII stadium
Light Reading met up with Verizon's Vivencio Luna, Associate Director of Network Performance, on site at Allegiant Stadium for a behind-the-scenes tour of the network infrastructure Verizon has deployed ahead of Super Bowl LVIII. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 3, 2024 • 27min
Hold the champagne: SES CSO says MEO satellite launch is no cake walk
John-Paul (JP) Hemingway, chief strategy officer for SES, joins the podcast to explain how the satellite company prepares for and executes a satellite launch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2023 • 26min
What's the Story? The reverberating revenue ramifications of the AT&T and Ericsson open RAN deal
Light Reading's Phil Harvey, Iain Morris and Mike Dano discuss the economic impact the AT&T and Ericsson open RAN deal could have on both large and small vendors in the telecom industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2023 • 25min
The Divide: How Highline and Ciena are tackling difficult deployments
This episode features Matt Hayes, CTO at Highline – a regional ISP owned by ITC Capital, serving Michigan, Nebraska, Texas, Kansas, Colorado and Georgia – and Kevin Sheehan, CTO of the Americas at Ciena, a partner of Highline's. We discuss where and how Highline is helping to close the digital divide for unserved and underserved regions with public and private funds, what role Ciena is playing in spurring those deployments and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
