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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Dec 9, 2023 • 23min
What's the Story? Optus further tarnishes reputation with network crash
Light Reading's Robert Clark joins the podcast to explain how Optus' network crash happened, and the impact it had on customers and their trust in the service provider. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 7, 2023 • 21min
The Divide: Federated CEO Iyad Tarazi on connecting students with private wireless
This week: Iyad Tarazi, CEO of Federated Wireless, on the company's efforts to close the digital divide with private wireless, including its recent deployment in Tukwila, Washington, connecting 1,200 students. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 6, 2023 • 27min
Helium Mobile takes DeWi nationwide with $20 mobile plan
Helium Mobile's Boris Renski joins the podcast to explain how the decentralized wireless company plans to scale nationwide with a new unlimited data plan for $20 per month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 5, 2023 • 23min
Funding, telco buy-in still needed to propel open RAN
Mari Silbey, Senior Director at US Ignite, joins the podcast to explain how government funding, such as NTIA grants, will support service provider engagement in open RAN deployments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 1, 2023 • 22min
vRAN is a 'mandatory step' for operators deploying open RAN
Gilles Garcia, senior director and business lead for the Data Center and Communications Group at AMD, joins the podcast to explain why virtual radio access networks (vRAN) could be an important step for service providers to take on the way to deploying open RAN Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2023 • 28min
Open RAN success is a 'choose your own adventure' for telcos
Patrick Lopez, founder and CEO of Core Analysis, joins the podcast to discuss the state of the open radio access network (RAN) market in North America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 28, 2023 • 25min
The Divide: Tarana's Carl Guardino on FWA's role in BEAD and beyond
Carl Guardino, VP at Tarana, joins the podcast to discuss where Tarana's G1 platform is helping close the digital divide, where the BEAD program still leaves room for fixed wireless over fiber and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 21, 2023 • 17min
What's the Story? The pricey privacy problem with Humane and T-Mobile's Ai Pin
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins us to discuss a new wearable alternative to smartphones. Humane unveiled its Ai Pin, a nearly two-inch wide smart pin powered by T-Mobile's network and OpenAI's ChatGPT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2023 • 17min
The Divide: FBA's Deborah Kish on filling out the fiber workforce
The Fiber Broadband Association's Deborah Kish joins the podcast to discuss the state of the fiber workforce. Kish shares progress made on the FBA's OpTIC Path program and why veterans make up a large portion of that program and fiber jobs overall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 9, 2023 • 32min
Infinera CEO on CHIPs, AI and 'spinning the wheel of innovation'
Infinera CEO David Heard joins the podcast to discuss how the government's $53 billion investment in semiconductor research and manufacturing could significantly impact the optical networking industry in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
