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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Jun 23, 2023 • 37min
Comcast gives the low-down on low-latency DOCSIS
Jason Livingood joins the podcast to discuss Comcast's low-latency DOCSIS trials, how LLD works, why the time is right for LLD and how LLD plays nice with network neutrality principles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 21, 2023 • 12min
What's the Story? Comcast's niche 10-Gig fiber service
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss Comcast's launch of symmetrical 10-Gig speeds for its "Gigabit Pro" service. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2023 • 22min
Apple's Vision Pro not for the mass market but a dream for developers
Gerard Kunkel and Chris Pizzurro, two cable industry vets, discuss their new initiatives plus the trials and tribulations of VR, AR, the metaverse and the fragmented video industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 15, 2023 • 14min
Ciena pursues carbon neutral status by 2024
OTTAWA – Ciena Vectors Event – Beth Hunter, director of ESG communications and social impact, and Helen Xenos, senior director of optical portfolio marketing for Ciena, joined the podcast to discuss Ciena's carbon neutral and emission reduction goals for 2024. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 14, 2023 • 16min
Ciena's Steve Alexander and Rebecca Smith on the surge to 1.6 terabits
OTTAWA – Ciena Vectors Event – Ciena CTO Steve Alexander and CMO Rebecca Smith joined the podcast to discuss why the company leapfrogged the industry to develop the WaveLogic 6 modem, a 1.6 Tbit/s coherent optical technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2023 • 21min
The Divide: Ernesto Falcon on expanding affordable broadband in California
This episode features Ernesto Falcon, senior legislative counsel at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), who recently announced his candidacy for California's Senate District 7. We discuss the role of the digital divide in his campaign and candidacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2023 • 12min
What's the Story? Mobile gender gap hovers around 20%
Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert joins the podcast to discuss the GSMA's Mobile Gender Gap Report. She shares the status of the mobile gender gap in low- and middle-income countries, where the gap is widest, and what the barriers to access and ownership are for women. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 9, 2023 • 38min
The Notebook Dump: Orange you glad the week is over?
Light Reading editors Jeff Baumgartner, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss the week New York turned orange, the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), takeaways from Ciena's Vectors event and Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, and the implications of CableLabs kicking off its DOCSIS 4.0 modem certification program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 7, 2023 • 23min
The Divide: IEEE's David Witkowski on LEO's scalability challenges
This episode features IEEE Senior Member David Witkowski, who serves as co-chair of the Deployment Working Group at IEEE Future Networks. We discuss the evolution of low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity and what the current state of the industry says about the role LEOs can play in closing connectivity gaps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2023 • 26min
Nokia Bell Labs' Peter Vetter: 6G, the network with the sixth sense
Peter Vetter, president of Bell Labs Core Research at Nokia, joins the podcast to discuss challenges to deploying and reaping the benefits of 6G. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
