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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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Jun 2, 2023 • 11min
What's the Story? TXO takes on tenuous supply chain and equipment incumbents
Light Reading's Tereza Krásová joins the podcast to discuss TXO System's role in the "circular economy." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 2, 2023 • 15min
American Tower and IBM take sustainability from the cloud to the edge
Patrice McAree, VP of innovation for American Tower, joins the podcast to discuss partnering with IBM to address artificial intelligence and sustainability goals. Briana Frank, VP of product & design for IBM Cloud, also joins to share IBM's new AI and cloud technologies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 1, 2023 • 25min
Omdia's Fernando Montenegro on the democratization of generative AI in cybersecurity
Fernando Montenegro, senior principal analyst with Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss recent security trends such as the increased use of AI for cybersecurity. Plus, he explains how the popularity of generative AI such as ChatGPT has led to the "democratization of the information that's locked inside those large language models into a broader population." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 31, 2023 • 26min
The Divide: USTelecom's Jonathan Spalter on striving for universal connectivity
This episode features Jonathan Spalter, president and CEO of USTelecom. We discuss the Biden administration's goal of universal broadband connectivity and how the telecommunications industry is working to meet it witha mix of public and private funding, including the forthcoming $42.5 billion Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2023 • 13min
What's the Story? The Leading Lights Awards
Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards program is entering its 19th year, and the awards are now open for entries. In this podcast, Editors Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss new categories and their advice for submitting a solid entry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 26, 2023 • 26min
The Notebook Dump: Banks, broadband, Big 5G
Light Reading editors Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss big topics from last week's Big 5G Event in Austin, including generative AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 24, 2023 • 15min
Harmonic's Richard Rommes: How to Maximize Cable's PON Prospects
Richard Rommes, Harmonic's VP of Access Networks Solutions and Strategy, discusses the future of EPON and XGS-PON and how Harmonic's "Open ONU" solution can help cable operators mix and match DOCSIS and PON technologies in their HFC networks. #sponsored Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 23, 2023 • 35min
The Divide: Gigi Sohn on the FCC, dark money in politics and why public broadband matters
Gigi Sohn, President Biden's former nominee for FCC Commissioner, joins the podcast to discuss her nomination process, and what it says about dark money in politics and the industry at large. We also discuss what her most urgent goals would have been as FCC Commissioner, the state of the FCC's broadband map as it relates to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, her concerns about the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) running dry, how she hopes to reframe the public broadband debate and much more.*This conversation was recorded before President Biden nominated Anna Gomez to serve as FCC Commissioner on May 22.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2023 • 26min
ISPs, including cable ops, want to plug into Gigapower
Bill Hogg, the CEO of Gigapower, joins the Light Reading Podcast to expand on the company's open access model. He discusses plans to build to 1.5 million locations by 2025, exploration beyond that initial target and how Gigapower is sizing up opportunities to participate in the $42.45 Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 19, 2023 • 16min
The Notebook Dump: 5G monetization, MVNOs and scooter racing
AUSTIN – Big 5G Event – Light Reading editors Phil Harvey, Kelsey Ziser, Iain Morris and Mike Dano gathered on the show floor to discuss their top takeaways from the Big 5G Event, including the state of 5G monetization, open RAN, MVNOs and more. Hear all about it in The Notebook Dump for the week ending May 19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
