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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Jun 25, 2025 • 26min
Broadband usage rates jumped in Q1. Will it last?
OpenVault CEO Mark Trudeau joins the podcast to discuss the big takeaways of the company's quarterly 'Broadband Insights' report. He also provides an update on how cable operators are squeezing more capacity out of HFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2025 • 29min
The Divide: How inaccurate broadband mapping is still impeding access
This week: BroadbandNow's Tyler Cooper discusses research showing the FCC is still undercounting the number of people in the US without broadband access, and how incorrect mapping is hindering efforts to close the digital divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 17, 2025 • 32min
The Divide: How Mission Telecom and C4P are rolling out low-cost 5G hotspots
This week: Mission Telecom's Mark Colwell and Computers 4 People's Dylan Zajac discuss their non-profit efforts to connect communities in need to broadband, including through their recently launched Shield 5G Home Hotspot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 13, 2025 • 12min
AI technologies are only as good as their managers
ESG's Jim Frey joins the podcast to discuss why developing the right tools to provide oversight and coordination across agentic and GenAI technologies will be key to network planning and performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 10, 2025 • 35min
What's the Story? FCC's EchoStar investigation
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss the FCC's planned investigation into EchoStar's nationwide 5G network buildout, why it matters (and why it seems 'gross') and what to watch for next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 6, 2025 • 14min
Waiting for BEAD, tracking the MDU broadband renaissance
Dell'Oro's Jeff Heynen joins the podcast to discuss how the uncertainty swirling around BEAD cast a shadow at Fiber Connect 2025 and how vendors are gearing up for an MDU revival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 3, 2025 • 27min
The Divide: FBA's Marissa Mitrovich on the growth of fiber and future of BEAD
This week: Marissa Mitrovich, VP of public policy at the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA), on the growth of FTTH access across the US, the state of the BEAD program and what's on tap for the 2025 Fiber Connect conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 30, 2025 • 33min
Coherent Routing Comes of Age: Discussing Heavy Reading’s New Survey Results
In this podcast, Heavy Reading analyst Sterling Perrin sits down with Ciena’s Sr. Director of Product Line Management, Rafael Francis, and VP, Product Line Management, Tim Pearson, to review the key findings and what they mean for the future of coherent routing in telecom.\For additional information, the related Heavy Reading white paper with the full survey results can be accessed here: https://www.ciena.com/insights/white-papers/ip-over-dwdm-global-survey-analysis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28, 2025 • 20min
What's the Story? Charter, Cox to combine
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss the $34.5 billion Charter-Cox merger, what the deal means for the companies and sectors involved, and what risks and opportunities for the deal are on the horizon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 22, 2025 • 40min
Telecom East: Samsung gets caught in Trump tariff crossfire
This week on Telecom East, Ross O'Brien of Delta Analysis talks about Huawei's challenge to Nvidia, Samsung's chips problems and how a small operator in the Philippines lost its spectrum. Then, Marc Einstein from Counterpoint Research joins to discuss Japan's telecom landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
