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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Feb 17, 2023 • 15min
What's the Story? Qualcomm's speedy 5G chips
Qualcomm launched a new 5G chip for smartphones, which Light Reading's Mike Dano says will likely be commercially available this fall. We discuss why this chip is faster, what it means for service provider customers and when it will be included in new smart phones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 16, 2023 • 10min
EPB earmarks $70M for 25-Gig services and fiber upgrades
Over the past year, electric power distributor EPB has deployed 25-Gig services in Chattanooga, Tennessee as part of a $70 million fiber upgrade plan.EPB VP Katie Espeseth joins the podcast to explain what the 25-Gig services and fiber deployments mean for economic development in the region. She also touches on potential opportunities for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, and why EPB is leading a testbed for quantum computing applications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2023 • 28min
Extreme CEO: Leading with software to win retail, stadium deals
From FedEx to the NFL, Extreme Networks is working with a range of customers on cloud adoption and monetizing data analytics. CEO Ed Meyercord joins the podcast to explain why Extreme is focused on becoming more software-centric, how the company works with customers to better utilize their data and why digital twins can speed up network transformations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 15, 2023 • 26min
The Divide: Calix CEO Michael Weening on enabling the broadband disruptors
This episode features Michael Weening, CEO of Calix. We discuss the company's perspective on the digital divide and Calix's role as "enablers of the disruptors" in the broadband market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2023 • 22min
Verizon invests to keep first responders connected at the Super Bowl
Verizon Frontline's Maggie Hallbach said her team has spent two years and more than $100 million to ensure public safety agencies are connected during Super Bowl 57 and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2023 • 23min
5G COWS: AT&T's sprawling Super Bowl network prep
Inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, AT&T has boosted the network's capacity by deploying more than 2,000 wireless network antennas, supported by more than 12 miles of fiber and power cables, according to Dave Carroll, a network planning AVP at AT&T. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 8, 2023 • 18min
The Divide: How BDT is increasing enrollments in the FCC's ACP
This episode features Trooper Sanders, CEO of Benefits Data Trust (BDT), on the importance of the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and how BDT is helping more people access the monthly broadband subsidy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 7, 2023 • 30min
IBM's Andrew Coward on managing MEC and multi-cloud madness
Former CEO of Lumina Networks Andrew Coward joins the podcast to discuss his new role as general manager of software defined networking at IBM and how the company is addressing enterprise needs for multi-cloud management. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 6, 2023 • 26min
POWDER: Open for 5G and whatever's next
In Salt Lake City, a city-sized 5G network is humming along with hundreds of devices connected to dozens of endpoints, measuring every imaginable thing you can in a modern cellular network. The latest developments in the POWDER testbed have made the resource all the more valuable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2023 • 27min
The Notebook Dump: Juniper's software shift, Sohn saga, Oregon Trail treachery
Phil Harvey, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Kelsey Ziser discuss Juniper's software-centric strategy and 400G expansions, the continued pay-TV subscription decline and Netflix's crackdown on password sharing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
