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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Nov 30, 2022 • 20min
The Divide: How Bluepeak is bringing broadband competition to overlooked cities
This episode features Jeff Seidenfaden, chief commercial and customer experience officer at fiber broadband provider Bluepeak; and Mike Podoll, a resident of Altus, Oklahoma, and a subscriber to Bluepeak since the ISP started connecting customers there in late August. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 30, 2022 • 12min
Boeing brings 5G and terrestrial tech to MEO satellites
While 5G is a relatively nascent technology, it's already playing an important role in the satellite space race. Ryan Reid, president of Boeing Commercial Satellite Systems, International, recently joined the Light Reading podcast to explain how terrestrial telecom technologies are being utilized in the new O3b mPower satellites, which Boeing is manufacturing in partnership with satellite operator SES. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 23, 2022 • 19min
SES CTO on launching software-defined satellites
Satellite operator SES has a busy year-end planned with the scheduled launch of two MEO satellites in mid-December. CTO Ruy Pinto met up with Light Reading on site at Boeing Satellite in El Segundo, Calif. earlier this month with an update on the scheduled launch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 22, 2022 • 31min
ATX CEO on bridging the labor gap and what's next in cable tech
Whether it's upgrading existing hybrid fiber/coax (HFC), extending service to adjacent areas or bringing fiber and gigabit speeds to rural locations, the pace of network building has picked up among many US cable operators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 18, 2022 • 30min
The Notebook Dump: CTIA unimpressed with CBRS, Comcast unleashes HFC, shrinking MEO satellites
Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano and Kelsey Ziser discuss whether anything interesting is going on in the CBRS spectrum band, updates on Comcast's hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) network, and Kelsey's tour of Boeing's satellite facility in the Notebook Dump for the week ending November 18. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 18, 2022 • 22min
The Divide: Flume's CEO on what happened with NYC's Internet Master Plan
This episode features Prashanth Vijay, co-founder and CEO of Flume Internet. He returns to the podcast to discuss Flume's progress leveraging dark fiber to help close the digital divide in New York City over the past year, as well as the company's recently announced expansion to Los Angeles, California, and Hartford, Connecticut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2022 • 8min
What's the Story? All SES wants for Christmas are MEO satellites
Just in time for the Holidays, satellite operator SES plans to launch about a half dozen new MEO satellites in mid-December. A second launch is scheduled for January of next year, together with launch partner SpaceX. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2022 • 25min
What's the Story? Edge computing ain't easy
Light Reading's Mike Dano and Phil Harvey review the Leading Lights Awards categories they judged, ranging from 5G to optical transport. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 15, 2022 • 22min
What's the Story? Leading Lights entries double down on cloud native
Light Reading's Iain Morris and Kelsey Ziser review the Leading Lights Awards categories they judged and examine emerging trends that appeared in the submissions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 11, 2022 • 30min
The Notebook Dump: Broadband prevails, satellites are cool and Twitter's a mess
Light Reading editors Nicole Ferraro, Mike Dano and Phil Harvey gather around the microphones for an informal discussion of what happened during the work week ended November 11, 2022. This week's big issues include the state of statewide broadband ballot initiatives, broadband mapping timelines, satellite-to-phone communications, space commercialization and how the social media landscape is changing after a wave of layoffs in the tech sector. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
