Light Reading Podcasts
Light Reading
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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Apr 15, 2025 • 19min
Run3TV nails up app framework for 'NextGen TV'
Michael Collette, the new CEO of Run3TV, discusses how the company's app framework is setting the stage for a wave of apps and services to run on ATSC 3.0, the new IP-based broadcast platform that's been branded as 'NextGen TV.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2025 • 19min
Multi-gigabit broadband with 10-25-50-100G fiber
In this podcast Nokia's Geert Heyninck dives into the future of fiber broadband, exploring the latest trends, the rise of multi-gigabit speeds, technological advancements, and real-world use cases shaping the industry. Whether you’re an operator, enterprise, or tech enthusiast, stay ahead of the curve with discussions on the next-generation broadband. #sponsored Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2025 • 24min
Why low-power TV stations have high hopes for 5G Broadcast
'SuperFrank' Copsidas discusses why low-power TV stations are keen on 5G Broadcast and explains why he's confident that 5G Broadcast tech is poised to be featured in a wide array of smartphones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 11, 2025 • 25min
Analyzing the size and scope of Trump's tariffs
PwC's Dallas Dolen digs into the financial impact the tech, media and telecom sectors could see in the wake of President Trump's sweeping tariffs and weighs in on what companies might do to mitigate their effects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2025 • 25min
What's the Story? What cable customers really want
During the Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference, cable execs discussed using AI and ML to improve customer experience, how their mobile service offerings are performing and why some are deploying DOCSIS 3.1 over 4.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 2025 • 15min
Nokia’s James Watt discusses technologies addressing hyperscalers and data centers networks at OFC50
Nokia’s Vice President and General Manager for the Optical Networks Division, James Watt, discusses key challenges for hyperscalers and data center operators, and how the combined optical networking expertise and capabilities of Nokia and Infinera will create differentiated value in the era of AI. #sponsored Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 3, 2025 • 36min
Telecom East: The decline in telco capex
Hosts Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien look at China's parallel digital universe and Jio's global O-RAN ambitions, and they speak with Dell'Oro's Stefan Pongratz about the massive drop-off in the RAN market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2025 • 10min
John Deere's private 5G network is 'Never Idle'
In this podcast, John Deere's Jason Wallin explains the company's strategy for deploying private 5G at its Davenport Works connected factory and why the company deployed two digital twins at the facility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 1, 2025 • 25min
The Divide: How subsea cable cuts put spotlight on Internet resilience
This week: Ryan Polk and Steve Song from the Internet Society join the podcast to discuss the rise in subsea cable cuts and the role of resilient Internet infrastructure in preventing and recovering from outages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2025 • 11min
Nokia VP on taking private wireless networks out to sea
In this podcast, Nokia's Stephan Litjens explains how the private network landscape is changing, and how Nokia partners with service providers to address the private network needs of enterprise customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
