Light Reading Podcasts

Tim Emoff, vice president of the telecom division at Sales Outsource Solutions, joins the podcast to discuss the digital divide in Canada, where an estimated 45.5% of the population can't access high-speed Internet, and a new project called FibreONE that seeks to tackle that. A consortium of companies – including Prysmian Group, Clearfield, Dura-Line, MacLean Network Solutions, Primex Technologies and Oldcastle Infrastructure – FibreONE is an effort to help deliver a fiber backbone across rural Canada. We discuss the challenges facing rural Canadian communities when it comes to the digital divide, and how the partners involved in FibreONE are collaborating to expedite the delivery of high-speed broadband.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Garten, CTO for NTT Security, joins the podcast to discuss security concerns that arise as service providers and enterprises move their business operations to the cloud, and how NTT Security is cleaning up "dirty networks" for small and mid-sized business customers.Garten says there's a misconception in the industry that traditional approaches to security can be applied easily to the cloud. In addition, Garten explains how NTT Security has applied security learnings from enterprises to assist small and mid-sized customers, and vice versa.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ciena's Gina Nienaber joins the podcast to explain what IP/optical convergence is and how it fits in with service providers' strategies to automate their networks. Light Reading's research group Heavy Reading recently partnered with Ciena to survey 220 service provider executives about IP/optical convergence. In the survey, "61% [of respondents] defined IP/optical convergence as the streamlining of operations across IP and optical functions. To me, that involves multi-layer intelligent software control and automation," said Nienaber, director of marketing for the routing and switching portfolio at Ciena.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Gedmark, CEO of Astranis – a microGEO satellite company based in San Francisco – joins the podcast to discuss the company's small satellite technology and its upcoming deployment in partnership with Peruvian mobile provider Grupo Andesat to deliver 4G broadband to millions of people in Peru.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andreas Olah, senior analyst of Digital Enterprise Services for Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss his recent research on 5G, IoT and edge services trends for 2022 and beyond.Olah explains how service providers can deliver AR/VR, edge computing, IoT and intelligent automation capabilities as-a-service to enterprise customers, and how both parties can benefit from the as-a-service delivery model.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verizon's Cory Davis joins the podcast to discuss how the service provider is addressing challenges first responders face, such as interdepartmental communication between public safety agencies and across different networks, and gives a preview of new tactical response tools such as "THOR." More on THOR later, but first, Davis, director of public safety operations for Verizon, provides insight into Verizon's Public Safety Communications Survey, and what the results reveal about how new devices and networking technologies can better assist first responders in the field.In addition, Davis explains why the Verizon Response Team (VRT) launched THOR, the Tactical Humanitarian Operations Response, which is a prototype response vehicle with mobile 4G/5G connectivity and radios. THOR also includes a tethered drone for aerial views, a rear command center, a camera, a six-seat cabin and an exterior touchscreen display.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to provide an update on Astound Broadband and Atlantic Broadband's rebranding efforts. Baumgartner explains why the cable companies are choosing a new moniker, what it means for customers and what to expect next.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association, joins the podcast to discuss the challenges facing rural providers when it comes to network deployment and upkeep, and how federal funds from the Biden administration's infrastructure law can best be spent to close the digital divide in the most-underserved areas of the country.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pablo Tomasi, principal analyst of private networks for Omdia, joins the podcast to share key findings from his latest report, "2022 Trends to Watch: Private Networks and the Shadow of 5G." Tomasi explains that while the topic of 5G may give service providers a "marketing hook" when discussing private network options with enterprise customers, 4G LTE offers all the razzle dazzle enterprises need in the near term.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Frane, VP of product management for Windstream Enterprise, is back on the podcast to provide his forecast for enterprise trends in 2022 such as cybersecurity, SASE, zero trust access, SD-WAN and more. Frane also discusses how enterprise culture must adjust to the needs of the distributed workforce, and is hopeful that the industry will better understand the "acronym soup" around managed services for enterprises so operators' customers can better customize the networking and security services they need.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.