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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Jan 21, 2025 • 26min
What's the Story? Unclear ROI for D2D satellite messaging
Many direct-to-device messaging services remain in the development stage, and the market for D2D messaging is small. That makes the ROI for these services hazy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 17, 2025 • 17min
Evolution Digital breaks out a new broadband ARPU booster
Evolution Digital CEO Chris Egan on why his company's investment in Ubiety could clear a new way for Evolution's broadband partners to differentiate and generate more value from their services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 15, 2025 • 20min
Xumo's Marcien Jenckes talks TV shipments, 'deep interest' in operator-distributed TVs
At CES, Light Reading chatted with Xumo President Marcien Jenckes about the performance of Xumo's smart TV business, plans for retail and market expansion, and the company's 'deep interest' in exploring the operator distribution model for Xumo TVs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 14, 2025 • 26min
CES 2025: The shifting smart TV sector, MobileX's sales tilt and robot risings
On the Light Reading Extra podcast, Phil Harvey and Jeff Baumgartner discuss Jeff's CES travels, some smart TV updates, MobileX's apparel play and the rise of the robots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 7, 2025 • 22min
CES 2025: AI everywhere, 'NextG' and the specter of more tariffs
Brian Comiskey, senior director and futurist at the Consumer Technology Association, discusses the top tech themes expected at CES 2025 and offers some thoughts about how a new wave of tariffs might impact the CE industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 18, 2024 • 31min
How Downdetector tracks network outages during natural disasters
Ookla CSO Chip Strange joins the podcast to provide a postmortem analysis of the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton on the East Coast networks. Strange explains how Ookla's Downdetector site keeps the market informed of both telecommunications and power outages, and how the site analyzes different types of service disruptions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 18, 2024 • 38min
SoftBank's plans for AI-RAN expansion
In Telecom East this week, Light Reading contributing editor Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien, analyst-in-chief at Delta Analysis, discuss Huawei’s Android exit, China’s ambitious 10G program and the slowing growth of mobile worldwide. Then, they talk to Ryuji Wakikawa, vice president and head of the Research Institute of Advanced Technology at SoftBank Corp, about the Japanese telco’s pioneering AI-RAN plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2024 • 35min
ACA Connects CEO braces for big regulatory 'reset,' says Venu JV is dead
ACA Connects CEO Grant Spellmeyer discusses how he and his base of independent broadband operators are preparing for an expected wave of regulatory shifts that will arrive early next year with the new administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 13, 2024 • 15min
What's the Story? AT&T bids farewell to copper network
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to explain why AT&T plans to shut down its copper network by 2029. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 10, 2024 • 31min
The Divide: Gigi Sohn on growing, funding and defending public broadband networks
This week: Gigi Sohn, executive director, American Association for Public Broadband, joins the podcast to discuss the rise of public broadband networks, ongoing hurdles to the model, recent public broadband successes – and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
