Light Reading Podcasts

Mike Dano, Light Reading's Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, joins Phil Harvey for the podcast this week to discuss the big carrier moves at CES 2019. The annual consumer electronics confab last week featured all kinds of advanced tech for homes and, especially, automobiles. Underpinning it all, though is 5G, the next generation of the mobile and communications network. Dano flips through his notebook and offers his updates from the show, assesses each national carrier's progress in the 5G race. We also test just how good-natured a guy he really is by asking questions scientifically engineered to get journalists to complain about trade shows and casinos.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first big telecom story of 2019 was an earnings miss by Apple. But why was this sales warning more significant than just a cyclical, seasonal slowdown? Light Reading's Executive Editor Mitch Wagner joins Phil Harvey to parse the Apple madness and to talk about how well the company can adjust to a world that doesn’t buy a new iPhone every 12 months. Also, we run down our roster of office pets and discuss the proper ways to use one of those fancy Apple watches. Hey, Siri, you really don't want to miss this podcast.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the company's earnings call, Ciena CEO Gary Smith told Light Reading's Phil Harvey that competitor Huawei's troubles with governments and telecom carriers around the world aren't much of a catalyst right now. Big carriers have already been eager to balance their equipment portfolios and avoid being beholden to one single, dominant vendor, Smith said. He also noted that Ray Le Maistre was right about telecom RFPs. Yeah, we're pretty shocked, too.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Huawei's troubles with Western governments are more than just a setback for telco equipment sales. The vendor's problems could result in a delay and the slowed development of 5G networks around the world. Huawei has shipped more than 10,000 5G base stations outside of China, so it's reach and influence is formidable. Light Reading's Ray Le Maistre ponders whether those companies carrying Huawei gear will now put everything on ice and wait to see what happens next. Also on the podcast, with so many advanced technologies making their way into the communications landscape, it is becoming more apparent that case studies -- use cases of any size and scope -- are increasingly valuable as news. Light Reading's Phil Harvey insists that your industry colleagues want to know what's going on and he explains why now is the perfect time to start sharing.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this podcast, we discussed CenturyLink new CTO, why Dull But Critical (DBC) is our favorite category of telecom infrastructure, how cable companies are warming up to the cloud, and we ask a critical question: Does the telecom industry need RFPs? Recorded on Nov. 12, 2018.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner and Phil Harvey discuss why CommScope is buying Arris and whether the combination will rejuvenate both businesses and make the new company a player in 5G. Recorded Nov. 8, 2018.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Le Maistre and Harvey discuss the upside of Verizon’s recent restructuring under new CEO Hans Vestberg, as the carrier prepares to bring 5G to the nation. These things always sound good in theory and this probably is a good thing for Verizon, but it’s going to be tough to pull off. Later on, the two discuss the new Freddie Mercury biopic and why even a critically panned movie is okay if it reminds us of great concerts and excellent music. Recorded on Nov. 5, 2018.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.