Light Reading Podcasts
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SCTE's TechExpo will pack plenty of tech, with a bigger focus on the…
SCTE's TechExpo will pack plenty of tech, with a bigger focus on the…
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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.
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Episodes
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- SCTE's TechExpo will pack plenty of tech, with a bigger focus on the 'experience' · 21 min · Season 1SCTE's Janelle Morse joins the podcast to preview themes at this year's TechExpo in Atlanta, including what's next for broadband and how AI is being implemented as operators put…
- The Divide: How Oklahoma is meeting digital needs with Community Access Portals · 34 min · Season 6This week: Mike Sanders, executive director, Oklahoma broadband office, discusses progress made toward the state's connectivity goals and a new ARPA-funded effort to roll out 175…
- Unpacking 6G with Omdia's Gabriel Brown · 38 min · Season 1Omdia's Gabriel Brown joined the Signal Strength podcast to discuss and dissect Qualcomm's '6G Leadership Day,' which dug into emerging use cases, potential moneymakers and…
- The Divide: Why digital inclusion needs a new funding model · 33 min · Season 6This week: Connect Humanity's Samantha Schartman and Mission Telecom's Mark Colwell discuss their 'Alt Funding Field Guide,' which explores a new approach to co-investing in…
- Policy, tech and convergence to collide at The Independent Show · 51 min · Season 1NCTC's Lou Borrelli and ACA Connects' Grant Spellmeyer hop on the podcast to preview The Independent Show, set for July 26-29 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, which will dig into…
- The Divide: SHLB's Joey Wender on the fight to save E-Rate · 25 min · Season 6This week: Joey Wender, executive director of the Schools, Health & Libraries Broadband Coalition (SHLB), joins to discuss the FCC's 'war on the E-Rate program' and what…
- The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on the fight to restore the Digital Equity Act · 28 min · Season 6This week: NDIA's Angela Siefer returns to the podcast to discuss what's happened in the digital inclusion space since the Digital Equity Act was 'ended' by President Trump last…
- The Divide: Gigi Sohn on how to defeat opponents of public broadband · 29 min · Season 6This week: Gigi Sohn discusses how 'dark money' defeated a public broadband plan in Longmeadow, Mass., why anti-muni-broadband efforts work in some towns but not others and why…
- The Divide: How permitting problems delay broadband builds · 31 min · Season 6This week: Execs with Brightspeed, Ziply Fiber and CentraCom discuss the biggest problems with broadband permitting; how inconsistent timelines, requirements and costs cause…
- Wireless Infrastructure Association CEO braces for the AI and 6G era · 35 min · Season 1Patrick Halley, the president and CEO of the Wireless Infrastructure Association, discusses the top trends in the industry and how AI and 6G are poised to come together. Hosted…
- The Divide: Blair Levin on 30 years of the Telecom Act and what must come next · 35 min · Season 6Former FCC official Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss BEAD program updates and how the federal government can best prepare for the future of connectivity and AI as we mark…
- The Divide: Carol Mattey on BEAD hope and hysteria, and stalled USF reform · 39 min · Season 6This week: Former FCC official Carol Mattey joins the podcast to discuss the outcome of states' revised BEAD plans and what's next, as well as why she's not optimistic the…
- Cable shows signs of improvement, but is it out of the woods? · 29 min · Season 1New Street Research's Vikash Harlalka joins the podcast to discuss cable's latest round of financial results, including the improvements and the significant challenges the…
- The Divide: IEEE's David Witkowski on broadband progress and the AI impact · 35 min · Season 6This week: IEEE Senior Member David Witkowski joins the podcast to catch up on topics impacting the connectivity landscape – from the BEAD program to the evolution of FWA and…
- From Risk to Opportunity: How Network Operators Can Leverage Resilient Positioning, Navigation & Timing · 28 min · Season 5With GPS supporting so much of the U.S’s critical infrastructure, it is a known single point of risk. NextNav’s Mariam Sorond joins Light Reading to discuss how operators whose…
- Is cable approaching a tipping point on PON? · 37 min · Season 1Cable ops are going with FTTP in most greenfield buildouts, but a new report from cable industry vet Jay Rolls suggests that some operators are pivoting to fiber in legacy HFC…
- The Divide: Shirley Bloomfield on rural broadband progress, BEAD's 'bargain' and USF · 28 min · Season 6As she prepares to retire as CEO of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, Shirley Bloomfield joins us to discuss progress on connecting the rural US, how BEAD changes will impact…
- AT&T's copper shutdown project takes 'wireless-first' approach · 39 min · Season 1Amid more FCC approvals for its copper shutdown plan, AT&T is initially targeting customer service migrations with wireless connections ahead of future fiber builds, says AT&T's…
- FWA packs on more marketing muscle · 24 min · Season 1Wave7 Research's Jeff Moore joins the podcast to discuss how mobile network operators and MNO-owned brands such as TracFone, Straight Talk and Mint Mobile are beefing up…
- The Divide: What's up with BEAD non-deployment funds? · 30 min · Season 6This week: Missouri State Rep. Louis Riggs and Benton's Drew Garner join the podcast to discuss the state of the BEAD program and their push to get the NTIA to 'follow the law'…
- Ookla's Mike Dano on spectrum sagas and WBD dramas · 39 min · Season 1Mike Dano, Light Reading's former mobile guy who's now at Ookla, joins the podcast to catch up on all of the intrigue involving mobile and spectrum and some thoughts about the…
- Managed Wi-Fi: cutting costs and boosting revenue · 23 min · Season 5Nokia's Dirk Verhaegen discusses how operators can transform Wi-Fi from a cost center to a revenue driver with cloud-managed networks and AI insights. This episode is sponsored…
- What's the state of play for CBRS? · 39 min · Season 1David Wright of Spectrum for the Future and Jason Wallin with the OnGo Alliance discuss how CBRS might be impacted as the FCC and NTIA look high and low for spectrum. They also…
- AI and the future of high-end block storage · 21 min · Season 5Hitachi Vantara's Octavian Tanase, Chief Product Officer joins Light Reading's Phil Harvey to discuss how AI is reshaping enterprise infrastructure design and driving the next…
- The Divide: How Western Massachusetts towns banded together for better broadband · 33 min · Season 5This week: Jess Auer (Institute for Local Self-Reliance) and David Kulp (Ashfield, Massachusetts) on ILSR's new report exploring how 19 Western Massachusetts towns collaborated…
- The Divide: How Digicel is recovering from Hurricane Melissa · 31 min · Season 5This week: Digicel's Liam Donnelly joins the podcast to discuss how the operator is restoring network services in regions ravaged by Hurricane Melissa. We also cover broader…
- The rise of 25G and 50G PON · 22 min · Season 5Nokia's Geert Heyninck discusses how 25G/50G PON are shaping the next wave of connectivity and how operators can harness them to drive new growth. Hosted on Acast. See…
- The Divide: How NYC is breaking broadband barriers with 'Neighborhood Tech Help' · 36 min · Season 5This week: Dave Seliger (NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development) and Dr. Brandy McNeil (New York Public Library) discuss New York's Neighborhood Tech Help program…
- Signal Strength: What's next for DOCSIS and Verizon's fiber strategy? · 39 min · Season 1Dell'Oro Group's Jeff Heynen joins the first 'Signal Strength' podcast to discuss the big takeaways from TechExpo 2025, Verizon's new fiber partnership, CommScope's 'RemainCo'…
- The Divide: Paolo Balboa on NYC's road to achieving digital equity · 28 min · Season 5This week: Paolo Balboa, NYC's chief digital equity officer, joins the podcast to discuss the main barriers to broadband throughout New York, what's been accomplished so far with…
- The Divide: Gigi Sohn on the bad state of BEAD and promise of public broadband · 34 min · Season 5This week: Gigi Sohn, executive director, American Association for Public Broadband, on why the revised BEAD program is unlikely to live up to its initial promise and how public…
- Why operators and enterprises are turning to LoRaWAN · 24 min · Season 5LoRa Alliance CEO Alper Yegin joins Light Reading's Phil Harvey to discuss LoRaWAN’s ten-year journey and its role in powering massive IoT. They also examine why leading…
- Tech and policy set to collide at SCTE TechExpo 2025 · 26 min · Season 5SCTE's Maria Popo and Janelle Morse join the podcast to talk themes and topics that will dominate TechExpo 2025 in Washington, DC. Atlanta will host TechExpo 2026, then the show…
- New book chronicles the dawn of streaming and cable's dive into digital · 46 min · Season 5Craig Leddy, a long-time industry journalist and Light Reading contributor, joins the podcast to discuss his new book: 'Fast Forward: The Birth of Video Streaming, Media's Wild…
- COO Rocco Laurenzano on the 'GFiber way' · 37 min · Season 5Amid GFiber's ongoing network expansions, the company's COO, Rocco Laurenzano, digs into the company's approach to prioritizing projects and allocating resources. 'The real…
- The Divide: Blair Levin on what's next for bargain BEAD · 35 min · Season 5New Street Research policy analyst Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss the outcome of BEAD's 'benefit of the bargain' bidding and how federal policy changes may exacerbate…
- CSPs bank on wavelength services to monetize AI traffic · 31 min · Season 5In this podcast, Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin explains why many communications service providers (CSPs) believe AI will increase connectivity demand at a greater rate in their…
- What's the Story? AT&T's $23B EchoStar spectrum splurge · 20 min · Season 5Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss AT&T's decision to scoop up a swath of EchoStar's low- and mid-band spectrum for $23 billion, what this means for…
- AI alone can't fix a messy OSS · 27 min · Season 5In this episode: • Why Ciena acquired Blue Planet (01:37) • How Blue Planet's strategy has evolved from addressing service provider requirements for network management (04:17) •…
- Celebrity MVNOs are interesting, but do they help telco sales? · 39 min · Season 5In this episode: • Some background on Zappi and how it provides brands like PepsiCo, McDonald's and Heineken with consumer data and insights to help fuel their advertising…
- Prysmian in the US: Moving fast and not bending things · 26 min · Season 5Prysmian's Matt Brice joins the podcast to discuss how the race to build out AI infrastructure is challenging fiber manufacturers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more…
- 5G standalone deployments are scaling – now comes the hard part · 25 min · Season 5In this podcast, Heavy Reading's Gabriel Brown shares highlights from Heavy Reading research that examines why 5G SA deployments are ramping up and what the biggest drivers are…
- The Divide: Digging into the biggest broadband barriers in the Bronx · 35 min · Season 5This week: Eli Dvorkin and Rachel Neches, from the Center for an Urban Future, join the podcast to discuss their report exploring the extent and causes of the ongoing digital…
- New book chronicles cable broadband's 'unexpected' journey · 59 min · Season 5Rouzbeh 'Father of the Cable Modem' Yassini and industry analyst Stewart Schley join the podcast to discuss the story of cable broadband – from its early struggles to the rise of…
- What's the Story? Intel to spin off network biz · 19 min · Season 5Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast to unpack Intel's decision to spin off its network and edge assets business (dubbed NEX), what the implications are for equipment…
- Where does the bundle go from here? · 38 min · Season 5Bango's Giles Tongue joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the bundle as subscription combinations extend well beyond streaming services to include fitness services, food…
- Giving data centers their due (diligence) on space, power and cooling · 28 min · Season 5Misty Duckworth and Randy Kinsey join the podcast to explain how BSP's technical due diligence business is rapidly shifting to the data center market and how the rise of AI is…
- ACA Connects CEO on Trump's big Bill, new BEAD rules and the 'NextGenTV' debate · 34 min · Season 5ACA Connects President and CEO Grant Spellmeyer joins the podcast to discuss the regulatory hot-buttons for independent cable operators, including Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill…
- 'Ask AT&T' gives network management a GenAI facelift · 31 min · Season 5In this podcast, AT&T executives explain how the service provider built an internal generative AI (GenAI) tool to more efficiently manage its network and customer experience…
- The Divide: How a rural Kentucky farm got a broadband boost with Spectrum · 23 min · Season 5This week: Spectrum's Jeff Gehrig joins the podcast with Jennifer Tucker of Tucker Farms in Kentucky, to discuss the connectivity challenges facing the rural region and how the…
