Light Reading Podcasts
Episodes
SVOD & 5G Challenge Pay TV
22 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, recorded on May 17, Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner discusses why Disney's control of Hulu could change things for the SVOD (subscri...
The Big 5G Question: Are We There Yet?
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This "live" episode was recorded on Tuesday, May 7 at the Big 5G Event event in Denver, Colorado. After a few happy-hour refreshments, Light Reading's...
Merger Madness & Pay TV Problems
25 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner joins us to revisit the saga of Omniverse One World Television, an over-the-top (OTT) distributor of live...
Mobile 5G, NFV at AWS and Disney Plus
05 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
From a sunny conference room in NYC, Light Reading's Phil Harvey and Ray Le Maistre talk about Verizon's mobile 5G launch in Chicago and Minneapolis, ...
Cable Goes Into The Omniverse
29 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Forget Apple TV and Apple TV Plus. There's no wilder story in the world of pay TV than the controversy surrounding Omniverse One World Television. In ...
What Will Make Cities Smarter?
22 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Recorded at last week's CNG2019 event in Denver, Light Reading's Alan Breznick interviews Mari Silbey, the director of communications for US Ignite. S...
CNG2019: 10G vs. 5G and a Cheesecake Debate
15 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser, Alan Breznick and Jeff Baumgartner join Phil Harvey for a round of drinks and a chat after the opening day of CNG2019 in...
AI, 5G & IoT with Kelsey, Mike & Ray
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading editors Kelsey Ziser, Ray Le Maistre and Mike Dano discussed all the important 5G topics from the InterDigital booth on the show floor a...
The Light Reading Interview: Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm
08 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the Light Reading podcast, Editor-in-Chief Ray Le Maistre interviewed Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm on the show floor at Mobil...
Let's Not Talk About 5G at MWC19
01 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Late in the day on Tuesday, Feb. 26, Light Reading's Phil "Captain Jetlag" Harvey and Ray Le Maistre attempted to fight through hunger, sleeplessness ...
AT&T, 5G and The Mirantis Incident
14 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Mitch Wagner and Phil Harvey discuss the recently reported deal between AT&T and Mirantis. A week ago, Mirantis announced that it ...
Telcos, Tacos and More Huawei Trouble
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Phil Harvey and Ray Le Maistre chew on the latest offers from T-Mobile, Verizon, and Orange while discussing the broader theme of how ...
Top Trends in Pay TV with Jeff Baumgartner
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The world of pay TV is an unholy mess, and no one is better at keeping up with the players, plans, and problems than Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner....
CES 2019: What in the 5G World Happened Out There?
16 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Dano, Light Reading's Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, joins Phil Harvey for the podcast this week to discuss the big carrier move...
Apple's iPhone Warning
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 slow...
Interview: Ciena CEO Gary Smith
19 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Following the company's earnings call, Ciena CEO Gary Smith told Light Reading's Phil Harvey that competitor Huawei's troubles with governments and te...
The Heat is On Huawei
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
CenturyLink's CxO Moves & Do We Really Need RFPs?
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
On this podcast, we discussed CenturyLink new CTO, why Dull But Critical (DBC) is our favorite category of telecom infrastructure, how cable companies...
CommScope and Arris: Why This Merger Matters
19 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner and Phil Harvey discuss why CommScope is buying Arris and whether the combination will rejuvenate both businesses and...
Verizon Restructures for 5G
09 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 n...