Light Reading Podcasts
Episodes
Cable industry invests in a smarter power grid
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The utility grid is undergoing a massive change, transforming in a similar way to the cable network 30 years ago, according to Dr. Robert Cruickshank,...
Comcast on the surge of botnets and how businesses can properly defend themselves
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the range, scope and variety of damaging botnet attacks on the rise, businesses large and small need to prioritize cybersecurity and ensure they ...
What's the story? HBO Max and Discovery+ to merge next year
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's a new collaboration on the horizon for the streaming video world. Earlier this month, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) announced that HBO Max and ...
NCTC CEO recaps annual show, offers update on MVNO plan
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lou Borrelli, CEO of the National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC), joins the Light Reading Podcast to reflect on the recently concluded Th...
Orange VP on automating the API ecosystem
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
DENVER – MEF Annual Members Event – Orange Business Services VP Franck Morales returns to the podcast to share how the service provider is utilizi...
The Divide: How a co-op is solving 'the broadband problem' in rural Georgia
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we're joined by Jonathan Chambers, a partner with Conexon; and Herschel Arant, senior vice president of energy supply and extern...
Verizon Frontline demos connectivity and emergency response to chemical spill drill
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Verizon's Mark Paff described in detail the service provider's role in emergency response scenarios and explained that Verizon's effo...
What’s the story? Open RAN, semiconductor markets marred by supply chain, geopolitical dustups
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Many industries are feeling the squeeze of supply chain challenges, and the open RAN and semiconductor businesses are no exception.Despite the flexibi...
Lumen CTO on automating and standardizing network infrastructure
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
DENVER – MEF Annual Members Event – Lumen's sights are set on developing a customer experience where connectivity service orders are placed throug...
The Divide: WISPs are the digital divide's 'first responders,' says new WISPA CEO
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're joined by David Zumwalt, president and CEO of the Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA), a trade or...
Interpret's Brett Sappington on the streaming evolution and its impact on pay-TV
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's no shortage of change and disruption being meted out by the streaming market. Netflix, which benefits from a sizable chunk of TV viewing ...
MEF's Stan Hubbard on accelerating automation with APIs
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
DENVER – MEF Annual Members Event – Service providers have long been working toward automated networks. One way service providers are reducing man...
Dell's CTO on building broadband and private 5G networks
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Roese, the global CTO at Dell Technologies, said the influx of federal funding to help alleviate the digital divide should be used to solve broad...
Comcast's Broderick Johnson on Internet access and the pursuit of 'digital equity'
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The concept of "digital equity" has been a hot topic as the FCC and private entities attempt to resolve the issue of accurate broadband mapping and un...
What's the story? Cox undeterred by false starts into mobile biz
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss Cox Communications' new mobile service. He explains why it was a long time coming, why T-Mobile...
What's the story? How to enter the Leading Lights Awards
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Harvey joins the podcast to discuss Light Reading's Leading Lights Awards and how to enter a submission. In addition, we share advice for how to ...
The Divide: Measuring Internet equity, with Nick Feamster (bonus episode)
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're resharing an episode of the Light Reading Podcast featuring Nick Feamster, director of research for the Data Science Institute at the ...
What's the story? Ericsson's market momentum haunted by mismanagement
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast with insight into why Ericsson's stock price took a hit despite a solid second quarter."I was a bit surp...
Plume CTO on why Amazon has the inside track on IoT brand loyalty
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
With the pace of broadband subscriber growth showing signs of slowing after big surges during the early days of the pandemic, some service providers a...
Virtual and traditional pay-TV players take a hit on subs
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to provide an update on some of the major players in the streaming video market. He also delivers i...
The Divide: Ji Soo Song on the Department of Education's role in achieving digital equity
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ji Soo Song, broadband advisor at the US Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology (OET), joins the show to discuss the impact o...
What's the story? Mike Dano on WCO, wireless wins and woes
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Light Reading's Mike Dano discusses growth predictions for the wireless industry in 2022 and why Verizon's forecast might be a little...
The Divide: Vistabeam's Matt Larsen on the reliability of wireless and pitfalls of federal funding
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Matt Larsen, CEO of Vistabeam, a fixed wireless provider covering underserved areas of Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. He joins ...
Juniper CTO on a more efficient 5G future
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Juniper CTO Raj Yavatkar joins the podcast to discuss how the telecom industry can improve energy efficiency and service expectations for 5G deploymen...
'NextGenTV' goes for a ride
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ATSC 3.0, the new IP-based broadcast signaling standard branded as "NextGen TV," targets the TV with a blend of enhanced capabilities such as 4K, high...
The Divide: Connected Nation's Heather Gate on maps, grants and the 'future-proof' fallacy
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we're joined by Heather Gate, vice president of digital inclusion at Connected Nation, a nonprofit organization founded in 2001 ...
Indiana's Hoosier Net takes a crack at beefing up the middle-mile
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amid all the hoopla about the deployment of fiber-fueled access networks, it's sometimes easy to forget the critical importance of middle-mile network...
CableLabs takes aim at network and service convergence
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Now that many cable operators around the globe are also wireless network operators in some form or fashion, CableLabs has embarked on several projects...
Bringing fiber to Alaska's 'Deadliest Catch' region
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
GCI is doing more than going the extra mile to bring fiber to the Aleutian Chain in Alaska. In fact, it's going hundreds of extra miles below the surf...
The Divide: Ready's Scott Woods on what NTIA got right and wrong with BEAD
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Woods, vice president of community engagement at Ready, and former director of the Office of Minority Broadband Initiatives at the NTI...
Craighead Electric's Jeremiah Sloan on lighting up Arkansas with fiber
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Craighead Electric Cooperative Corp. (CECC), an 85-year-old electrical co-op in rural Arkansas, first started delivering fiber in 2018. Initially, it ...
Musician Autumn Nicholas on defying genre and telling stories
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nashville-based singer/songwriter Autumn Nicholas, who performed this week at the Fiber Connect 2022 event, said that bold storytelling is what sets h...
Cisco's Jonathan Davidson: Working globally to connect more people
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Davidson, EVP and GM of Cisco's Mass-Scale Infrastructure Group, discusses Cisco's desire to help close the digital divide."We're focused on ...
Cisco's Masum Mir on the reality and hype of the metaverse
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The story of what the so-called "metaverse" will be or should be is just getting started, and views differ widely between high expectations driven by ...
5G Americas on mile markers for 5G and the digital divide
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas, joins the podcast to provide an update on global expansion of 5G, new revenue opportunities for private 5G ne...
What's the story? All roads lead to 10G
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Light Reading's Alan Breznick provides a preview of what to expect at the Cable Next-Gen Europe Digital Symposium, which will focus o...
Orange brings SD-WAN and AI to evolution of enterprise IT
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Orange Business Services' John Isch, practice director of the network and voice center of excellence, and Franck Morales, VP for secure digital infras...
The Divide: Why Dryden, New York, chose municipal fiber
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Leifer, Dryden Town Supervisor; Ryan Garrison, director of technology at HUNT Engineers, Architects & Surveyors; and Gina Nienaber, dir...
The five keys to unlocking Internet equity
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The five components of Internet equity include accessibility, infrastructure, affordability, adoption and performance/reliability, says the University...
Nextlink plugs the power of 6GHz for fixed wireless access
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
<p> Nextlink Internet has been able to push gigabit-level speeds over fixed wireless access (FWA) in a limited fashion, but is now lo...
The evolution of the mentor/sponsor relationship
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AUSTIN – Big 5G Event – In this fireside chat during the Women in Telecoms workshop, experts from T-Mobile and Verizon explain the difference betw...
IndyCar and NTT take predictive analytics to the speedway
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Behind the wheel, NTT and IndyCar are using tools such as predictive data analytics and digital twins to improve the race experience for both IndyCar ...
Overcoming the credibility conundrum
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AUSTIN – Big 5G Event – In this fireside chat during the Women in Telecoms workshop, experts from AT&T, Boingo and MetTel discuss the "credibi...
The 150-year march toward gender parity in telecom
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
AUSTIN – Big 5G Event – In this fireside chat during the Women in Telecoms workshop, Ericsson North America CMO Ciricia Proulx and Rogers Communic...
The Divide: WeLink's John Paul Farmer on bringing affordable broadband to cities
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from John Paul Farmer, chief innovation officer at WeLink Cities, and the former chief technology officer of New York Ci...
Wireless testbed research can help smash tech silos
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
US Ignite's Mari Silbey discusses how public-private partnerships can help with some big 5G issues, like resolving the technical challenges in open RA...
Unlocking new tech possibilities with spectrum
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Kochan, a telecom veteran and former CEO of US Ignite, talks to Light Reading about his new role as the executive director at the National Spectru...
The Divide: How rural electric co-ops like Tri-Co are closing deep broadband gaps
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, we're joined by Elizabeth Page, national sales director at Ribbon Communications; and Aaron Young, chief operating officer at&nb...
What's the Story? Dish Network's unwavering optimism for 5G
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss Dish Network's 5G-focused analyst day event. Dano explains analysts' reactions to Dish's b...
The Cable Center CEO on how the industry must innovate from within to drive change
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Diane Christman, new CEO of The Cable Center, digs into the genesis, purpose and takeaways of the organization's first annual Intrapr...
The Divide: Closing the broadband adoption gap in Charlotte, North Carolina
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Rachel Mukai Stark, smart cities program manager for the city of Charlotte, North Carolina; and Bruce Clark, executive director ...
Omdia's Pablo Tomasi: A cautionary tale about private 5G networks
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Omdia Principal Analyst Pablo Tomasi returns to the podcast with an update on the industry's progress in deploying private 5G networks. He explains wh...
What's the Story? Dano's deep dive on mobile service pricing
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss recent pricing changes by T-Mobile, Verizon and AT&T. Dano explains why some service provid...
The Divide: How UniCity's public Wi-Fi partnerships help connect communities
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features John Putnam, director of UniCity – the smart city division at Cincinnati Bell, now known as Altafiber. We discuss UniCity's 3,...
What's the Story? NAB showcases ATSC 3.0 standard and 8K
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast with a recap of the NAB show in Las Vegas. During the show, Jeff says there were discussions around...
The Divide: How Yellowstone Fiber plans to boost broadband choice in Bozeman
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yellowstone Fiber, a nonprofit open access fiber network, broke ground in March to deliver fiber throughout the city of Bozeman, Montana. Fo...
What's the Story? Elon Musk's mixed motives for buying Twitter
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast to discuss Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter for $43 billion. Morris explains Musk's potential motiv...
The Divide: Render's Sam Pratt on using digital tools to close the digital divide
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from Sam Pratt, CEO of Render Networks, a provider of geospatial network construction technology. Founded in Australia, ...
What's the Story? Tier 2s are bullish about 5G
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss his trip to the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA) show, why T-Mobile had a presence a...
Tarana CEO Basil Alwan: Making WTF moments in FWA
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Basil Alwan, CEO of Tarana Wireless, joins the podcast to discuss Tarana's approach to fixed wireless access (FWA) and why its technology is uniq...
Juniper CEO: The new networking – experience, speed and scale
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Juniper Networks CEO Rami Rahim catches up with Light Reading just a couple of months following Juniper's acquisition of WiteSand, a pioneer of cloud-...
The Divide: ACA's Matt Polka discusses unserved Americans' need for BEAD
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we hear from Matt Polka, CEO of ACA Connects, a trade association representing small and midsize independent service providers since ...
The Divide: State Rep. Deb Ruggiero on fighting for broadband in Rhode Island
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we hear from Rhode Island State Representative Deborah Ruggiero. Rep. Ruggiero made some news when Cox Communications a...
Akamai CTO: All access is remote access
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Blumofe, EVP and CTO at Akamai, said his company's recent acquisition of Linode, combined with Akamai's content delivery and security capabilit...
Globalstar's IoT ambitions: two-way tech and more carrier partners
02 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Globalstar's Vice President of IoT, David Haight, discusses Globalstar's ambitions for IoT growth and more productive partnerships with telecom servic...
Ciena's Brian Lavallée on Tonga's tussle with a broken submarine cable
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In January, the island state Tonga's Internet connection went dark for five weeks. The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai undersea vo...
Nokia lab powers the future of PON, FWA
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Before it was torn down and transformed into yet another Starbucks, an Alcatel-Lucent lab in midtown Raleigh, North Carolina, was where Nokia's David ...
The Divide: Clearfield's Cheri Beranek on explosive fiber demand and building heterogenous networks
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cheri Beranek, CEO of Clearfield – a provider of optical fiber management and connectivity platforms for ISPs – returns to the show to d...
John Deere's Igino Cafiero: How agriculture is advancing with robotics, IoT
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Igino Cafiero, CEO of Bear Flag Robotics, which John Deere acquired in 2021, joins the podcast to discuss how the companies have come together to deve...
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Precision OT's Keith Habberfield
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This sponsored episode of the Executive Spotlight Q&A features Keith Habberfield, executive VP of sales and marketing at Precision Optical Transce...
The Divide: How Philadelphia is pursuing digital equity
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Juliet Fink Yates, digital inclusion manager at the Office of Innovation and Technology for the city of Philadelphia, joins the show to discuss w...
What's the Story? The splinternet is coming
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to explain what the "splinternet" is, the upsides and downsides to a splinternet, the geopolitical implica...
Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin coherently talks about pluggables
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ICYMI – OFC 2022As OFC 2022 wraps up, Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin weighs in on IP-over-DWDM and why it's really working this time. We also discu...
Omdia analysts size up the PON market
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ICYMI from OFC 2022Omdia analysts Julie Kunstler and Jaimie Lenderman discuss the growth of fiber access, new operator concerns about power consumptio...
Cignal AI's Andrew Schmitt on what's hot in optical networking
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
ICYMI from OFC 2022:Andrew Schmitt, founder and directing analyst at Cignal AI, discusses how advanced computing requirements from machine learning an...
Infinera's Rob Shore: Optical engine revving at OFC
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Shore, Infinera's SVP of marketing, discusses three announcements covering Infinera's most recent technology and market moves in optical transport...
GlobalFoundries bets on optical integration with GF Fotonix
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Yu, VP of computing and wired infrastructure at GlobalFoundries (GF), joins the Light Reading podcast on the show floor at OFC to discuss his ...
What's the Story? FWA both friend and foe to cable cos
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss why some streaming services are now offering ad-supported versions, what the future of D...
The Divide: Sacred Wind's John Badal on bringing broadband to Navajo Nation
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features John Badal, founder and CEO of Sacred Wind Communications (SWC): a privately owned telecommunications company focused on br...
What's the Story? Iain Morris escapes robot dogs to bring MWC recap
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast to share highlights from last week's Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona. He discusses how att...
What's the Story? Dano dishes on 5G cell site tour
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to share his experience touring a Dish 5G cell tower in Las Vegas. He recounts making a successf...
The Divide: What Starry has learned about connecting low-income communities
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Virginia Lam Abrams, co-founder and SVP of government affairs and strategic advancement at Starry, returns to the podcast with an update on the f...
What's the Story? Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Breznick, cable/video practice leader for Light Reading, joins the podcast to discuss the upcoming Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strateg...
The Divide: STL's Ankit Agarwal on what's prolonging the digital divide globally
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ankit Agarwal, managing director at STL (aka, Sterlite Technologies Limited), joins the podcast to discuss STL's perspective on the digital ...
NTT on the security and business case for private 5G networks
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Parm Sandhu, VP of enterprise 5G products and services for NTT; and Warren Small, global head of security and innovation for NTT, join the Light Readi...
Verizon's Frontline team suits up for Super Bowl LVI
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cory Davis, director of public safety operations for Verizon, returns to the podcast while on site at Verizon's network-monitoring command center in S...
Nokia Bell Labs' Peter Vetter: 6G will unite the physical and digital worlds
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Vetter, president of Bell Labs Core Research for Nokia Bell Labs, joins the podcast to discuss the industry's preparations for 6G and how it wil...
Verizon's Aparna Khurjekar guides SMBs through the security labyrinth
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Aparna Khurjekar, SVP and president for Verizon Business Markets, joins the podcast to explain how the service provider works with small and midsized ...
The Divide: Where fiber broadband deployment is (and isn't) progressing worldwide
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Philpott, research director at Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss Omdia's 2021 Global Fiber Development Index, including where fiber is being...
Lumen's Chris McReynolds on edge computing
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris McReynolds, VP of product management, cloud and data services at Lumen Technologies, joins the podcast to discuss Lumen's approach to edge compu...
What's the story? T-Mobile pursues purchase of 2.5GHz spectrum
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're talking with Mike Dano about T-Mobile's efforts to purchase 2.5GHz spectrum licenses, why it's trying to purchase those licenses now,...
Sandvine's CSO warns of terabyte 'power' users
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Samir Marwaha, chief strategy officer for Sandvine, joins the Light Reading podcast to share insights into the consumption of Internet data from Sandv...
10G, FARMSIS and the future of cable broadband
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Phil McKinney, president and CEO of CableLabs, joins the Light Reading podcast to discuss where the cable industry is on the path to 10G and how Cable...
The Divide: How FibreONE is helping bring broadband infrastructure to rural Canada
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Emoff, vice president of the telecom division at Sales Outsource Solutions, joins the podcast to discuss the digital divide in Canada, where ...
NTT Security's Greg Garten on cleaning up 'dirty networks'
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Greg Garten, CTO for NTT Security, joins the podcast to discuss security concerns that arise as service providers and enterprises move their business ...
Ciena's Gina Nienaber on IP/optical convergence
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
The Divide: How Astranis plans to connect Peru with small satellites
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Gedmark, CEO of Astranis – a microGEO satellite company based in San Francisco – joins the podcast to discuss the company's small satellite t...
Omdia's Andreas Olah on IoT and edge services for 5G
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Andreas Olah, senior analyst of Digital Enterprise Services for Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss his recent research on 5G, IoT and edge services t...
Verizon Frontline and THOR tap 5G for disaster response
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Verizon's Cory Davis joins the podcast to discuss how the service provider is addressing challenges first responders face, such as interdepartmental c...
What's the Story? Astound and Atlantic Broadband rebrand
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Light Reading Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to provide an update on Astound Broadband and Atlantic Broadband's rebranding efforts. ...