Light Reading Podcasts
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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- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 21 minutes
- Episodes
- 892
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
CSPs bank on wavelength services to monetize AI traffic
In 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 long-haul networks a…
What's the Story? AT&T's $23B EchoStar spectrum splurge
Light 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 the broader telecom ind…
AI alone can't fix a messy OSS
- Why Ciena acquired Blue Planet (01:37)
- How Blue Planet's strategy has evolved from addressing service provider requirements for network management (04:17)
- How Blue Planet is applying ag…
Celebrity MVNOs are interesting, but do they help telco sales?
- 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 (01:00)
- A review of the celebri…
Prysmian in the US: Moving fast and not bending things
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5G standalone deployments are scaling – now comes the hard part
In 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 for expansion of the t…
The Divide: Digging into the biggest broadband barriers in the Bronx
New book chronicles cable broadband's 'unexpected' journey
Rouzbeh '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 DOCSIS – as recounte…
What's the Story? Intel to spin off network biz
Where does the bundle go from here?
Bango'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 boxes, music, gaming…
Giving data centers their due (diligence) on space, power and cooling
Misty 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 driving demand for spac…
ACA Connects CEO on Trump's big Bill, new BEAD rules and the 'NextGenTV' debate
'Ask AT&T' gives network management a GenAI facelift
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The Divide: How a rural Kentucky farm got a broadband boost with Spectrum
This 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 farm is now benefiting…
How AT&T's FirstNet triages network assets during natural disasters
In this podcast AT&T's Chris Stratmann explains how the FirstNet Response Operations Group (ROG) triages network infrastructure needs for local public safety agencies when natural disasters strike.
H…
What's the Story? Quantum computing meets telecom
LG's big US home appliance factory is switching to private 5G
The Divide: How Telstra quadrupled broadband capacity on Norfolk Island
More bandwidth, fewer problems: Wi-Fi 7 performance is looking up
Ekahau's Matt Starling is back on the Light Reading Extra podcast to discuss the network performance benefits of Wi-Fi 7, plus Cisco's launch of new Wi-Fi 7 access points during Cisco Live.
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Broadband usage rates jumped in Q1. Will it last?
OpenVault CEO Mark Trudeau joins the podcast to discuss the big takeaways of the company's quarterly 'Broadband Insights' report. He also provides an update on how cable operators are squeezing more …