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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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Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
21 minutes
Episodes
893
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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What's the story? German telcos face geopolitical troubles

What's the story? German telcos face geopolitical troubles

In this episode, Light Reading's Iain Morris explains why German service providers could be in hot water. Germany's reliance on Russian energy sources, plus the use of networking technology from Huaw…

00:13:42  |   Mon 12 Sep 2022
The Notebook Dump: New iPhones, data center alleys and Comcast's big gigs

The Notebook Dump: New iPhones, data center alleys and Comcast's big gigs

Light Reading editors Kelsey Ziser, Jeff Baumgartner and Phil Harvey gather around for an informal (let's be honest, downright silly) discussion of what's happened during the work week ended Septembe…

00:24:09  |   Fri 09 Sep 2022
What's the story? The rise of independent OS suppliers for smart TVs

What's the story? The rise of independent OS suppliers for smart TVs

Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner discusses the rise of independent suppliers of operating systems for Smart TVs, and what their entry into the market could mean for incumbent suppliers. In addition, …

00:20:52  |   Thu 08 Sep 2022
The Divide: TruConnect's Danielle Perry on the role of MVNOs in keeping people online

The Divide: TruConnect's Danielle Perry on the role of MVNOs in keeping people online

Danielle Perry, chief compliance officer at TruConnect – a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) – joins the podcast to talk about how the company is keeping customers connected through the federal …
00:15:42  |   Thu 08 Sep 2022
OSS/BSS market avoids pandemic slowdown

OSS/BSS market avoids pandemic slowdown

By 2027, analysts at Omdia expect the telco IT market to exceed $40 billion, up from $31 billion in 2021. James Crawshaw, practice leader for Omdia, joins the podcast to explain how the OSS/BSS marke…

00:24:04  |   Tue 06 Sep 2022
The Divide: Tarana's CEO on why FWA isn't a 'stopgap to fiber'

The Divide: Tarana's CEO on why FWA isn't a 'stopgap to fiber'

This episode features Basil Alwan, CEO of Tarana. We discuss what sets Tarana apart as a provider of what it calls "next-generation" fixed wireless access, or ngFWA, and how it's deploying its techno…
00:20:35  |   Fri 02 Sep 2022
Glidr aims to help consumers navigate a sea of streaming options

Glidr aims to help consumers navigate a sea of streaming options

What are you watching? It's a question that tends to pop up among family, friends and coworkers. The water cooler may be a corporate relic, but thanks to the rise and popularity of free and paid stre…

00:32:20  |   Thu 01 Sep 2022
DriveNets co-founder on the white box way to lower TCO

DriveNets co-founder on the white box way to lower TCO

With a fresh cash flow of $262 million, DriveNets plans to expand sales to service provider customers and grow its employee base by 30% to 450 employees.


Hillel Kobrinsky, chief strategy officer and c…

00:20:45  |   Thu 01 Sep 2022
What's the story? T-Mobile, SpaceX plan to forge satellite-cellular connection

What's the story? T-Mobile, SpaceX plan to forge satellite-cellular connection

T-Mobile and SpaceX have teamed up on a plan to connect mobile phones to SpaceX's new Starlink satellites. According to the two companies, this could eliminate all cellular dead zones around the US. …

00:11:29  |   Tue 30 Aug 2022
Juniper COO on a sustainable approach to cloud metro management

Juniper COO on a sustainable approach to cloud metro management

Manoj Leelanivas, COO of Juniper, joins the podcast with an update on Juniper's Cloud Metro platform. Leelanivas explains how a number of factors are contributing to driving network traffic through t…

00:21:36  |   Mon 29 Aug 2022
The Divide: How private wireless can help close connectivity gaps

The Divide: How private wireless can help close connectivity gaps

This episode features David Broecker, chief innovation officer at Purdue Research Foundation (PRF), and Özer Dondurmacıoğlu, vice president of strategic accounts at enterprise networking company Celo…
00:21:18  |   Wed 24 Aug 2022
Investor interest in fiber hot as 'open access networks' come into focus

Investor interest in fiber hot as 'open access networks' come into focus

There's no shortage of topics in the world of broadband these days. Fiber network M&A activity and upgrades have not slowed down. Billions of dollars are flowing into rural broadband. Cable operators…

00:34:50  |   Mon 22 Aug 2022
How the CHIPS and Sciences Act could boost US optical networking

How the CHIPS and Sciences Act could boost US optical networking

Infinera CEO David Heard is optimistic about what the CHIPS and Sciences Act can do for US optical networking vendors, especially those endeavoring to be less dependent on foreign suppliers.


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00:17:30  |   Wed 17 Aug 2022
Cable industry invests in a smarter power grid

Cable industry invests in a smarter power grid

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, managing member of Power Networks.


"Now with dist…

00:19:24  |   Wed 17 Aug 2022
Comcast on the surge of botnets and how businesses can properly defend themselves

Comcast on the surge of botnets and how businesses can properly defend themselves

With the range, scope and variety of damaging botnet attacks on the rise, businesses large and small need to prioritize cybersecurity and ensure they are taking proactive and iterative measures to pr…

00:26:19  |   Tue 16 Aug 2022
What's the story? HBO Max and Discovery+ to merge next year

What's the story? HBO Max and Discovery+ to merge next year

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 Discovery+ will be combined next year.


"One of the…

00:13:07  |   Mon 15 Aug 2022
NCTC CEO recaps annual show, offers update on MVNO plan

NCTC CEO recaps annual show, offers update on MVNO plan

Lou Borrelli, CEO of the National Content & Technology Cooperative (NCTC), joins the Light Reading Podcast to reflect on the recently concluded The Independent Show in Florida, and reactions to the n…

00:35:07  |   Fri 12 Aug 2022
Orange VP on automating the API ecosystem

Orange VP on automating the API ecosystem

DENVER – MEF Annual Members Event – Orange Business Services VP Franck Morales returns to the podcast to share how the service provider is utilizing MEF's Lifecycle Service Orchestration (LSO) APIs.


I…

00:21:13  |   Thu 11 Aug 2022
The Divide: How a co-op is solving 'the broadband problem' in rural Georgia

The Divide: How a co-op is solving 'the broadband problem' in rural Georgia

On this episode, we're joined by Jonathan Chambers, a partner with Conexon; and Herschel Arant, senior vice president of energy supply and external services at Central Georgia EMC, a rural electric c…

00:24:44  |   Thu 11 Aug 2022
Verizon Frontline demos connectivity and emergency response to chemical spill drill

Verizon Frontline demos connectivity and emergency response to chemical spill drill

In this podcast, Verizon's Mark Paff described in detail the service provider's role in emergency response scenarios and explained that Verizon's efforts are "all done in close coordination with the …

00:10:16  |   Wed 10 Aug 2022
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