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
EXA CEO: It's not just AI driving data center demand
In this episode of the Light Reading Podcast, EXA Infrastructure CEO Jim Fagan examined what's driving new data center launches and demand for data center interconnect services. While AI plays a role…
What's the Story? Ericsson CTO sees brighter days ahead for FWA, private 5G networks
Blair Levin on what's next for BEAD, spectrum policy and the new FCC
Policy expert and former FCC official Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss changes on the horizon for BEAD, spectrum policy, US broadband strategy, USF reform and much more amid the new Trump adm…
What carriers think about AI
What's the Story? Comcast, Charter look beyond speeds and feeds to redefine broadband
Facing subscriber losses and rising competition, Comcast and Charter are adopting low-latency tech and convergence strategies to stand out in broadband. They're also exploring a video refresh.
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Verizon doubles 5G radio deployment for Super Bowl LIX
Light Reading met with Verizon on-site at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to get a closer look at the network infrastructure the operator has installed to ensure fans can post selfies to social …
The Divide: How the end of Affordable Connectivity Program is hurting low-income Americans
Danielle Perry, board member at the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), joins the podcast to discuss the results of NaLA's consumer survey showing the significant consequences felt by low-income Am…
How and why telcos are spinning gold out of copper
The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on the importance of digital equity funding
What's the Story? Unclear ROI for D2D satellite messaging
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Evolution Digital breaks out a new broadband ARPU booster
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Xumo's Marcien Jenckes talks TV shipments, 'deep interest' in operator-distributed TVs
At CES, Light Reading chatted with Xumo President Marcien Jenckes about the performance of Xumo's smart TV business, plans for retail and market expansion, and the company's 'deep interest' in explor…
CES 2025: The shifting smart TV sector, MobileX's sales tilt and robot risings
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CES 2025: AI everywhere, 'NextG' and the specter of more tariffs
How Downdetector tracks network outages during natural disasters
Ookla CSO Chip Strange joins the podcast to provide a postmortem analysis of the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton on the East Coast networks. Strange explains how Ookla's Downdetector site keep…
SoftBank's plans for AI-RAN expansion
In Telecom East this week, Light Reading contributing editor Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien, analyst-in-chief at Delta Analysis, discuss Huawei’s Android exit, China’s ambitious 10G program and the sl…
ACA Connects CEO braces for big regulatory 'reset,' says Venu JV is dead
ACA Connects CEO Grant Spellmeyer discusses how he and his base of independent broadband operators are preparing for an expected wave of regulatory shifts that will arrive early next year with the ne…
What's the Story? AT&T bids farewell to copper network
Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to explain why AT&T plans to shut down its copper network by 2029.
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The Divide: Gigi Sohn on growing, funding and defending public broadband networks
This week: Gigi Sohn, executive director, American Association for Public Broadband, joins the podcast to discuss the rise of public broadband networks, ongoing hurdles to the model, recent public br…
LR Extra: Gengis Khan and the elephant in the room
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