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
What's the story: Light Reading's Phil Harvey talks about all the trouble in Huawei's world
This week on the show, we're talking with Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief Phil Harvey about Huawei. Light Reading has been extensively covering the ongoing drama surrounding Huawei and how US- and UK…
What's the story: Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser on the wide world of SD-WAN
On this episode, Light Reading Contributing Editor Nicole Ferraro talks with Light Reading Senior Editor Kelsey Ziser about SD-WAN. Kelsey recently reported on developments around SD-WAN, including n…
Podcast: BT Global's Hriday Ravindranath on telco transformation
BT Global's Chief Technology and Information Officer Hriday Ravindranath joins the podcast to discuss how telcos can provide the networks and services that businesses need to re-invent themselves and…
NTT Americas CEO Simon Walsh: Seamless service in a hybrid world
NTT Americas CEO Simon Walsh is leading a team of 5,000 people in six countries across North and South America with combined revenues of over $3 billion. Walsh tells Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser and …
What's the story: Light Reading's Mike Dano on Dish Network
On this episode, we talk with Light Reading Editorial Director Mike Dano about Dish Network. Mike recently wrote about Dish's official entrance into the wireless market and additional vendors for its…
What's the story: Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert on mobile data and broadband trends
In this episode, Light Reading Contributing Editor Nicole Ferraro talks with Paula Gilbert, Editor of Light Reading's sister site Connecting Africa. Paula recently reported that Sub-Saharan Africa is…
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Tensor Networks CEO Alexis Flores-Betancourt
In this sponsored podcast, we speak with Tensor Networks CEO Alexis Flores-Betancourt and the company's CTO, Bill Walker, about the startup's desire to combine high-performance computing and networki…
US Ignite's Mari Silbey: New broadband business models
US Ignite's Mari Silbey joins Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser and Phil Harvey for a discussion about what changes are ahead in how cities and companies can broadband to residents in underserved areas. T…
What's the story: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner on the momentum of HBO Max
On this episode, Light Reading Contributing Editor Nicole Ferraro speaks with Light Reading Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner about HBO’s role in the streaming wars and its new service, HBO Max. Jeff re…
What's the story: Light Reading's Iain Morris on Rakuten and 5G
Welcome to What’s the Story: a new, short podcast from Light Reading where we take a step back from the most significant topics in telecom to tell you the latest news, how we got here, what it means …
From our sponsor: ServiceNow's Chris Bauschka on how telcos can provide proactive customer service
Special guest Chris Bauschka, General Manager & AVP, Global Telecommunications, Media and Technology Industries at ServiceNow, discusses how service management platforms can help network operators re…
Light Reading's Iain Morris: Stopping Huawei won't slow down China
Will stopping Huawei in the US and Europe will do much of anything to slow down China from becoming the world's dominant technology superpower in the next decade? Light Reading's Phil Harvey and Iain…
Colt CEO Keri Gilder on managing during a pandemic and expanding an on-demand network
After 18 months as its chief commercial officer, Keri Gilder was recently named the CEO of Colt Technology Services. In this podcast, Gilder speaks with Light Reading's Phil Harvey about how Colt's n…
5G Americas' Chris Pearson: On the road to standalone 5G
In this podcast, Light Reading's Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser are joined by Chris Pearson, president of 5G Americas, to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting the progress of 5G in the Americas, expectati…
Light Reading's Iain Morris on the US vs. Huawei
The US government has moved to block Huawei's access, not only to US technology but to any technology made with US expertise. Light Reading's Iain Morris and Phil Harvey discuss this latest move and …
Mike Dano: Microsoft's new telecom territory
Light Reading's Mike Dano discusses what the recent Microsoft acquisitions – especially Affirmed Networks and Metaswitch Networks – could signal for the company's cloud business and its capacity to p…
From our sponsor: Avast's Sean Obrey on creating value for service providers
Delivering a complete security solution for service providers is no easy task. A thorough security solution has to include sophisticated network protection and the ability to safeguard devices, using…
Plume's Todd Grantham sees more shifts in WFH traffic
In this podcast, recorded May 1, we check in with Plume CMO Todd Grantham to discuss the increase in streaming media and entertainment usage and other traffic patterns emerging as some states back of…
University of Chicago's Nick Feamster: Staying connected in a pandemic
Light Reading's Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser are joined by Nick Feamster, director of the Center for Data and Computing for the University of Chicago. Feamster is leading a team studying the impact o…
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Metaswitch's Martin Taylor on 5G Wireless Wireline Convergence
In this Executive Spotlight Q&A, podcast, we speak with Martin Taylor, CTO of Metaswitch Networks. Metaswitch and Vodafone recently announced a technology trial that offers service providers a path t…