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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 ofInforma 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

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38:29

Where does the bundle go from here?

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2025/07/30

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, social media and AI offerings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:05

Giving data centers their due (diligence) on space,...

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2025/07/25

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 space, power and cooling in existing and new data center facilities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:55

ACA Connects CEO on Trump's big Bill, new BEAD rules...

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2025/07/18

ACA Connects President and CEO Grant Spellmeyer joins the podcast to discuss the regulatory hot-buttons for independent cable operators, including Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, BEAD revisions, the ATSC 3.0 debate and the deletion of net neutrality proceedings at the FCC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:38

'Ask AT&T' gives network management a GenAI facelift

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2025/07/16

In this podcast, AT&T executives explain how the service provider built an internal generative AI (GenAI) tool to more efficiently manage its network and customer experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:32

The Divide: How a rural Kentucky farm got a broadband...

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2025/07/15

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 from Spectrum's fiber build. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:55

How AT&T's FirstNet triages network assets during...

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2025/07/11

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:59

What's the Story? Quantum computing meets telecom

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2025/07/08

Light Reading's Tereza Krásová joins the podcast to discuss developments in quantum computing, what they mean for telecom and how major players in the telecom industry are beginning to prepare for this computing evolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11:00

LG's big US home appliance factory is switching to...

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2025/07/03

In this podcast, LG executives explain how LG's Tennessee-based home appliance factory is applying private 5G and automation across the board – using smart applications, AI, computer vision, digital twins and robotics for a more efficient manufacturing process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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23:40

The Divide: How Telstra quadrupled broadband capacity...

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2025/07/01

This week: Telstra International's Sarah Mills discusses the connectivity challenges for Australia's Norfolk Island and how Telstra quadrupled broadband capacity for the remote region with a mix of geostationary (GEO) and medium-Earth orbit (MEO) satellites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:52

More bandwidth, fewer problems: Wi-Fi 7 performance...

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2025/06/26

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:22

Broadband usage rates jumped in Q1. Will it last?

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2025/06/25

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 capacity out of HFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:10

The Divide: How inaccurate broadband mapping is still...

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2025/06/24

This week: BroadbandNow's Tyler Cooper discusses research showing the FCC is still undercounting the number of people in the US without broadband access, and how incorrect mapping is hindering efforts to close the digital divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:20

The Divide: How Mission Telecom and C4P are rolling...

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2025/06/17

This week: Mission Telecom's Mark Colwell and Computers 4 People's Dylan Zajac discuss their non-profit efforts to connect communities in need to broadband, including through their recently launched Shield 5G Home Hotspot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:09

AI technologies are only as good as their managers

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2025/06/13

ESG's Jim Frey joins the podcast to discuss why developing the right tools to provide oversight and coordination across agentic and GenAI technologies will be key to network planning and performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:51

What's the Story? FCC's EchoStar investigation

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2025/06/10

Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss the FCC's planned investigation into EchoStar's nationwide 5G network buildout, why it matters (and why it seems 'gross') and what to watch for next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:17

Waiting for BEAD, tracking the MDU broadband renaissance

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2025/06/06

Dell'Oro's Jeff Heynen joins the podcast to discuss how the uncertainty swirling around BEAD cast a shadow at Fiber Connect 2025 and how vendors are gearing up for an MDU revival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:33

The Divide: FBA's Marissa Mitrovich on the growth of...

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2025/06/03

This week: Marissa Mitrovich, VP of public policy at the Fiber Broadband Association (FBA), on the growth of FTTH access across the US, the state of the BEAD program and what's on tap for the 2025 Fiber Connect conference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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32:49

Coherent Routing Comes of Age: Discussing Heavy...

Light Reading Podcasts ·

2025/05/30

In this podcast, Heavy Reading analyst Sterling Perrin sits down with Ciena’s Sr. Director ofProduct Line Management, Rafael Francis,andVP, Product Line Management, Tim Pearson, to review the key findings and what they mean for the future of coherent routing in telecom.\For additional information, the related Heavy Reading white paper with the full survey results can be accessed here:https://www.ciena.com/insights/white-papers/ip-over-dwdm-global-survey-analysis Hosted on Acast. See

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19:37

What's the Story? Charter, Cox to combine

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2025/05/28

Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss the $34.5 billion Charter-Cox merger, what the deal means for the companies and sectors involved, and what risks and opportunities for the deal are on the horizon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:48

Telecom East: Samsung gets caught in Trump tariff...

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2025/05/22

This week on Telecom East, Ross O'Brien of Delta Analysis talks about Huawei's challenge to Nvidia, Samsung's chips problems and how a small operator in the Philippines lost its spectrum. Then, Marc Einstein from Counterpoint Research joins to discuss Japan's telecom landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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