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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 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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20:09

The Notebook Dump: Stuck in a trunk with satellite...

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2023/05/05

In this podcast, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, the ghost of Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss Arelion's take on SMS security, Altice USA's growth and pay-TV struggles, Qualcomm's drop in stock and satellite connectivity. Hear about all this and more in The Notebook Dump for the week ending May 5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:00

Arelion on thwarting SMS fraud

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2023/05/04

Fabio Bottan, senior messaging specialist for Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier), joins the podcast to discuss SMS text security. Bottan explains how fraudsters leveraged the public's interest in COVID-19 pandemic-related information to deliver security threats via SMS.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:44

The Divide: BroadbandNow's Tyler Cooper on what...

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2023/05/03

Tyler Cooper, editor-in-chief of the consumer advocacy groupBroadbandNow, joins the podcast to discuss the group's research into the digital divide in the US, including where things have and have not improved, what they've learned about Internet affordability, and the group's warnings on potential hurdles with the federal government's Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See

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9:08

What's the Story? The tumultuous eSIM market

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2023/05/02

Light Reading's Tereza Krasova joins the podcast to discuss adoption of eSIMs (embedded subscriber identity modules), challenges in the eSIM market and why service providers have been hesitant to make consumers aware of the technology.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:02

The Notebook Dump: Earnings season fueled by Red Bull

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2023/04/28

In this podcast, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss Middle Mile grant funding, Juniper's efforts to diminish a backlog of orders, cable earnings updates and Commscope's ransomware debacle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:35

The Divide: Nate Denny on the 'billion-dollar...

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2023/04/27

This episode features Nate Denny, deputy secretary for broadband and digital equity with theNorth Carolina Department of Information Technology(NCDIT). The department first kicked off a broadband grant program as a $10 million pilot in 2018. Today, NCDIT has a "billion-dollar mission ... likely to be a $2 billion mission in the near future" to close the digital divide through federal funding, says Denny.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on

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26:49

Infinera's Rob Shore: Driving Coherent Optical Evolution

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2023/04/26

On Light Reading's Executive Spotlight Q&A podcast, Editor Phil Harvey is joined by Infinera Senior Vice President of Marketing Robert Shore to discuss innovation in pluggable coherent optics, Infinera's technology demonstrations at OFC, what is driving the market, Infinera's entry into the subsystems business, and much more. This podcast is sponsored by Infinera.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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49:15

Dr. Richard Green, CableLabs' first CEO, reflects on...

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2023/04/26

September 12, 1995, was a historic day for cable technology. It was then, during a CableLabs board meeting in New York, that a group of leaders heard from industry pioneer John Malone about the coming, critical importance of developing interoperable equipment for the delivery of high-speed data services over the cable network – a concept that later became DOCSIS.Among the 21 people in attendance that day was Dr. Richard Green, the first CEO of CableLabs. That meeting led to the development of

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10:54

What's the Story? Africa's mobile money market grows...

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2023/04/25

Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert joins the podcast to discuss growth in the mobile money market in Africa. Mobile money apps have provided millions of unbanked and underserved individuals with access to digital financial services,according to Max Cuvellier,head of mobile for development at GSMA. However, some taxation policies and gender gaps remain challenges to growth in the mobile money market.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast

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15:44

Xumo exec on smart TV deals – there's more to come

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2023/04/24

Xumo, thenational streaming joint ventureof Comcast and Charter Communications, isgearing up to launchits first standalone device, the Xumo Stream Box, later this year.The Stream Box rollout is "a big priority for us this year," Colin Petrie-Norris, Xumo's chief revenue and platform officer, said on the Light Reading Podcast at this week's NAB Show in Las Vegas.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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27:34

The Notebook Dump: BaneCat and broadband budget busters

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2023/04/21

In this episode of The Notebook Dump for the week ending April 21, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss the war on white papers, Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program challenges, updates from the NAB show, Lumen's 400G expansion and ChatGPT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:38

ETSI on AI, standards and business opportunities for...

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2023/04/20

ETSI's Luigi Licciardi joins the podcast to discuss the group's efforts to develop standards for autonomous networks. Licciardi, who spent many years at Telecom Italia, explains key features of autonomous networks, such as AI, and how service providers and enterprises can benefit from improved service assurance, self-monitoring and self-assurance capabilities.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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16:55

What's the Story? Three/Vodafone merger could rattle...

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2023/04/19

Iain Morris joins the podcast to discuss a potential merger between Three UK and Vodafone. We discuss what the merger could mean for the broader market, what regulators and analysts think of the deal and how it could impact consumers.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:17

The Divide: TIA CEO David Stehlin on how to succeed...

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2023/04/18

This episode features David Stehlin, CEO of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). TIA will host aBEAD Success Summitin Arlington, Virginia, this week – gathering industry and government stakeholders – focused on resolving and clarifying certain rules related to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:57

What's the Story? T-Mobile's uphill battle with FWA

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2023/04/14

Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss T-Mobile's fixed wireless access (FWA) strategy and why the company is focusing mainly on rural markets.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:52

UChicago's Nick Feamster: Internet equity begins with...

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2023/04/12

University of Chicago Professor Nick Feamster returns to the podcast to discuss data collection and analysis challenges to addressing the digital divide. Feamster provides an update on his team's work on the Internet Equity Initiative and explains how podcast listeners can participate in contributing to data collection.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:27

The Divide: How the rural US could solve its middle...

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2023/04/12

On this episode we hear from Sachin Gupta, director of government business and economic development atCentranet, a fiber broadband provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Central Rural Electric Cooperative in Stillwater, Oklahoma. We discuss the lack of adequate middle mile fiber networks in the rural US, and why he's advocating for a model that would see telco and electric cooperatives partner to solve that challenge.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode

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32:30

Cable training evolves to cover 'connectivity' amid...

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2023/04/10

In addition to enhancing and upgrading existing hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks, cable operators are now tied to a much broader "connectivity" business that also includes fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) and wireless/mobile technologies.So it only follows that NCTI, a company that's been providing training education programs for frontline employees, including field techs, and engineers for more than 50 years, should evolve as well. Stacey Slaughter, CEO of Colorado-based NCTI, joins the Light Reading

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28:42

The Notebook Dump: T-Mobile attempts to make baseball...

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2023/04/07

In this podcast, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss a new bill that could stall BEAD funding, and how Aira Technologies is attempting to improve energy efficiency in the RAN. In addition, we discuss Charter's latest public statements about broadband data caps, and T-Mobile's partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) in The Notebook Dump for the week ending April 7. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:34

New innovation report extends beyond cable's echo...

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2023/04/07

The Cable Center and itsnew operational brand, the Syndeo Institute, recently released its second annualIntrapreneurship & Innovation Report.This edition features contributions and insights from almost two dozen execs and innovators spanning several industry segments, including network operators, entertainment/media and technology. Examples of individual contributors include: Teresa Elder, CEO, WideOpenWest; Frannie Matthews, president and CEO, Colorado Technology Association; Mark Greatrex,

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