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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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35:35

Aira CEO on a smarter, more energy efficient RAN

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2023/04/07

Anand Chandrasekher, CEO of Aira Technologies, joined the podcast to discuss how his company is working to add machine learning and improve energy efficiency in the radio access network (RAN). Chandrasekher also explained how Aira's technologies balance throughput demands while improving energy efficiency.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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14:11

What's the Story? M&A eyes on DigitalBridge, SES and...

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2023/04/06

Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss DigitalBridge's acquisitions in the digital infrastructure space and why a larger private equity firm might scoop up DigitalBridge. In addition, we discuss mergers and acquisitions within the satellite space such as the potential merger of SES and Intelsat.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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25:01

AtlasEdge CEO on application and data demands at the...

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2023/04/05

AtlasEdge CEO Giuliano Di Vitantonio joins the podcast to discuss the edge data center company's approach to edge computing in Europe. Di Vitantonio explains that augmented reality, IoT and 5G are among the technologies pushing more compute processing to the edge of the network.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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21:15

The Divide: How Loveland, Colorado, is solving its...

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2023/04/05

This episode features Brieana Reed-Harmel, director of broadband for the City of Loveland, Colorado, which runs a municipal broadband network calledPulse.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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30:32

The Notebook Dump: Fiber manufacturing in America

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2023/03/31

In this podcast, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss court proceedings around the Universal Service Fund (USF) and Graphiant's new $62 million in funding. The editors also examine Roku's layoffs, new fiber manufacturing projects in the US and why wireless providers are pushing more device inventory online in The Notebook Dump for the week ending March 31. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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10:47

Omdia's Jaimie Lenderman on how cable is speeding...

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2023/03/31

Speaking before a packed house at last week's Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies event in Denver, Omdia analyst Jaimie Lenderman presented fresh data on how cable operators are pushing ahead with access network upgrades.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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10:48

Comcast's Elad Nafshi on network scale, DAA, 10G, PON...

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2023/03/30

Following hiskeynote addressat last week's Cable Next-Gen Technologies and Strategies event in Denver, Elad Nafshi, Comcast's EVP and chief network officer, stayed for a fireside chat to dig a bit deeper into the company's plan to evolve and upgrade its widely deployed hybrid-fiber coax (HFC) network.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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13:14

What's the Story? Frontier bundles in YouTube TV

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2023/03/29

Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss Frontier Communications' YouTube TV bundle and billing integration and what the competitive implications are of that decision.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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29:47

The Divide: How ACA Connects sees BEAD funds rolling...

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2023/03/29

Brian Hurley, chief regulatory counsel for ACA Connects, joins the podcast to discuss the trade group'sBEAD funding framework: a report offering a national analysis of how far funding from the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program will go, and a state-by-state breakdown of how that money can be used to deploy fiber broadband. We discuss takeaways from that report, and what it reveals for certain states. We also talk about policy priorities for ACA Connects in the lead

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3:22

Ciena's Steve Alexander: A terabit in the hand

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2023/03/29

Ciena CTO Steve Alexander recently joined the podcast to discuss the company's announcement of WaveLogic 6, a 1.6 Tbit/s coherent optical technology that will power long-haul, metro and data center connections starting around the middle of next year.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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15:38

Corning's new twist on hyperscaler cabling

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2023/03/28

At OFC earlier this month, Mike Bell, Corning's SVP and GM for optical communications, joined the podcast to discuss the company's newest data center solution that shortens installation times for cables and connectors. 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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24:11

The Notebook Dump: T-Mobile to scrap 5G reliability ads

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2023/03/24

Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Phil Harvey discuss cable versus fiber, consumer broadband labels and potential roadblocks to BEAD program rollouts. The editors also discuss why T-Mobile will need to re-think its 5G advertising strategy and whether TikTok is now cooler than ever in The Notebook Dump for the week ending March 24. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11:30

SES' JP Hemingway on satellites' role in the digital...

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2023/03/24

SES' chief strategy officer spoke with Light Reading at Satellite 2023 about D2D, how SES is helping bridge the digital divide using MEO and GEO, how modern satellite capabilities compare to fiber and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:09

Viasat's John Janka on the future of satellite and...

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2023/03/24

John Janka, chief officer of global government affairs and regulatory atViasat, spoke with Light Reading at Satellite 2023 last week about the changing communications landscape and how satellite players and policies must evolve. We also discussed the operator's upcoming launch of its Viasat-3 satellite, which Janka said "should be four-times better performing than the best satellite in orbit today." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:00

The Divide: How Cisco and El Paso, Texas, are...

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2023/03/22

This episode features Nicole Ferrini, climate and sustainability officer for the city of El Paso, Texas, and Gary DePreta, vice president for state, local government and education atCisco. We discuss a partnership between Cisco and the city of El Paso to launch a portal calledEl Paso Helps, which connects unhoused individuals and other at-risk community members to essential services, including shelter and housing, addiction and mental health support, and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See

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8:22

EchoStar's Paul Gaske on how HughesNet is adding...

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2023/03/22

At last week's Satellite 2023 show, Light Reading caught up with Paul Gaske, chief operating officer atEchoStar, parent company toHughes, to get an update on the company's forthcoming launch of its new satellite Jupiter-3 and how it will improve broadband connectivity. Gaske also discussed direct-to-device communications and the implications for the future of the industry, key regulatory issues for satellite players and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:26

The Notebook Dump: Amazon's $10B satellite project,...

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2023/03/17

Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Kelsey Ziser discuss Amazon's plan to spend $10 billion on a satellite constellation, an update on Light Reading's Cable Next-Gen event and why Casa Systems' CEO is stepping down today.We also discuss Ciena's plan to launch 1.6 Tbit/s optical services, the possible sale of Infinera and Airspan's offloading of its fixed-wireless access (FWA) business for $60 million in The Notebook Dump for the week ending March 17. Hosted on Acast. See

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13:04

Cable Next-Gen 2023 recap: Operators choose their own...

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2023/03/17

DENVER – CABLE NEXT-GEN 2023 – As cable operators begin to zero in on the evolution of the access network, it's become clear that the future is not one size fits all. Some operators are enhancing their DOCSIS 3.1 networks, planting the seeds for DOCSIS 4.0, using fixed wireless access (FWA) to extend the reach of wireline networks or even overlaying their existing hybrid fiber-coax (HFC) plant with fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) technologies.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media

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18:58

Dell'Oro's Sameh Boujelbene: AI is changing data...

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2023/03/17

Just like every other part of the communications landscape, data center networking is changing fast. Sameh Boujelbene, vice president at Dell’Oro Group, projects that we'll see most data center switch sales coming at 400 Gbit/s and higher speeds in the next few years and AI is a huge catalyst for that capacity push.In this episode, we discuss how AI workloads will influence hardware design and data center topologies in the future.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this

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6:27

The Cable Center CEO on the launch of the 'Syndeo...

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2023/03/16

DENVER – CABLE NEXT GEN 2023 – Light Reading caught up with Diane Christman, the president and CEO of The Cable Center, here this week to discuss thelaunch of the Syndeo Institute, a new "operational brand" that's being billed as a "modern hub for discovery, education and collaboration" spanning the connectivity, media, entertainment and technology industries.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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