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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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10:41

How, and why, T-Mobile partnered with AWS for private...

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2023/03/01

MWC23 – T-Mobile in the USrecently announceda teaming with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to sell its private wireless networking offerings through AWS'new "Integrated Private Wireless" program.T-Mobile's Mishka Dehghan, SVP of the operator's strategy, product and solutions engineering, told Light Reading that the partnership is an expansion of T-Mobile'spreviously announced Advanced Network Solutions (ANS) business division.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode

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5:47

BT's Howard Watson addresses net neutrality and 5G...

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2023/03/01

MWC23 –BT's chief security and networks officer, Howard Watson, spoke to Light Reading about ongoing conversations around net neutrality and fair contribution, as well as 5G.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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6:19

Orange confident about open RAN's role in network...

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2023/03/01

Orange's executive vice president for technology and innovation, Michaël Trabbia, said the telco remains confident about open radio access network (RAN) technology, which it sees as part of the company's broader network cloud transformation.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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9:16

What's the Story? Net Insight's overlay fix for 5G...

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2023/03/01

MWC23 – Video transport company Net Insight has launched an overlay network service to solve the timing and synchronization problem plaguing 5G transport, according to Heavy Reading.Senior Principal Analyst Sterling Perrin explained that Net Insight is using virtual private network (VPN) tunnels to address the timing and synchronization issue – a solution the broadcast industry is bringing to telecom.The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on

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19:50

The Divide: WBA's Tiago Rodrigues on Wi-Fi spectrum...

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2023/02/27

In this episode, we hear from Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of theWireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), a nonprofit organization working to improve Wi-Fi technologies and services worldwide.We discuss the importance of Wi-Fi access and harmonizing standards, as well as the relevance of emerging technologies like WBA's OpenRoaming to closing the digital divide, and why WBA is pushing governments to open more Wi-Fi spectrum or risk widening the global connectivity gap.The unedited audio transcript is available in

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8:43

Omdia's Pablo Tomasi: Private 5G networks slow to...

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2023/02/27

Service providers jump at any chance to tout the revenue potential of private 5G networks, but there's a ways to go before they permeate most enterprise verticals.Omdia Principal Analyst Pablo Tomasi said that while private 5G networks are being deployed for mining applications and ports, verticals such as manufacturing are slower to get on board. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:02

The Notebook Dump: FCC on ending digital...

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2023/02/24

Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Kelsey Ziser discuss the FCC's efforts to end digital discrimination, data center sustainability, Altice USA's efforts to get back on track and how to survive Mobile World Congress in the Notebook Dump for the week ending February 24.If you want to skip around and listen, here are a few more things covered in this interview:FCC is required by infrastructure law to include broadband labels, prohibit digital discrimination and more. (00:43)Analyzing the

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11:17

What's the Story? Roku, TiVo trade punches over smart...

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2023/02/24

Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss Roku and Xperi/TiVo's recent earnings results and where they stand in the smart TV market. We also discuss some rivalries emerging among the smart TV players.Here are a few topics we covered:TiVo to enter European smart TV market (00:51)TiVo's evolution from DVR to smart TVs (04:26)Roku's decision to design and build its own smart TVs could put it in competition with its TV OEM (original equipment manufacturing) partners (07:41) Hosted on Acast. See

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31:06

Exploring the AT&T-BlackRock deal, open access and...

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2023/02/23

AT&T's new "Gigapower" fiber joint venture with BlackRock Alternatives initially will focus on 1 million to 1.5 million locations outside AT&T's wireline footprint. Meanwhile, Charter Communications and Comcast are embarking on major hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) upgrades. And fixed wireless access (FWA) remains a tool of interest in the broadband investment community.Those were some of the topics covered on this Light Reading Podcast with Jack Burton and Jay Rolls, two cable and broadband vets at

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18:10

Ting's take on BEAD and fiber investments for...

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2023/02/22

Amol S. Naik, SVP of public policy and community engagement for Ting Internet at Tucows, joins the podcast to discuss how fiber infrastructure is shaping economic development in Ting's service areas. Naik also provides an update on Ting's role as the anchor tenant for anopen access broadband networkin Colorado Springs and shares his forecast for how the rollout of BEAD funding will go.Here are a few topics we covered:Background on Ting and the areas the Internet service provider serves

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27:21

The Divide: How broadband barriers are impacting...

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2023/02/22

On this episode: Connect Humanity's Christopher Worman and Makaia's Catalina Escobar join the podcast to discuss how global broadband barriers are making it harder for civil society organizations to reach impacted communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:04

The Notebook Dump: Gigi Sohn stuck in FCC purgatory,...

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2023/02/17

Phil Harvey, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Kelsey Ziser discuss Gigi Sohn's third round at a FCC chairman hearing, North Carolina's broadband initiatives, Comcast's new Xfinity 10G campaign and new opportunities in private wireless in the Notebook Dump for the week ending February 17. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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14:35

What's the Story? Qualcomm's speedy 5G chips

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2023/02/17

Qualcomm launched a new 5G chip for smartphones, which Light Reading's Mike Dano says will likely be commercially available this fall. We discuss why this chip is faster, what it means for service provider customers and when it will be included in new smart phones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9:49

EPB earmarks $70M for 25-Gig services and fiber upgrades

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2023/02/16

Over the past year, electric power distributor EPB has deployed 25-Gig services in Chattanooga, Tennessee as part of a $70 million fiber upgrade plan.EPB VP Katie Espeseth joins the podcast to explain what the 25-Gig services and fiber deployments mean for economic development in the region. She also touches on potential opportunities for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, and why EPB is leading a testbed for quantum computing applications. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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28:05

Extreme CEO: Leading with software to win retail,...

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2023/02/15

From FedEx to the NFL, Extreme Networks is working with a range of customers on cloud adoption and monetizing data analytics. CEO Ed Meyercord joins the podcast to explain why Extreme is focused on becoming more software-centric, how the company works with customers to better utilize their data and why digital twins can speed up network transformations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:18

The Divide: Calix CEO Michael Weening on enabling the...

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2023/02/15

This episode features Michael Weening, CEO ofCalix. We discuss the company's perspective on the digital divide and Calix's role as "enablers of the disruptors" in the broadband market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:12

Verizon invests to keep first responders connected at...

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2023/02/10

Verizon Frontline's Maggie Hallbach said her team has spent two years and more than $100 million to ensure public safety agencies are connected during Super Bowl 57 and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:40

5G COWS: AT&T's sprawling Super Bowl network prep

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2023/02/10

Inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, AT&T has boosted the network's capacity by deploying more than 2,000 wireless network antennas, supported by more than 12 miles of fiber and power cables, according to Dave Carroll, a network planning AVP at AT&T. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:30

The Divide: How BDT is increasing enrollments in the...

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2023/02/08

This episode features Trooper Sanders, CEO ofBenefits Data Trust(BDT), on the importance of the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and how BDT is helping more people access the monthly broadband subsidy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:41

IBM's Andrew Coward on managing MEC and multi-cloud...

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2023/02/07

Former CEO of Lumina Networks Andrew Coward joins the podcast to discuss his new role as general manager of software defined networking at IBM and how the company is addressing enterprise needs for multi-cloud management. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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