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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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25:27

Heat is a huge villain in mother nature versus the...

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2025/03/14

How cable company Optimum prepares for inclement weather, and why extreme heat can create the most network management headaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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12:08

Machine spurning: Light Reading's editors recap MWC...

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2025/03/06

Light Reading's editors discuss what they've seen and experienced at MWC Barcelona as the telco industry continues its years-long push to tame artificial intelligence and machine learning while ushering in a world where networks connect a little more smoothly via APIs and more broadly via satellite clusters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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7:06

Boingo CEO Mike Finely on venue networks and AI's...

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2025/03/05

Boingo CEO Mike Finley joins Senior Editor Kelsey Ziser in a brief chat at MWC Barcelona to discuss the company's advancements in providing connectivity to large venues and stadiums. He highlights how Boingo can use AI to improve network monitoring and how venues can provide advanced services with robust networks underpinning their operations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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15:42

FirstNet's dedication starts with a dedicated mobile...

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2025/03/05

At MWC Barcelona, AT&T's Scott Agnew, president of FirstNet, discusses the public safety network's capabilities and technology direction as competitors attempt to make inroads in the market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:20

The Divide: ACA Connects' Brian Hurley on policy...

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2025/03/04

Brian Hurley joins the podcast ahead of the ACA Connects Summit (March 4-6) to preview this year's conference, the trade group's overarching message of 'let's build' and what policy changes ACA is pushing in pursuit of that goal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:51

EXA CEO: It's not just AI driving data center demand

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2025/02/27

In this episode of the Light Reading Podcast, EXA Infrastructure CEO Jim Fagan examined what's driving new data center launches and demand for data center interconnect services. While AI plays a role in this shift, demand for cloud services is also increasing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:03

What's the Story? Ericsson CTO sees brighter days...

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2025/02/25

Ericsson CTO Erik Ekudden is optimistic about growth in the fixed wireless access, AI and private networks market. But, competition is fierce and enterprises still need convincing to ramp up deployments of private 5G networks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:38

Blair Levin on what's next for BEAD, spectrum policy...

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2025/02/17

Policy expert and former FCC official Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss changes on the horizon for BEAD, spectrum policy, US broadband strategy, USF reform and much more amid the new Trump administration and a new FCC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:58

What carriers think about AI

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2025/02/12

Peter Jarich, head of GSMA Intelligence, joins the podcast to discuss the organization's new study focused on carriers AI strategies, what carriers are spending on AI and what kind of returns they hope to get from AI strategies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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21:44

What's the Story? Comcast, Charter look beyond speeds...

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2025/02/11

Facing subscriber losses and rising competition, Comcast and Charter are adopting low-latency tech and convergence strategies to stand out in broadband. They're also exploring a video refresh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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16:07

Verizon doubles 5G radio deployment for Super Bowl LIX

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2025/02/05

Light Reading met with Verizon on-site at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to get a closer look at the network infrastructure the operator has installed to ensure fans can post selfies to social media and send updates to friends and family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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20:09

The Divide: How the end of Affordable Connectivity...

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2025/02/04

Danielle Perry, board member at the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), joins the podcast to discuss the results of NaLA's consumer survey showing the significant consequences felt by low-income Americans since the ACP ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:06

How and why telcos are spinning gold out of copper

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2025/01/28

Copper network retirement and transition initiatives are 'definitely picking up,' says TXO's Dave Evans. TXO, which aids such projects, believes this represents a $7 billion opportunity to telcos based on current copper prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:18

The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on the importance of...

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2025/01/22

This week: Angela Siefer, executive director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), joins the podcast to discuss the group's plans to use federal grant funding to support digital navigator programs and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:24

What's the Story? Unclear ROI for D2D satellite...

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2025/01/21

Many direct-to-device messaging services remain in the development stage, and the market for D2D messaging is small. That makes the ROI for these services hazy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:02

Evolution Digital breaks out a new broadband ARPU...

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2025/01/17

Evolution Digital CEO Chris Egan on why his company's investment in Ubiety could clear a new way for Evolution's broadband partners to differentiate and generate more value from their services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:37

Xumo's Marcien Jenckes talks TV shipments, 'deep...

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2025/01/15

At CES, Light Reading chatted with Xumo President Marcien Jenckes about the performance of Xumo's smart TV business, plans for retail and market expansion, and the company's 'deep interest' in exploring the operator distribution model for Xumo TVs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26:01

CES 2025: The shifting smart TV sector, MobileX's...

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2025/01/14

On the Light Reading Extra podcast, Phil Harvey and Jeff Baumgartner discuss Jeff's CES travels, some smart TV updates, MobileX's apparel play and the rise of the robots. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:28

CES 2025: AI everywhere, 'NextG' and the specter of...

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2025/01/07

Brian Comiskey, senior director and futurist at the Consumer Technology Association, discusses the top tech themes expected at CES 2025 and offers some thoughts about how a new wave of tariffs might impact the CE industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:19

How Downdetector tracks network outages during...

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2024/12/18

Ookla CSO Chip Strange joins the podcast to provide a postmortem analysis of the impact of hurricanes Helene and Milton on the East Coast networks. Strange explains how Ookla's Downdetector site keeps the market informed of both telecommunications and power outages, and how the site analyzes different types of service disruptions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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