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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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31:26

The Divide: How Digicel is recovering from Hurricane...

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2025/11/18

This week: Digicel's Liam Donnelly joins the podcast to discuss how the operator is restoring network services in regions ravaged by Hurricane Melissa. We also cover broader digital divide issues affecting the Caribbean and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:11

The rise of 25G and 50G PON

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2025/11/13

Nokia's Geert Heyninck discusses how 25G/50G PON are shaping the next wave of connectivity and how operators can harness them to drive new growth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:38

The Divide: How NYC is breaking broadband barriers...

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2025/11/06

This week: Dave Seliger (NYC Department of Housing Preservation & Development) and Dr. Brandy McNeil (New York Public Library) discuss New York's Neighborhood Tech Help program and the role it plays in solving the digital divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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38:39

Signal Strength: What's next for DOCSIS and Verizon's...

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2025/11/05

Dell'Oro Group's Jeff Heynen joins the first 'Signal Strength' podcast to discuss the big takeaways from TechExpo 2025, Verizon's new fiber partnership, CommScope's 'RemainCo' and a check into cable earnings season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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28:06

The Divide: Paolo Balboa on NYC's road to achieving...

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2025/10/28

This week: Paolo Balboa, NYC's chief digital equity officer, joins the podcast to discuss the main barriers to broadband throughout New York, what's been accomplished so far with the city's Digital Equity Roadmap and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:09

The Divide: Gigi Sohn on the bad state of BEAD and...

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2025/10/16

This week: Gigi Sohn, executive director, American Association for Public Broadband, on why the revised BEAD program is unlikely to live up to its initial promise and how public broadband networks can deliver for communities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:14

Why operators and enterprises are turning to LoRaWAN

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2025/09/29

LoRa Alliance CEO Alper Yegin joins Light Reading's Phil Harvey to discuss LoRaWAN’s ten-year journey and its role in powering massive IoT. They also examine why leading operators are investing in LoRaWAN alongside 5G, and where the technology shines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:54

Tech and policy set to collide at SCTE TechExpo 2025

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2025/09/25

SCTE's Maria Popo and Janelle Morse join the podcast to talk themes and topics that will dominate TechExpo 2025 in Washington, DC. Atlanta will host TechExpo 2026, then the show will be in Denver for the foreseeable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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46:23

New book chronicles the dawn of streaming and cable's...

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2025/09/24

Craig Leddy, a long-time industry journalist and Light Reading contributor, joins the podcast to discuss his new book: 'Fast Forward: The Birth of Video Streaming, Media's Wild Child'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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37:09

COO Rocco Laurenzano on the 'GFiber way'

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2025/09/16

Amid GFiber's ongoing network expansions, the company's COO, Rocco Laurenzano, digs into the company's approach to prioritizing projects and allocating resources. 'The real killer of productivity are half-done projects,' he says. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:30

The Divide: Blair Levin on what's next for bargain BEAD

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2025/09/10

New Street Research policy analyst Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss the outcome of BEAD's 'benefit of the bargain' bidding and how federal policy changes may exacerbate the digital divide despite increasing access. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:35

CSPs bank on wavelength services to monetize AI traffic

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2025/09/04

In this podcast, Heavy Reading's SterlingPerrin explains why many communications service providers (CSPs) believe AI will increase connectivity demand at a greater rate in their long-haul networks and why they expect wavelength services to be the dominant transport service for AI connectivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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19:31

What's the Story? AT&T's $23B EchoStar spectrum splurge

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2025/09/03

Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss AT&T's decision to scoop up a swath of EchoStar's low- and mid-band spectrum for $23 billion, what this means for the broader telecom industry and what to expect next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:16

AI alone can't fix a messy OSS

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2025/08/29

In this episode:Why Ciena acquired Blue Planet (01:37)How Blue Planet's strategy has evolved from addressing service provider requirements for network management (04:17)How Blue Planet is applying agentic AI technologies to OSS (14:53) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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39:22

Celebrity MVNOs are interesting, but do they help...

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2025/08/27

In this episode:Some background on Zappi and how it provides brands like PepsiCo, McDonald's and Heineken with consumer data and insights to help fuel their advertising (01:00)A review of the celebrity MVNO sector and some other product areas endorsed or owned by celebrities (3:30)Celebrity-focused ads are distinctive, but they don't necessarily provide a near-term sales bump (7:45)How and why the effectiveness of celebrity advertising varies by age group (21:40)Brand recall also differs among age

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26:11

Prysmian in the US: Moving fast and not bending things

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2025/08/22

Prysmian's Matt Brice joins the podcast to discuss how the race to build out AI infrastructure is challenging fiber manufacturers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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24:31

5G standalone deployments are scaling – now comes the...

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2025/08/22

In this podcast, Heavy Reading's Gabriel Brown shares highlights from Heavy Reading research that examines why 5G SA deployments are ramping up and what the biggest drivers are for expansion of the technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:15

The Divide: Digging into the biggest broadband...

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2025/08/19

This week: Eli Dvorkin and Rachel Neches, from the Center for an Urban Future, join the podcast to discuss their report exploring the extent and causes of the ongoing digital divide in the Bronx, New York, and how to solve it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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58:49

New book chronicles cable broadband's 'unexpected'...

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2025/08/06

Rouzbeh'Father of the Cable Modem' Yassini and industry analyst Stewart Schley join the podcast to discuss the story of cable broadband – from its early struggles to the rise of DOCSIS – as recounted in their new book, 'The Accidental Network: How a Small Company Sparked a Global Broadband Transformation.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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18:59

What's the Story? Intel to spin off network biz

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2025/08/05

Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast to unpack Intel's decision to spin off its network and edge assets business (dubbed NEX), what the implications are for equipment makers like Ericsson and what to expect next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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