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What's the Story? Charter, Cox to combine

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 19:37


Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss the $34.5 billion Charter-Cox merger, what the deal means for the companies and sectors involved, and what risks and opportunities for the deal are on the horizon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telecom East: Samsung gets caught in Trump tariff crossfire

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 39:48


This week on Telecom East, Ross O'Brien of Delta Analysis talks about Huawei's challenge to Nvidia, Samsung's chips problems and how a small operator in the Philippines lost its spectrum. Then, Marc Einstein from Counterpoint Research joins to discuss Japan's telecom landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Extreme Networks CTO on the trouble with 'AI washing'

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 25:29


There comes a point when the adage "there's an app for that" becomes too on-the-nose.Enterprises need to be able to manage numerous networking and security applications from multiple vendors, but balancing multiple APIs and licenses across those applications creates complexity, Nabil Bukhari, CTO of Extreme Networks, told Light Reading at the company's Extreme Connect event in Paris this week.During this podcast, Bukhari explains the challenges enterprises face in networking and security application management and how the use of AI can simplify network automation and connectivity. But, AI should be used for more than just automating tasks, it should also automate business outcomes, he adds. That could mean "automating the entire process your [networking and security] teams would do anyway" by using AI to troubleshoot problems, remediate issues and catalogue the steps AI took to solve the issue, he says. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Divide: Trump terminates Digital Equity Act – now what?

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2025 22:41


This week: Angela Siefer, executive director of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), on the impact of President Trump 'ending' the $2.75 billion Digital Equity Act and how advocates can fight to restore it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the Story? Gogo and the saga of 'rip and replace'

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 17:25


Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss how the 'rip-and-replace' program led to an odd network launch plan for Gogo, plus broader impacts of the federal program's delayed implementation and what to expect next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Divide: How DigitalC is closing Cleveland's connectivity gaps

Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 23:42


This week: Joshua Edmonds, CEO of DigitalC, on the nonprofit ISP's history providing connectivity and digital skills training in Cleveland, and how DigitalC is working to meet its subscriber goals and commitments to the city. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the Story? Telecom and the Trump Tax

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 35:14


In this episode: Light Reading editors discuss Trump's tariff policies and their immediate impact on telecom, how the industry is reacting to rampant uncertainty and how things might change in the next several months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Southeast Asia's huge data center buildout

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2025 47:51


Telecom East podcast hosts Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien analyze the mobile industry's 6G reset and dissect Huawei's latest financial numbers. Later, they discuss the hot Southeast Asian data center business with Lionel Yeo from STT GDC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Divide: Why states want the feds to 'get out of the way' of BEAD

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 36:54


This week: Missouri State Rep. Louis Riggs and Benton's Drew Garner join the podcast to discuss their collaborative effort with over 100 state lawmakers to urge the Trump administration to let states proceed with BEAD. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comcast Business gets agnostic with 'dedicated' Internet expansion

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 28:39


Christian Nascimento explains how Comcast Business has expanded the capabilities of a 'dedicated' Internet service armed with symmetrical speeds and service level agreements across both HFC and FTTP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verizon VP on bringing IoT insights to the NBA

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 16:38


Verizon's Shamik Basu explains how the service provider is working with customers to manage their Internet of Things (IoT) infrastructure, and why the operator is partnering with Skylo and Singtel to expand IoT connectivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Divide: How federal funds and horses brought broadband to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 24:06


This week: How the Delta Montrose Electric Association used federal funds and fiber-deploying horses to bring broadband to rural regions of Montrose County, Colorado, including Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Run3TV nails up app framework for 'NextGen TV'

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 19:17


Michael Collette, the new CEO of Run3TV, discusses how the company's app framework is setting the stage for a wave of apps and services to run on ATSC 3.0, the new IP-based broadcast platform that's been branded as 'NextGen TV.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Multi-gigabit broadband with 10-25-50-100G fiber

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 19:27


In this podcast Nokia's Geert Heyninck dives into the future of fiber broadband, exploring the latest trends, the rise of multi-gigabit speeds, technological advancements, and real-world use cases shaping the industry. Whether you're an operator, enterprise, or tech enthusiast, stay ahead of the curve with discussions on the next-generation broadband. #sponsored Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why low-power TV stations have high hopes for 5G Broadcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 24:27


'SuperFrank' Copsidas discusses why low-power TV stations are keen on 5G Broadcast and explains why he's confident that 5G Broadcast tech is poised to be featured in a wide array of smartphones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Analyzing the size and scope of Trump's tariffs

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 24:31


PwC's Dallas Dolen digs into the financial impact the tech, media and telecom sectors could see in the wake of President Trump's sweeping tariffs and weighs in on what companies might do to mitigate their effects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the Story? What cable customers really want

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 25:00


During the Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference, cable execs discussed using AI and ML to improve customer experience, how their mobile service offerings are performing and why some are deploying DOCSIS 3.1 over 4.0. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nokia's James Watt discusses technologies addressing hyperscalers and data centers networks at OFC50

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 15:29


Nokia's Vice President and General Manager for the Optical Networks Division, James Watt, discusses key challenges for hyperscalers and data center operators, and how the combined optical networking expertise and capabilities of Nokia and Infinera will create differentiated value in the era of AI. #sponsored Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telecom East: The decline in telco capex

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 36:10


Hosts Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien look at China's parallel digital universe and Jio's global O-RAN ambitions, and they speak with Dell'Oro's Stefan Pongratz about the massive drop-off in the RAN market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

John Deere's private 5G network is 'Never Idle'

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 10:23


In this podcast, John Deere's Jason Wallin explains the company's strategy for deploying private 5G at its Davenport Works connected factory and why the company deployed two digital twins at the facility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Divide: How subsea cable cuts put spotlight on Internet resilience

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 25:21


This week: Ryan Polk and Steve Song from the Internet Society join the podcast to discuss the rise in subsea cable cuts and the role of resilient Internet infrastructure in preventing and recovering from outages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nokia VP on taking private wireless networks out to sea

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 11:15


In this podcast, Nokia's Stephan Litjens explains how the private network landscape is changing, and how Nokia partners with service providers to address the private network needs of enterprise customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verizon Frontline President on why data makes all the difference in a natural disaster

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 14:24


In this Light Reading Extra podcast, Verizon Frontline's Maggie Hallbach explains how the service provider is supporting the delivery of data insights and providing smaller temporary mobile assets to assist first responders during natural disasters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SES brings AI, ML to space

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 11:41


In this Light Reading Extra podcast, SES' Nadine Allen explains how the satellite operator is applying AI, ML and SDN to improve application and network performance, and how the company is providing connectivity to underserved areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verizon CTO on energy-efficient AI and building telco APIs

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 16:40


Verizon CTO Yago Tenorio joins the podcast to discuss how the service provider is bringing AI capabilities closer to customers, and why it's working with AT&T and T-Mobile on developing telco APIs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Speed isn't a top concern for wireless subscribers – Opensignal

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 10:04


Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche joins the podcast to explain what customers really want from their wireless service providers, and why fixed wireless access (FWA) is a growing 5G use case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Divide: How affordable broadband benefits the economy

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 22:41


This episode features Dr. Paroma Sanyal, principal at the Brattle Group, a consultancy working on a range of issues including telecom, finance and consumer protection. We discuss a study released by the Brattle Group last month exploring the economic benefits of broadband and the massive economic savings offered by the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which ran out of funding in 2024. For healthcare alone, the Brattle Group found that, by enabling access to telehealth, the ACP would have saved an estimated $28.9 billion to $29.5 billion in annual healthcare costs, or "quadruple the annual funding" ($7.3 billion) to run the ACP. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telecom East: The bandwidth business in the age of hyperscalers and AI

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 45:04


Hosts Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien cover SK Telecom's AI revenues, Goldman Sachs tapping into Asia's data center boom and some 5G standalone stats. They're joined by Telstra CEO Roary Stasko to discuss the role of the global cable operator in the age of hyperscalers and how to deal with subsea cable threats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Heat is a huge villain in mother nature versus the network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 25:27


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.

Machine spurning: Light Reading's editors recap MWC Barcelona 2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 12:08


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.

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

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 7:06


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.

FirstNet's dedication starts with a dedicated mobile core

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2025 15:42


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.

The Divide: ACA Connects' Brian Hurley on policy priorities for BEAD and beyond

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 27:20


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.

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

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 27:51


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.

What's the Story? Ericsson CTO sees brighter days ahead for FWA, private 5G networks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 17:03


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.

Blair Levin on what's next for BEAD, spectrum policy and the new FCC

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 48:38


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.

What carriers think about AI

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 30:58


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.

What's the Story? Comcast, Charter look beyond speeds and feeds to redefine broadband

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 21:44


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.

Verizon doubles 5G radio deployment for Super Bowl LIX

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 16:07


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.

The Divide: How the end of Affordable Connectivity Program is hurting low-income Americans

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 20:09


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.

How and why telcos are spinning gold out of copper

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 27:06


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.

The Divide: NDIA's Angela Siefer on the importance of digital equity funding

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 22:18


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.

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 26:24


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.

Evolution Digital breaks out a new broadband ARPU booster

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 17:02


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.

Xumo's Marcien Jenckes talks TV shipments, 'deep interest' in operator-distributed TVs

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 19:37


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.

CES 2025: The shifting smart TV sector, MobileX's sales tilt and robot risings

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 26:01


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.

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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 22:28


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.

How Downdetector tracks network outages during natural disasters

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 31:19


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.

SoftBank's plans for AI-RAN expansion

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 37:51


In Telecom East this week, Light Reading contributing editor Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien, analyst-in-chief at Delta Analysis, discuss Huawei's Android exit, China's ambitious 10G program and the slowing growth of mobile worldwide. Then, they talk to Ryuji Wakikawa, vice president and head of the Research Institute of Advanced Technology at SoftBank Corp, about the Japanese telco's pioneering AI-RAN plans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ACA Connects CEO braces for big regulatory 'reset,' says Venu JV is dead

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 35:23


ACA Connects CEO Grant Spellmeyer discusses how he and his base of independent broadband operators are preparing for an expected wave of regulatory shifts that will arrive early next year with the new administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's the Story? AT&T bids farewell to copper network

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 15:18


Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to explain why AT&T plans to shut down its copper network by 2029. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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