Light Reading Podcasts
Light Reading
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 of Informa 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 in technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Apr 9, 2024 • 44min
The Divide: Conexon's Jonathan Chambers on rural fiber, BEAD and the future of ACP
This week: Jonathan Chambers, partner at Conexon, joins to discuss Conexon's progress in deploying rural fiber, plus his concerns about the $42 billion BEAD program, how to save the ACP and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2024 • 20min
How AI is changing fiber design
OFC 2024: According to Corning's Sharon Bois, fiber providers have an opportunity to bring a lot of innovation to service provider networks and data centers as bandwidth demands skyrocket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2024 • 11min
Artificial intelligence driving network capacity and what this means for data center connectivity
This episode of the Executive Spotlight Q&A, recorded onsite at OFC 2024, features Rob Shore, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Infinera. He discusses key industry trends driving bandwidth growth, provides perspective on challenges facing network operators, and shares how indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuit solutions are helping network operators overcome these challenges. Sponsored by Infinera. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2024 • 17min
What's the Story? T-Mobile and SpaceX play the long game on direct-to-cell service
Light Reading editors discuss why it could take a while before service providers start seeing meaningful revenue from direct-to-cell satellite services, if ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 2, 2024 • 29min
The Divide: Why NaLA says the fight for ACP funds isn't over
Committee chairs with the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), Danielle Perry and Kristi Brown, on the need for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and why they're not giving up on getting funding from Congress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 27, 2024 • 9min
AI tide could raise boats in optical industry
From OFC: Omdia's Ian Redpath joins the podcast to discuss how the optical industry is stepping up to the challenge of providing the necessary connectivity inside and outside the data center to power AI workloads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2024 • 22min
The Divide: Maine's five key strategies for achieving digital equity
This week: We hear from the Maine Connectivity Authority's Maggie Drummond-Bahl on the state's NTIA-approved digital equity plan and its 'five key strategies' for closing the digital divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2024 • 9min
Midco's Pao Lo on DOCSIS 3.1 'stretch,' D4.0 and mobile's potential
Midco is using low-splits and high-splits to help extend the life of its HFC network, but sees targeted opportunities for DOCSIS 4.0. Midco is also evaluating adding mobile to the bundle, says VP of network engineering Pao Lo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 19, 2024 • 35min
The Divide: Utopia Fiber CEO on the fight for municipal, open access broadband
This week: Roger Timmerman, CEO of Utopia Fiber, on Utopia's progress bringing broadband competition to Utah and beyond, plus his response to an ad campaign attacking Utopia and other municipal networks – and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 18, 2024 • 16min
Cable flirts with 'fiber-first,' pursues more spectrum sharing
Jeff Baumgartner, Sue Marek and Mike Dano discuss highlights from the Cable Next-Gen event in Denver, spanning the road ahead for DOCSIS, fiber, wireless, low-latency broadband, and the evolution of video and pay-TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
