Light Reading Podcasts
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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 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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Sep 19, 2023 • 16min
The Divide: Where and why Zayo is building middle mile infrastructure
Bill Long, chief product officer at Zayo, discusses building middle mile infrastructure, funding process, engaging with ISPs and communities, and transformative impact on connectivity.
Sep 19, 2023 • 35min
What's the Story? These tech MVPs eat R&D for breakfast
Light Reading's Phil Harvey, Tereza Krasova and Kelsey Ziser join the podcast to discuss tech trends they identified among finalists in the 2023 Leading Lights Awards, from industry MVPs, advances in disaggregated networks, momentum in R&D and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 15, 2023 • 20min
What's the Story? 'Brainless robots' are smarter than you think
Light Reading's Iain Morris and Nicole Ferraro discuss tech trends they identified while selecting finalists for the 2023 Leading Lights Awards, from AI and ML for network analytics, to new tech addressing the digital divide – and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 14, 2023 • 14min
VMware's Sanjay Uppal – Automate to avoid edge mismanagement
LAS VEGAS – VMware Explore – Sanjay Uppal, SVP and GM of service provider & edge business for VMware, joins the podcast to discuss how the company's customers are deploying secure access service edge (SASE) and software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 13, 2023 • 21min
What's the Story? Banking on AI to boost network efficiency
Light Reading's Mike Dano and Jeff Baumgartner join the podcast to discuss tech trends they discovered while selecting finalists for the 2023 Leading Lights Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 7, 2023 • 17min
Don't just assume the edge network will be available - VMware
LAS VEGAS – VMware Explore – Abe Ankumah, VP GM of SASE for VMware, joined the podcast to discuss how the company's new Edge Cloud Orchestrator is assisting enterprises in managing cloud workloads at the edge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 6, 2023 • 26min
The Divide: Closing the broadband gap in Appalachia
This episode features Donna Gambrell, president and CEO of Appalachian Community Capital (ACC), and Brian Vo, chief investment officer at Connect Humanity. We discuss the state of the digital divide throughout Appalachia, one of the least-connected regions in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 23, 2023 • 11min
What's the Story? T-Mobile, MNOs throw shade on cable MVNOs
Light Reading's Mike Dano joined the podcast to discuss why cable MVNOs are performing better than expected and what this means for wireless provider competitors such as T-Mobile. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 10, 2023 • 36min
ETSI's Scott Cadzow debunks misconceptions of AI
Scott Cadzow, the chair of ETSI's ISG SAI and ETSI Fellow 2023, joins the podcast to address some common misconceptions about AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 5, 2023 • 11min
What's the Story? SA regulator cracks down on Big Tech
Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert joins the podcast to discuss why global online platform giants Google, Apple, Booking.com and Uber Eats as well as local online retailers and classifieds are in trouble with the South Africa's Competition Commission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
