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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.
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Aug 10, 2020 • 11min
What's the story: Light Reading's Iain Morris opens up about open RAN
On this episode of 'What's the Story?' – a new series from the Light Reading Podcast – Iain Morris talks with pod host Nicole Ferraro about open RAN: the latest news, why it matters and what's likely to happen next.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 4, 2020 • 15min
Omdia on HPE's $925M acquisition of Silver Peak
Cliff Grossner, Executive Director of the Cloud & Data Center practice for Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss HPE's acquisition of SD-WAN supplier Silver Peak. Grossner explains how this acquisition may impact the industry at large, shares his predictions for the SD-WAN industry in the coming months, and addresses how COVID-19 could impact SD-WAN growth.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2020 • 27min
From our sponsor: PacketFabric CEO Dave Ward on the future of networking
Dave Ward, CEO of PacketFabric, discusses the company's mission to deliver instant, scalable, and secure connectivity for companies of all sizes on its network. He talks about why he thinks the network-as-a-service opportunity will grow and how PacketFabric sets itself apart from other NaaS offerings. Ward also gives us some details about his conservation work and how he uses technology to help endangered species.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 30, 2020 • 25min
AT&T Business EVP reveals how the carrier uses AI to keep customers happy
Sorabh Saxena, EVP of Customer Service & Operations for AT&T Business, joins the podcast to discuss how AT&T is incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning into their approach to improving the customer experience.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 29, 2020 • 6min
What's the story: Light Reading's Alan Breznick on the evolution of cablecos
This week on the show, Light Reading contributing editor Nicole Ferraro talks with Light Reading's Alan Breznick about cable companies. Alan recently wrote about cable company Cogeco Communications running tests of one-box small cells, in preparation for its entrance into the wireless market. Alan discusses Cogeco's and other cable companies' evolving business models, what it all means, why it matters and what's likely to happen next.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2020 • 32min
Executive Spotlight Q&A: Arrcus – The hyperscale networking software company
Arrcus CEO Devesh Garg discusses how the company is disrupting the market as a hyperscale networking software company enabling secure distributed connectivity with the world’s best performance by providing simple, scalable, and seamless solutions for the data centers, edge and multi-cloud. This podcast is sponsored by Arrcus.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 23, 2020 • 22min
Omdia's Rik Turner on SD-WAN and zero trust access
Omdia Principal Analyst Rik Turner joins the podcast to discuss whether the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is the next evolution of SD-WAN and security, why Zero Trust Access (ZTA) is front of mind during the COVID-19 pandemic, and new security challenges stemming from more employees working from home globally.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2020 • 14min
What's the story: Light Reading's Phil Harvey talks about all the trouble in Huawei's world
This week on the show, we're talking with Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief Phil Harvey about Huawei. Light Reading has been extensively covering the ongoing drama surrounding Huawei and how US- and UK-imposed bans and sanctions are casting a shadow over Huawei's future and causing upheaval for the industry at large. Phil joins the show to tell us what it all means, why it matters and what's likely to happen next.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 15, 2020 • 9min
What's the story: Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser on the wide world of SD-WAN
On this episode, Light Reading Contributing Editor Nicole Ferraro talks with Light Reading Senior Editor Kelsey Ziser about SD-WAN. Kelsey recently reported on developments around SD-WAN, including new partnerships between AT&T and Cisco, as well as projections for the SD-WAN market going forward. Plus, just this week, HPE announced it will purchase SD-WAN vendor Silver Peak for nearly $1 billion.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 14, 2020 • 21min
Podcast: BT Global's Hriday Ravindranath on telco transformation
BT Global's Chief Technology and Information Officer Hriday Ravindranath joins the podcast to discuss how telcos can provide the networks and services that businesses need to re-invent themselves and adapt to life in a pandemic.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
