Light Reading Podcasts

CSG's Executive Director of Managed Services Haifa El Ashkar talks with Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser and Phil Harvey about the broad industry impact we can expect from the intersection of mobile identity, blockchain, eSIMs and IoT. If those four trends line up in just the right way, customers could become less dependent on traditional cellular providers. That might kick off a scenario where customers (and devices) join and leave bandwidth providers much more quickly based on their needs, not long-term contracts. Is the mobile industry ready for its own version of "cord-cutting?"Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Light Reading's Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser are joined by Helmut Reisinger, CEO of Orange Business Services. The IT and integration side of Orange has been touting its credentials as an option for enterprises that need help managing multi-cloud environments. Reisinger weighs in on what it means to be network native, how OBS stands out from its competition and what a company that size does to prepare for the business impact of the new coronavirus, and the reality that we're all suddenly a lot less mobile.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was canceled, but we still have lots of MWC-related media to share. The analysts at Heavy Reading and Omdia (formerly Ovum) were nice enough to share their thoughts on the communications industry's hottest topics and companies. In this interview, George Jijiashvili, senior analyst at Omdia, explains why cloud gaming and esports are more than just fun and games. Listen to the whole interview here, and watch the video portion on www.lightreading.com.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona was canceled, but we still have lots of MWC-related media to share. The analysts at Heavy Reading and Omdia (formerly Ovum) were nice enough to share their thoughts on the communications industry's hottest topics and companies. In this interview, Pablo Tomasi, senior analyst at Omdia, outlines the hot trends in telco IoT that he expects to talk about at MWC, including industrial IoT, private networks and more. Listen to the whole interview here, and watch the video portion on www.lightreading.com.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona isn't happening next week. But the analysts at Heavy Reading and Omdia (formerly Ovum) are still tracking the communications industry's hottest topics and companies. In our scheduled coverage for MWC Barcelona, Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief Ray Le Maistre sat down Omdia analyst Maria Rua Aguete to discuss new developments in the media and entertainment market. She said that there's some potential for mobile operators to generate new revenues from 5G-based live sports services and partnerships between the media giants and the telcos. The number of 5G-capable smartphones will jump from 29 million at the end of 2019 to 231 million a the end of this year, Aguete said. A huge portion of 5G phones will be AI-enabled in the next five years, she said, and that means broadcasters will be able to deliver low latency streaming, gaming, AI and VR applications, and more, to fans inside stadiums and anywhere there is 5G connectivity. Listen to the whole interview here and watch the video portion on www.lightreading.com.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona isn't happening next week. But the analysts at Heavy Reading and Omdia (formerly Ovum) are still tracking the communications industry's hottest topics and companies. In our scheduled coverage for MWC Barcelona, Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief Ray Le Maistre sat down with Heavy Reading Principal Analyst Gabriel Brown to discuss the state of the 5G market. Brown said that scaling the technology to meet demand will be among the biggest challenges that network operators face as they roll out 5G services. Service providers around the world are keen to show that they can operate standalone 5G and that kind of network change "impacts devices, radios, core networks, transport and so forth. There's lots of moving parts," Brown explains. Listen to the whole interview here and watch the video portion on www.lightreading.com.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona isn't happening next week. But the analysts at Heavy Reading and Omdia (formerly Ovum) are still tracking the communications industry's hottest topics and companies. In our scheduled coverage for MWC Barcelona, Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief Ray Le Maistre sat down with Dario Talmesio, principal analyst and practice leader at Omdia. Talmesio discussed his expectations for new developments around the mobile 5G core and why 5G platform evolution is going to be a big deal, even if we don't make it to Barcelona.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mobile World Congress in Barcelona isn't happening next week. But the analysts at Heavy Reading and Omdia (formerly Ovum) are still tracking the communications industry's hottest topics and companies. In our scheduled coverage for MWC Barcelona, Light Reading's Editor-in-Chief Ray Le Maistre sat down with Heavy Reading senior analyst James Crawshaw a few days ago to discuss smart business models, Industry X.0, edge computing and other trends he's tracking, even if he's not heading to the big show in Barca. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Yelton and Mike Frane from Windstream Enterprise join Light Reading's Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser on the podcast to discuss how Windstream's approach to managed services, unified communications and SD-WAN continues to change as the enterprise workforce becomes more mobile. The Windstream execs explain how their company is revamping its communications and SD-WAN services portfolio and evolving from being a traditional telco to a true managed services provider.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

MNJ Technologies EVP Ben Niernberg joins the podcast to offer a managed service provider's view of workplace collaboration and SD-WAN, two hot markets where enterprise spending is up and where several different kinds of companies are competing. Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser and Phil Harvey get Niernberg's thoughts on SD-WAN consolidation, the differences between major SD-WAN vendors and why he thinks workplace collaboration seems like a perfect fit for social media giants like Facebook.Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.