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For Verizon, 5G coverage at Jazz Fest is the CATS MEOW
April 25, 2024 14:18 - 11 minutes - 20.6 MBVerizon joins the podcast to explain how the service provider is deploying both permanent and temporary network assets to provide New Orleans Jazz Fest concertgoers with 4G and 5G connectivity.
Cable modem's 'father' sees his invention reach adulthood
April 25, 2024 12:00 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MBRouzbeh Yassini-Fard, considered by many as the 'father of the cable modem,' was recently inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. He joins the podcast to discuss the past, present and future of broadband.
Quantum Loophole's data center dominion
April 24, 2024 16:00 - 20 minutes - 38.3 MBA fiber-connected development of almost 3.5 square miles in Maryland's largest county aims to introduce a new way to plan for and accommodate hyperscaler growth and whatever the computing needs of AI will demand next.
Great Plains CIO: Acquisitions ease operations transformation
April 24, 2024 12:00 - 26 minutes - 50.4 MBGreat Plains Communications CIO Katie Curtis explains how recent acquisitions have contributed to upgrading the telco's OSS/BSS.
The Divide: Why BEAD funds should go to local service providers
April 23, 2024 00:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBKerry Haughan, SVP, commercial strategy at Calix, discusses why Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funds should go to local providers, and overcoming the hurdles making it hard for smaller providers to participate. Release date: 4/22/2024 Show notes: lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-why-bead-funds-should-go-to-local-service-providers
Verizon taps into 5G, the edge and the cloud to cut live TV sports
April 18, 2024 00:00 - 12 minutes - 22.6 MBAt NAB, Verizon Business showed off the future of live TV production by using its public 5G network, in tandem with its edge compute capabilities and AWS's cloud, to cut and edit a live NHL game. Release date: 4/18/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/video-broadcast/verizon-taps-into-5g-the-edge-and-the-cloud-to-cut-live-tv-sports
Precision OT EVP on saving customers from optical 'landmines'
April 17, 2024 00:00 - 28 minutes - 52.9 MBKeith Habberfield, EVP for Precision Optical Technologies (OT), joins the podcast with a behind-the-scenes look at the effort required to participate alongside 46 other companies in the OIF demo at the recent OFC Conference in San Diego. Release date: 4/17/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/optical-networking/precision-ot-evp-on-saving-customers-from-optical-landmines
Data center CTO weighs in on AI demands, liquid cooling and telecom transparency
April 17, 2024 00:00 - 12 minutes - 24 MBJohn Sasser, CTO, Sabey Data Centers, discusses the power, cooling and capacity requirements of AI and cloud computing clients. Sabey is expanding to new locations and reworking its existing buildings to deploy new infrastructure. Release date: 4/17/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/cloud/data-center-cto-weighs-in-on-ai-demands-liquid-cooling-and-telecom-transparency
The Divide: Hughes SVP on low-density broadband and keeping satellite competitive
April 16, 2024 00:00 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBMark Wymer, SVP at Hughes, joins podcast to discuss how the company's Jupiter-3 satellite has enabled faster service options, and how Hughes views satellite broadband's future as more federally funded fiber rolls out in rural areas. Release date: 4/16/24 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/satellite/the-divide-hughes-svp-on-low-density-broadband-and-keeping-satellite-competitive
What's the Story? Vecima makes a $20M play for Casa's cable business
April 10, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes - 18.3 MBLight Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss Casa System's Chapter 11 filing and the company's plans to sell off its 5G and cable assets. Release date: 4/10/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/finance/what-s-the-story-Vecima-makes-a-$20M-play-for-Casa's-cable-business
The Divide: Conexon's Jonathan Chambers on rural fiber, BEAD and the future of ACP
April 09, 2024 00:00 - 44 minutes - 82.6 MBJonathan 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. Release date: 4/9/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/fttx/the-divide-conexon-s-jonathan-chambers-on-rural-fiber-bead-and-the-future-of-acp
LR Podcast Kailem Anderson, Ciena audio
April 09, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes - 50.9 MBCiena's Kailem Anderson explains the challenges telcos face in managing legacy OSS/BSS, and why Ciena used AI and a Kubernetes architecture in its new Blue Planet OSS platform. Release date: 4/9/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/oss-bss-cx/ciena-vp-on-the-trouble-with-traditional-oss
5G Transport priorities – insights from Heavy Reading's Operators Survey
April 09, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MBHeavy Reading's Sterling Perrin and Ciena's Francisco Sant'Anna discuss the current priorities of network operators on 5G transport and the state of the market. Sponsored by Ciena. Release date: 4/9/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/5g/ciena-podcast-5g-transport-priorities-insights-from-heavy-reading-s-operators-survey
How AI is changing fiber design
April 05, 2024 00:00 - 19 minutes - 37 MBOFC 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. Release date: 4/5/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/optical-networking/how-ai-is-changing-fiber-design
What's the Story? T-Mobile and SpaceX play the long game on direct-to-cell service
April 04, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 31.5 MBLight Reading editors discuss why it could take a while before service providers start seeing meaningful revenue from direct-to-cell satellite services, if ever. Release date: 4/4/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/satellite/what-s-the-story-t-mobile-and-spacex-play-the-long-game-on-direct-to-cell-service
Artificial intelligence driving network capacity and what this means for data center connectivity
April 04, 2024 00:00 - 11 minutes - 20.9 MBThis 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. Release date: 4/4/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/optica...
The Divide: Why NaLA says the fight for ACP funds isn't over
April 02, 2024 12:00 - 28 minutes - 53.8 MBCommittee 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. Release date: 4/1/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-why-nala-says-the-fight-for-acp-funds-isn-t-over
The Divide: Maine's five key strategies for achieving digital equity
March 27, 2024 00:00 - 22 minutes - 41.6 MBWe 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. Release date: 3/26/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-maine-s-five-key-strategies-for-achieving-digital-equity
AI tide could raise boats in optical industry
March 26, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes - 17.1 MBFrom 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. Release date: 3/27/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/ai-tide-could-raise-boats-in-optical-industry
Midco's Pao Lo on DOCSIS 3.1 'stretch,' D4.0 and mobile's potential
March 20, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes - 10.9 MBMidco 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. Release date: 3/20/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/cable-technology/midco-s-pao-lo-on-docsis-3-1-stretch-d4-0-and-mobile-s-potential
Cable flirts with 'fiber-first,' pursues more spectrum sharing
March 18, 2024 00:00 - 15 minutes - 18.7 MBJeff 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. Release date: 3/18/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/cable-technology/cable-flirts-with-fiber-first-pursues-more-spectrum-sharing
The Divide: Utopia Fiber CEO on the fight for municipal, open access broadband
March 18, 2024 00:00 - 35 minutes - 65.2 MBRoger 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. Release date: 3/19/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-utopia-fiber-ceo-on-the-fight-for-municipal-open-access-broadband
What's the Story? Aramco Digital wants to democratize access to AI chips
March 14, 2024 00:00 - 17 minutes - 32 MBIn this podcast, Light Reading's Iain Morris explains why Aramco Digital CEO Tareq Amin wants to provide 'AI-infrastructure-as-a-service' to customers and democratize access to AI chips, in part by teaming up with startup Groq. Release date: 3/14/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/what-s-the-story-aramco-digital-wants-to-democratize-access-to-ai-chips
Colt COO Buddy Bayer on why AI, security are top concerns for IT
March 13, 2024 00:00 - 23 minutes - 44.1 MBColt COO Buddy Bayer joins the podcast to discuss why AI, security, automation, sustainability and quantum computing are front of mind for IT teams and how Colt works with its enterprise customers to address their goals for these technologies. Release date: 3/13/24 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/colt-coo-buddy-bayer-on-why-ai-security-are-top-concerns-for-it
The Divide: How Vermont is tackling three main barriers to broadband adoption
March 12, 2024 00:00 - 18 minutes - 34.2 MBBritaney Watson, digital equity officer at the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB), on the biggest broadband barriers for Vermonters, takeaways from the state's proposed Digital Equity Plan and more. Release date: 3/12/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-how-vermont-is-tackling-three-main-barriers-to-broadband-adoption
Light Reading Extra: MWC reeks of AI and API desperation
March 08, 2024 13:00 - 34 minutes - 63.8 MBWith tapas and cervezas in the rear view, Light Reading's Mike Dano, Phil Harvey, Tereza Krásová and Iain Morris recap the conversations around AI, open radio access network (RAN) technology, sustainability and other topics that dominated this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC). Release date: 3/8/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/light-reading-extra-mwc-reeks-of-ai-and-api-desperation-
Ericsson on industrializing Open RAN (sponsored)
March 08, 2024 12:30 - 6 minutes - 12.8 MBFrom Mobile World Congress 2024 – Open RAN plays an important role in achieving the vision of future networks, and Ericsson is leading the industrialization of the three pillars of Open RAN: cloudification, open fronthaul and open management. This podcast is sponsored by Ericsson. Release date: 3/8/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/ericsson-on-industrializing-open-ran
Gridmetrics taps into the power of the broadband network
March 07, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes - 69.6 MBGridmetrics' Scott Caruso explains how the CableLabs subsidiary is using hundreds of thousands of node-based sensors to create a unique, hyperlocal view of the status of the power grid and how that data is being put to use. Release date: 3/7/2024 Show Notes: https://www.lightreading.com/cable-technology/gridmetrics-taps-into-the-power-of-the-broadband-network
The Divide: North Dakota's broadband director on building the state's BEAD program
March 05, 2024 00:00 - 24 minutes - 46.3 MBNorth Dakota's broadband program director, Brian Newby, joins the show to discuss closing the state's remaining digital divide, and how his office is working to build a 'pro-carrier' BEAD program. Release date: 3/5/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-north-dakota-s-broadband-director-on-building-the-state-s-bead-program
What's the Story? The ripple effect of the Orange and Másmóvil merger
February 29, 2024 00:00 - 9 minutes - 17.1 MBLight Reading's Tereza Krasova explains what the $20 billion Orange/Másmóvil merger could mean for other service provider mergers in the EU. Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/business-transformation/what-s-the-story-the-ripple-effect-of-the-orange-and-m-sm-vil-merger
Comcast's MachineQ expands playbook for enterprise IoT
February 28, 2024 00:00 - 28 minutes - 53.7 MBHere are some topics we cover during this podcast with Bryan Witkowski, head of product and strategy at MachineQ: Witkowski offers an updated overview of MachineQ and its approach to the enterprise IoT sector (1:33) Examples of how MachineQ is tailoring its platform for various verticals, including hospitality (4:20) How MachineQ is gaining traction outside the US (6:15) How MachineQ collaborates with Comcast Business to market and sell enterprise IoT services (7:30) How MachineQ's platform ...
What's the Story? Gone is the multi-vendor dream of open RAN… for now
February 22, 2024 00:00 - 31 minutes - 59.6 MBLight Reading's Phil Harvey, Iain Morris and Mike Dano join the podcast to discuss the original goal of open RAN compared to recent moves by service providers to go all-in on one vendor. Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/what-s-the-story-gone-is-the-multi-vendor-dream-of-open-ran-for-now
What's the Story? NTIA's Alan Davidson calls for 'army of auditors' to regulate AI
February 14, 2024 00:00 - 20 minutes - 38.7 MBLight Reading's Phil Harvey joins the podcast from on-site at the 20th annual State of the Net conference in Washington, DC, where NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson said the US government needs to utilize an 'army of auditors' to better regulate and manage AI. Release date: 2/14/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/what-s-the-story-ntia-s-alan-davidson-calls-for-army-of-auditors-to-regulate-ai
What's the Story? Much ado about YouTube TV's meteoric rise
February 13, 2024 00:00 - 16 minutes - 29.9 MBLight Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss YouTube TV becoming a primary player in the pay TV market, hitting the 8 million subscriber mark. Meanwhile, traditional pay TV players are treading water as more subscribers cut the cord. Release date: 2/13/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/video-streaming/what-s-the-story-much-ado-about-youtube-tv-s-meteoric-rise
Omdia on why telcos are increasingly fixated on reducing opex
February 12, 2024 00:00 - 22 minutes - 41.7 MBOmdia's Adam Mackenzie joins the podcast to dig into the causes of rising opex and explain how service providers can manage it. Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/operations/omdia-on-why-telcos-are-increasingly-fixated-on-reducing-opex
The Divide: How United Fiber and Calix are connecting communities in rural Missouri
February 07, 2024 00:00 - 28 minutes - 53.1 MBIn this episode, we hear from United Fiber's Darren Farnan and Calix's Matt Collins about United Fiber's work to close Northwest Missouri's digital divide and how the companies have partnered to deliver additional community benefits. Release date: 2/7/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/fttx/the-divide-how-united-fiber-and-calix-are-connecting-communities-in-rural-missouri
Gigi Sohn on the fight for public broadband
February 01, 2024 00:00 - 33 minutes - 38 MBGigi Sohn, executive director of the American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB), spoke to Light Reading about municipal broadband networks in the US, including why and where they're popping up the most, where the biggest success stories are, and how her organization is working to defend against efforts by incumbent providers and "dark money" groups to derail community networks. Interview conducted by Light Reading contributor Diana Blass. Release date: 2/1/2024 Show notes: https://www...
Ritter's CTO on the future of fiber, HFC, video and (maybe) mobile
January 29, 2024 00:00 - 28 minutes - 53.6 MBVictor Esposito, Ritter Communications' new CTO, says the company's fiber expansion is a top priority, even as the operator spruces up its HFC network and mulls the future role of video. Ritter is also exploring a mobile bundle strategy. Release date: 1/29/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/fttx/ritter-s-cto-on-the-future-of-fiber-hfc-video-and-maybe-mobile
The Divide: How local governments are leading on digital inclusion
January 23, 2024 00:00 - 47 minutes - 89 MBWe're joined by Paolo Balboa, senior program manager, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), Jessica Hatch, broadband coordinator of Door County, Wisconsin and Ashley Pollard, digital inclusion manager for the city of Philadelphia, to discuss the crucial work local governments are doing to close connectivity gaps. Release date: 1/23/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-how-local-governments-are-leading-on-digital-inclusion
What's the Story? Wireless price hikes don't deter customers
January 23, 2024 00:00 - 11 minutes - 20.8 MBLight Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss why wireless prices are going up as US carriers increase fees. Release date: 1/23/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/wireless/what-s-the-story-wireless-price-hikes-don-t-deter-customers
Ibrahim Gedeon is not the retiring type
January 19, 2024 00:00 - 32 minutes - 59.5 MBThe former CTO of Telus talks about technology strategy, compelling AI use cases, the evolution of telecom companies and much more in his exit interview with Light Reading. Release date: 1/19/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/ibrahim-gedeon-is-not-the-retiring-type
The Divide: Tarana's Carl Guardino on FWA's role in BEAD and beyond
November 28, 2023 13:00 - 24 minutes - 46.6 MBCarl Guardino, VP at Tarana, joins the podcast to discuss where Tarana's G1 platform is helping close the digital divide, where the BEAD program still leaves room for fixed wireless over fiber and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's the Story? The pricey privacy problem with Humane and T-Mobile's Ai Pin
November 21, 2023 13:00 - 16 minutes - 31.4 MBLight Reading's Mike Dano joins us to discuss a new wearable alternative to smartphones. Humane unveiled its Ai Pin, a nearly two-inch wide smart pin powered by T-Mobile's network and OpenAI's ChatGPT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Divide: FBA's Deborah Kish on filling out the fiber workforce
November 14, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 31.8 MBThe Fiber Broadband Association's Deborah Kish joins the podcast to discuss the state of the fiber workforce. Kish shares progress made on the FBA's OpTIC Path program and why veterans make up a large portion of that program and fiber jobs overall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Infinera CEO on CHIPs, AI and 'spinning the wheel of innovation'
November 09, 2023 13:00 - 32 minutes - 60 MBInfinera CEO David Heard joins the podcast to discuss how the government's $53 billion investment in semiconductor research and manufacturing could significantly impact the optical networking industry in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Divide: Ting CEO Elliot Noss on mid-market fiber and the 'last war' of broadband pricing
November 08, 2023 13:00 - 26 minutes - 49.9 MBElliot Noss, CEO of Ting, joins the podcast to discuss how the company is reaching underserved urban markets in partnership with communities like Memphis and Colorado Springs, why Ting is using the Affordable Connectivity Program to deliver free gigabit services and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
DOCSIS 4.0 interops gear up for next phase
October 27, 2023 12:00 - 18 minutes - 33.9 MBCableLabs CEO Phil McKinney joins the podcast from his private bus, parked on the show floor of last week's Cable-Tec Expo in Denver. McKinney says CableLabs and its Kyrio subsidiary are preparing for a third DOCSIS 4.0 interop that will center on proactive network maintenance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Divide: Free Press' Josh Stager on the FCC's move to restore Title II oversight
October 26, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 49.9 MBJosh Stager, policy director at Free Press, joins the podcast to discuss the FCC's move to restore Title II rules for broadband providers, and to debunk some of the industry's arguments opposing the proceeding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
OpenVault spots rise of broadband's 'extreme power users'
October 25, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutes - 17.6 MBOpenVault CEO Mark Trudeau discusses the emergence of 'extreme power users' who consume more than 5TB of data per month and how operators can manage this small but growing group of customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What's the Story? FCC grants E-Rate funds for Wi-Fi on school buses
October 24, 2023 12:00 - 11 minutes - 20.8 MBLight Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss the FCC's recent ruling to provide E-Rate money for Wi-Fi on school buses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.