Light Reading Podcasts

This episode features Bill Long, chief product officer at Zayo. We discuss where and why Zayo is building middle mile infrastructure, the status of their projects, how the company is collaborating with local ISPs in the lead up to  BEAD funding – and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sylwia Kechiche, principal analyst of enterprise for Ookla, joins the podcast to discuss why the industry should focus more on 5G performance and reliability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's Tereza Krásová joins the podcast to discuss plans UK operators have to turn off their 2G and 3G networks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ishwar Parulkar, chief technologist for telecom and edge cloud at AWS, discusses generative AI applications for the telecom industry and how to approach this in a responsible, secure manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joined the podcast to chat about a Boston-area TV station trialing 5G broadcast technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bango's VP of marketing, Giles Tongue, discusses how the company is helping telcos like Verizon and Optus build centralized hubs that customers can tap into to manage a wide range of Internet-delivered subscription services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Ovel, VP of operations for Europe at Zayo Group, joined the podcast to discuss some unique challenges the service provider faced while planning for its  Zeus submarine cable project .  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss how AT&T, Verizon, Dish Network, the GSMA and others are approaching the development of network APIs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's Tereza Krasova joined the podcast to discuss how Ukranian services provider Kyivstar is addressing infrastructure and energy challenges to providing network connectivity to the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrea Caldini, VP of product engineering and development at Verizon, joined the podcast to discuss where the service provider is focusing its attention on private 5G. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast to discuss mounting pressure on European mobile network operators to avoid Huawei and ZTE when looking for equipment and tech suppliers for their 5G networks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Veneeth Iyengar, executive director for Louisiana's broadband office (ConnectLA), on solving Louisiana's digital divide and what to know about the state's initial proposal for BEAD, or the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jason Livingood joins the podcast to discuss Comcast's low-latency DOCSIS trials, how LLD works, why the time is right for LLD and how LLD plays nice with network neutrality principles.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss Comcast's launch of symmetrical 10-Gig speeds for its "Gigabit Pro" service. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gerard Kunkel and Chris Pizzurro, two cable industry vets, discuss their new initiatives plus the trials and tribulations of VR, AR, the metaverse and the fragmented video industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OTTAWA – Ciena Vectors Event – Beth Hunter, director of ESG communications and social impact, and Helen Xenos, senior director of optical portfolio marketing for Ciena, joined the podcast to discuss Ciena's  carbon neutral and emission reduction goals for 2024 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.