Light Reading Podcasts

Phil Harvey, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Kelsey Ziser discuss Gigi Sohn's third round at a FCC chairman hearing, North Carolina's broadband initiatives, Comcast's new Xfinity 10G campaign and new opportunities in private wireless  in the Notebook Dump for the week ending February 17. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Qualcomm launched a new 5G chip for smartphones, which Light Reading's Mike Dano says will likely be commercially available this fall. We discuss why this chip is faster, what it means for service provider customers and when it will be included in new smart phones. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past year, electric power distributor EPB has deployed 25-Gig services in Chattanooga, Tennessee as part of a $70 million fiber upgrade plan. EPB VP Katie Espeseth joins the podcast to explain what the 25-Gig services and fiber deployments mean for economic development in the region. She also touches on potential opportunities for Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) funding, an...

From FedEx to the NFL, Extreme Networks is working with a range of customers on cloud adoption and monetizing data analytics. CEO Ed Meyercord joins the podcast to explain why Extreme is focused on becoming more software-centric, how the company works with customers to better utilize their data and why digital twins can speed up network transformations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...

This episode features Michael Weening, CEO of  Calix . We discuss the company's perspective on the digital divide and Calix's role as "enablers of the disruptors" in the broadband market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verizon Frontline's Maggie Hallbach said her team has spent two years and more than $100 million to ensure public safety agencies are connected during Super Bowl 57 and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Inside State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, AT&T has boosted the network's capacity by deploying more than 2,000 wireless network antennas, supported by more than 12 miles of fiber and power cables, according to Dave Carroll, a network planning AVP at AT&T. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Trooper Sanders, CEO of  Benefits Data Trust  (BDT), on the importance of the FCC's Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and how BDT is helping more people access the monthly broadband subsidy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former CEO of Lumina Networks Andrew Coward joins the podcast to discuss his new role as general manager of software defined networking at IBM and how the company is addressing enterprise needs for multi-cloud management. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Salt Lake City, a city-sized 5G network is humming along with hundreds of devices connected to dozens of endpoints, measuring every imaginable thing you can in a modern cellular network. The latest developments in the POWDER testbed have made the resource all the more valuable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Phil Harvey, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Kelsey Ziser discuss Juniper's software-centric strategy and 400G expansions, the continued pay-TV subscription decline and Netflix's crackdown on password sharing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iain Morris joins the podcast to discuss how automated telcos really are and what's actually contributing to job cuts in the telecom industry over the past few years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Alan Breznick, senior analyst with Heavy Reading. He joins the show to discuss the  results of a recent survey  about the global broadband industry's plans for closing the digital divide, including which technologies providers are prioritizing for their buildouts, what they're looking for from vendors, the role of government subsidies – and more. Hosted on Acast. Se...

Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro and Kelsey Ziser discuss Q4 earnings results for cable operators such as Comcast, which lost broadband subscribers but gained mobile subs. Nicole provides an update on $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program funding debates, and Mike shares why AT&T is doing better than Verizon in the 5G game. We close out with AT&T's...

Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast with updates on Mediacom's mobile service and discusses how the cable industry at large is doing in the mobile space. We also discuss his predictions for how Comcast and Charter may fare in their Q4 earnings reports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Blockgraph CEO Jason Manningham joins the podcast to discuss how the company is keeping data safe and secure amid the rising tide of targeted TV advertising. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Steve Alexander, CTO at  Ciena . He joins the show to discuss the historic levels of funding we're seeing in broadband networks, and what else it will take to close the digital divide. We also discuss how Ciena is preparing for federal funding opportunities, what all of this planned connectivity will mean for service providers and society – and more. Hosted on Acast. See...

Mike Dano joins the podcast to explain why Apple paused development on its augmented reality (AR) glasses and shifted focus to mixed reality headsets for now. We discuss the challenges of developing AR glasses and the implications for service providers who will need to provide the network connectivity to support them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss the state of decentralized wireless deployments, and why some industry groups are worried about the future of the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). Jeff also provides a preview of Netflix's potential Q4 earnings results, and Kelsey shares some 800G upgrades by Infinera, in The Notebook Dump for the week ending J...

Jeff Moore, principal of Wave7 Research, keeps close tabs on all things mobile, including cable's activities in the market. He attributes cable's success so far in part to scale, simplicity, affordability and a solid local retail presence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Joe Costello, CEO of  Kwikbit Internet , a wireless ISP delivering broadband service to mobile home park communities in several states across the US, including Arizona, California, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss DirecTV's layoffs, more problems emerging for the pay TV market and why Nicole Ferraro gets a kick out of watching football. In addition, we cover a few cloud and data center updates, T-Mobile's plans to acquire Mint Mobile and an update on the FCC's Broadband Map in the Notebook Dump for the week ending January 13....

Pay-TV may be in decline, but the TV screen remains a valuable piece of real estate for advertisers as more and more premium content gets pulled into various ad-supported streaming apps and direct-to-consumer (DTC) services. It's a trend not lost on FreeWheel, the ad-tech specialist that Comcast acquired in 2014. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Baumgartner and Mike Dano are back from last week's CES event in Las Vegas with a recap on new technologies and trends from the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 add capacity and improve the data speeds delivered on home networks, but the broader experience – down to the application level – is poised to take on more prominence, according to Airties CEO and CTO Metin Taskin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.