Light Reading Podcasts

Andreas Olah, senior analyst of Digital Enterprise Services for Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss his recent research on 5G, IoT and edge services trends for 2022 and beyond. Olah explains how service providers can deliver AR/VR, edge computing, IoT and intelligent automation capabilities as-a-service to enterprise customers, and how both parties can benefit from the as-a-service delivery model....

Verizon's Cory Davis joins the podcast to discuss how the service provider is addressing challenges first responders face, such as interdepartmental communication between public safety agencies and across different networks, and gives a preview of new tactical response tools such as "THOR."  More on THOR later, but first, Davis, director of public safety operations for Verizon, provides insig...

Light Reading Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to provide an update on Astound Broadband and Atlantic Broadband 's rebranding efforts. Baumgartner explains why the cable companies are choosing a new moniker, what it means for customers and what to expect next. Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA – The Rural Broadband Association , joins the podcast to discuss the challenges facing rural providers when it comes to network deployment and upkeep, and how federal funds from the Biden administration's infrastructure law can best be spent to close the digital divide in the most-underserved areas of the country. Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Host...

Pablo Tomasi, principal analyst of private networks for Omdia, joins the podcast to share key findings from his latest report, " 2022 Trends to Watch: Private Networks and the Shadow of 5G ." Tomasi explains that while the topic of 5G may give service providers a "marketing hook" when discussing private network options with enterprise customers, 4G LTE offers all the razzle dazzle enterprises need...

Mike Frane, VP of product management for Windstream Enterprise, is back on the podcast to provide his forecast for enterprise trends in 2022 such as cybersecurity, SASE, zero trust access, SD-WAN and more. Frane also discusses how enterprise culture must adjust to the needs of the distributed workforce, and is hopeful that the industry will better understand the "acronym soup" around managed servi...

Mike Dano, editorial director of 5G & mobile strategies for Light Reading, joins the podcast to discuss why AT&T and Verizon are delaying their deployment of 5G networks on the C-band spectrum, the broader industry implications of that delay and what to expect next. Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the podcast this week we present an interview recorded on December 28, just before we took a short New Year's Day break. Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner and Phil Harvey talked to the Consumer Technology Association's Sayon Deb about the metaverse, the evolution of consumer electronics and where service provider networks fit in.  As Deb was just about to pack his bags for CES 2022 in Las V...

Light Reading Senior Editor Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to explain the competitive challenges that virtual multichannel video programming distributors (vMVPDs) are facing as the market becomes more saturated. In addition, vMVPDs face some of the same challenges that their cable counterparts have grappled with for years: YouTubeTV recently warned subscribers that Disney-owned channels m...

Broadband and telehealth consultant Craig Settles joins the podcast to discuss the details of the $65 billion broadband bill, how monopolies have held the US back from closing its digital divide and why getting the rules around implementation right with this latest batch of funding is crucial to serving communities in need. Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Bruce Snell, VP of security strategy and transformation at NTT Security, returns to the podcast to provide an update on the Log4j vulnerability, potential security threats to the supply chain and highlights from NTT's Global Threat Intelligence Center Monthly Report for December. Snell covers some of the biggest cybersecurity trends of 2021 and has advice for how organizations can better manage an...

Mark Dehus, director of information security and threat intelligence for Lumen Technologies, joins the podcast to share the key findings from the operator's Q3 DDoS report, and his predictions for DDoS trends in Q4. In addition, Dehus explains why multi-vector DDoS attacks were more common than single-vector, why voice and VoIP attacks are on the rise and which verticals were hit the hardest by ba...

Jai Thattil, director of strategic marketing for Juniper Networks, joins the podcast to discuss Juniper's work in the open RAN space, why the networking company has partnered with Intel and Rakuten on O-RAN, updates on standards for the technology and his predictions for new O-RAN developments in 2022. Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

MetTel CTO Ed Fox returns to the podcast for an update on enterprise interest in the Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) trend that brings together networking and security services. Fox explains how MetTel's own approach to SASE has evolved and which components are key to any SASE service, such as Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA). In addition, Fox shares how the service provider is working with cust...

Gary Bolton, president of the Fiber Broadband Association , returns to the podcast to discuss how the fiber industry's advocacy efforts are changing as the US federal government implements its $65 billion broadband bill. We also discuss FBA's forthcoming fiber optic technician training program, broadband mapping woes at the FCC and more. Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Ac...

Rik Turner, principal analyst of emerging technologies at Omdia, is back on the podcast to explain how cloud permissions management (CPM) can help service providers and enterprises take a zero-trust approach to cloud access. CPM is a process by which organizations can identify and catalogue "all extant permissions, then recommend how and where they might be reined in to minimize the organization's...

Light Reading's Alan Breznick joins the podcast to provide a preview of what attendees can expect to learn at the 15th annual Cable Next-Gen Business Services Digital Symposium on Thursday, Dec. 9. Register for the event here . Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we hear from Harry Crissy and Tom Beresnyak, who work at Penn State Extension: a science-based educational organization run by Penn State University. Harry and Tom both played a key role in creating Pennsylvania's broadband map, which President Biden's nominee for FCC Commissioner Gigi Sohn has called one of the best in the country. We discuss why and how the state made its own br...

On this episode, we talk with Light Reading's Mike Dano about all things spectrum auctions, including the "Andromeda" auction, which just wrapped up with $22 billion in bids. We also get into the subject of broadband mapping and how spectrum could be used to tackle the digital divide. Sign up today for the Light Reading newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's Alan Breznick joins the podcast to discuss why Altice USA had a change of heart regarding the company's broadband growth strategy. In addition, Breznick provides an update on Altice's Q3 results and a forecast on what to expect from the cable company next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

ICYMI: From our coverage of the Big 5G Event in early September, here's a short interview with Mike Noonen, CEO of MixComm. In this interview with Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser, Noonen explains MixComm's approach to beamforming and how public and private partnerships have played a role in furthering technologies that support 5G mmWave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the Biden administration's $65 billion broadband bill now signed into law, this week we hear from Mark Buell, regional vice president for North America at the Internet Society , on the impact the legislation will have on the digital divide in the US. (Note: This conversation was recorded just prior to the bill passing in the House. It was officially signed as part of the Infrastructure Invest...

ICYMI: From our coverage of Mobile World Congress Los Angeles in October, here's a short interview with KORE Wireless President and CEO Romil Bahl. Bahl talks to Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser about the challenge of managing IoT devices, and he shares a use case where KORE is working with Dexcom to improve health monitoring systems for diabetes patients.  Bahl also discusses KORE’s approach to...

ICYMI: From our coverage of Mobile World Congress Los Angeles in October, here's a short interview with Federated Wireless CEO Iyad Tarazi. Tarazi talks to Light Reading's Mike Dano about how and why Federated is moving forward an automated frequency controller (AFC) technology that could help support broader usage of the 6GHz band. The 6GHz band currently is set aside for licensed users, inc...

Telcos are excitedly deploying 5G and advertising it nonstop during American football games and there's a good reason for that: Making money from consumer 5G is challenging and may take a while. Omdia analyst Nicole McCormick joins the podcast this week to discuss her latest research on 5G pricing and what seems to be catching on with consumers. She's looked at 158 network operators around the glo...