Light Reading Podcasts

Nokia’s Vice President and General Manager for the Optical Networks Division, James Watt, discusses key challenges for hyperscalers and data center operators, and how the combined optical networking expertise and capabilities of Nokia and Infinera will create differentiated value in the era of AI. #sponsored Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosts Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien look at China's parallel digital universe and Jio's global O-RAN ambitions, and they speak with Dell'Oro's Stefan Pongratz about the massive drop-off in the RAN market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, John Deere's Jason Wallin explains the company's strategy for deploying private 5G at its Davenport Works connected factory and why the company deployed two digital twins at the facility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: Ryan Polk and Steve Song from the Internet Society join the podcast to discuss the rise in subsea cable cuts and the role of resilient Internet infrastructure in preventing and recovering from outages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast, Nokia's Stephan Litjens explains how the private network landscape is changing, and how Nokia partners with service providers to address the private network needs of enterprise customers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Light Reading Extra podcast, Verizon Frontline's Maggie Hallbach explains how the service provider is supporting the delivery of data insights and providing smaller temporary mobile assets to assist first responders during natural disasters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Light Reading Extra podcast, SES' Nadine Allen explains how the satellite operator is applying AI, ML and SDN to improve application and network performance, and how the company is providing connectivity to underserved areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Verizon CTO Yago Tenorio joins the podcast to discuss how the service provider is bringing AI capabilities closer to customers, and why it's working with AT&T and T-Mobile on developing telco APIs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche joins the podcast to explain what customers really want from their wireless service providers, and why fixed wireless access (FWA) is a growing 5G use case. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Dr. Paroma Sanyal, principal at the Brattle Group, a consultancy working on a range of issues including telecom, finance and consumer protection. We discuss a study released by the Brattle Group last month exploring the economic benefits of broadband and the massive economic savings offered by the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which ran out of funding in 2024. For he...

Hosts Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien cover SK Telecom's AI revenues, Goldman Sachs tapping into Asia's data center boom and some 5G standalone stats. They're joined by Telstra CEO Roary Stasko to discuss the role of the global cable operator in the age of hyperscalers and how to deal with subsea cable threats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How cable company Optimum prepares for inclement weather, and why extreme heat can create the most network management headaches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading's editors discuss what they've seen and experienced at MWC Barcelona as the telco industry continues its years-long push to tame artificial intelligence and machine learning while ushering in a world where networks connect a little more smoothly via APIs and more broadly via satellite clusters. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boingo CEO Mike Finley joins Senior Editor Kelsey Ziser in a brief chat at MWC Barcelona to discuss the company's advancements in providing connectivity to large venues and stadiums. He highlights how Boingo can use AI to improve network monitoring and how venues can provide advanced services with robust networks underpinning their operations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

At MWC Barcelona, AT&T's Scott Agnew, president of FirstNet, discusses the public safety network's capabilities and technology direction as competitors attempt to make inroads in the market. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Hurley joins the podcast ahead of the ACA Connects Summit (March 4-6) to preview this year's conference, the trade group's overarching message of 'let's build' and what policy changes ACA is pushing in pursuit of that goal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Light Reading Podcast, EXA Infrastructure CEO Jim Fagan examined what's driving new data center launches and demand for data center interconnect services. While AI plays a role in this shift, demand for cloud services is also increasing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ericsson CTO Erik Ekudden is optimistic about growth in the fixed wireless access, AI and private networks market. But, competition is fierce and enterprises still need convincing to ramp up deployments of private 5G networks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Policy expert and former FCC official Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss changes on the horizon for BEAD, spectrum policy, US broadband strategy, USF reform and much more amid the new Trump administration and a new FCC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Jarich, head of GSMA Intelligence, joins the podcast to discuss the organization's new study focused on carriers AI strategies, what carriers are spending on AI and what kind of returns they hope to get from AI strategies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Facing subscriber losses and rising competition, Comcast and Charter are adopting low-latency tech and convergence strategies to stand out in broadband. They're also exploring a video refresh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Light Reading met with Verizon on-site at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to get a closer look at the network infrastructure the operator has installed to ensure fans can post selfies to social media and send updates to friends and family. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danielle Perry, board member at the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), joins the podcast to discuss the results of NaLA's consumer survey showing the significant consequences felt by low-income Americans since the ACP ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Copper network retirement and transition initiatives are 'definitely picking up,' says TXO's Dave Evans. TXO, which aids such projects, believes this represents a $7 billion opportunity to telcos based on current copper prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week: Angela Siefer, executive director, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), joins the podcast to discuss the group's plans to use federal grant funding to support digital navigator programs and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.