In this podcast episode Paul Barowsky, the Chief Growth Officer at Comviva joins Light Reading contributing editor Sue Marek as they discuss the role of BSS technology in enabling fiber companies to monetize their networks and create sustainable businesses. Paul emphasizes the importance of automation and simplification of the operators' ability to monetize their networks through BSS solutions. He also talks about the benefits of implementing BSS solutions, including creating pricing and bundlin...
May 17, 2023•14 min
In this episode, Ken Wieland, a contributing editor for Light Reading based in London, speaks with Sachin Saraf, Chief Operating Officer for Digitech business at Comviva, about how modern business support systems can accelerate digital transformation for operators and help them grow profitable revenue. They discuss the current mood of the industry, trends seen in discussions with customers, and the challenges of meeting increased demand for bandwidth while maintaining current revenue models. Sac...
May 17, 2023•15 min
Ray Harishankar, IBM fellow for IBM Quantum Safe, joined the podcast at IBM's Think event in Orlando, Florida, to discuss the company's efforts to improve quantum computing security. Harishankar explained progress on standards development for quantum cryptography and IBM's role in GSMA's Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 17, 2023•14 min
Gabriel Brown, senior principal analyst of mobile networks for Heavy Reading, joins the podcast to discuss trends around 5G Advanced, the radio access network, standalone 5G and more topics that will be explored at Light Reading's BIG 5G Event in Austin, Texas, this week. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 16, 2023•20 min
This episode features Geoff Burke, senior vice president of government affairs and product marketing at DZS, a supplier of access networking and cloud software solutions. We discuss the federal government's forthcoming $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program and what DZS is hearing from state broadband leaders on how they're planning to award their share of those funds. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast...
May 16, 2023•20 min
Jaimie Lenderman, principal analyst and research manager at Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss the physical convergence of fixed and 5G networks, how fiber deployments are backing 5G networks and more topics that will be explored at Light Reading's BIG 5G Event in Austin, Texas, this week. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 15, 2023•22 min
Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss what the airline industry and service providers are doing to address 5G transmissions in the C-band spectrum that affect aircraft altimeters. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 10, 2023•13 min
Welcome to the 100th episode of The Divide! This episode features Tim Kelly, Mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee. We discuss Chattanooga's broadband evolution over the years, how gigabit-speed broadband has transformed the local economy – particularly in the wake of the pandemic and remote work. Hear about where Chattanooga still faces problems in getting residents connected, and how the city hopes to leverage federal funding to address digital equity issues. We are also joined by Dr. Duncan Earl, p...
May 09, 2023•17 min
In this podcast, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, the ghost of Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss Arelion's take on SMS security, Altice USA's growth and pay-TV struggles, Qualcomm's drop in stock and satellite connectivity. Hear about all this and more in The Notebook Dump for the week ending May 5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 05, 2023•20 min
Fabio Bottan, senior messaging specialist for Arelion (formerly Telia Carrier), joins the podcast to discuss SMS text security. Bottan explains how fraudsters leveraged the public's interest in COVID-19 pandemic-related information to deliver security threats via SMS. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 04, 2023•26 min
Tyler Cooper, editor-in-chief of the consumer advocacy group BroadbandNow , joins the podcast to discuss the group's research into the digital divide in the US, including where things have and have not improved, what they've learned about Internet affordability, and the group's warnings on potential hurdles with the federal government's Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See...
May 03, 2023•29 min
Light Reading's Tereza Krasova joins the podcast to discuss adoption of eSIMs (embedded subscriber identity modules), challenges in the eSIM market and why service providers have been hesitant to make consumers aware of the technology. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 02, 2023•9 min
In this podcast, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss Middle Mile grant funding, Juniper's efforts to diminish a backlog of orders, cable earnings updates and Commscope's ransomware debacle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 28, 2023•21 min
This episode features Nate Denny, deputy secretary for broadband and digital equity with the North Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT). The department first kicked off a broadband grant program as a $10 million pilot in 2018. Today, NCDIT has a "billion-dollar mission ... likely to be a $2 billion mission in the near future" to close the digital divide through federal funding, says Denny. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hoste...
Apr 27, 2023•30 min
On Light Reading's Executive Spotlight Q&A podcast, Editor Phil Harvey is joined by Infinera Senior Vice President of Marketing Robert Shore to discuss innovation in pluggable coherent optics, Infinera's technology demonstrations at OFC, what is driving the market, Infinera's entry into the subsystems business, and much more. This podcast is sponsored by Infinera. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Apr 26, 2023•27 min
September 12, 1995, was a historic day for cable technology. It was then, during a CableLabs board meeting in New York, that a group of leaders heard from industry pioneer John Malone about the coming, critical importance of developing interoperable equipment for the delivery of high-speed data services over the cable network – a concept that later became DOCSIS. Among the 21 people in attendance that day was Dr. Richard Green, the first CEO of CableLabs. That meeting led to the development of D...
Apr 26, 2023•49 min
Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert joins the podcast to discuss growth in the mobile money market in Africa. Mobile money apps have provided millions of unbanked and underserved individuals with access to digital financial services, according to Max Cuvellier, head of mobile for development at GSMA. However, some taxation policies and gender gaps remain challenges to growth in the mobile money market. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on A...
Apr 25, 2023•11 min
Xumo, the national streaming joint venture of Comcast and Charter Communications, is gearing up to launch its first standalone device, the Xumo Stream Box, later this year. The Stream Box rollout is "a big priority for us this year," Colin Petrie-Norris, Xumo's chief revenue and platform officer, said on the Light Reading Podcast at this week's NAB Show in Las Vegas. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Apr 24, 2023•16 min
In this episode of The Notebook Dump for the week ending April 21, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss the war on white papers, Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program challenges, updates from the NAB show, Lumen's 400G expansion and ChatGPT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2023•28 min
ETSI's Luigi Licciardi joins the podcast to discuss the group's efforts to develop standards for autonomous networks. Licciardi, who spent many years at Telecom Italia, explains key features of autonomous networks, such as AI, and how service providers and enterprises can benefit from improved service assurance, self-monitoring and self-assurance capabilities. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Apr 20, 2023•28 min
Iain Morris joins the podcast to discuss a potential merger between Three UK and Vodafone. We discuss what the merger could mean for the broader market, what regulators and analysts think of the deal and how it could impact consumers. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 19, 2023•17 min
This episode features David Stehlin, CEO of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). TIA will host a BEAD Success Summit in Arlington, Virginia, this week – gathering industry and government stakeholders – focused on resolving and clarifying certain rules related to the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 18, 2023•20 min
Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss T-Mobile's fixed wireless access (FWA) strategy and why the company is focusing mainly on rural markets. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2023•15 min
University of Chicago Professor Nick Feamster returns to the podcast to discuss data collection and analysis challenges to addressing the digital divide. Feamster provides an update on his team's work on the Internet Equity Initiative and explains how podcast listeners can participate in contributing to data collection. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 12, 2023•36 min
On this episode we hear from Sachin Gupta, director of government business and economic development at Centranet , a fiber broadband provider and wholly owned subsidiary of Central Rural Electric Cooperative in Stillwater, Oklahoma. We discuss the lack of adequate middle mile fiber networks in the rural US, and why he's advocating for a model that would see telco and electric cooperatives partner to solve that challenge. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this epis...
Apr 12, 2023•21 min
In addition to enhancing and upgrading existing hybrid fiber/coax (HFC) networks, cable operators are now tied to a much broader "connectivity" business that also includes fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) and wireless/mobile technologies. So it only follows that NCTI, a company that's been providing training education programs for frontline employees, including field techs, and engineers for more than 50 years, should evolve as well. Stacey Slaughter, CEO of Colorado-based NCTI, joins the Light Read...
Apr 10, 2023•33 min
In this podcast, Jeff Baumgartner, Mike Dano, Nicole Ferraro, Phil Harvey and Kelsey Ziser discuss a new bill that could stall BEAD funding, and how Aira Technologies is attempting to improve energy efficiency in the RAN. In addition, we discuss Charter's latest public statements about broadband data caps, and T-Mobile's partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) in The Notebook Dump for the week ending April 7. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 07, 2023•29 min
The Cable Center and its new operational brand , the Syndeo Institute, recently released its second annual Intrapreneurship & Innovation Report . This edition features contributions and insights from almost two dozen execs and innovators spanning several industry segments, including network operators, entertainment/media and technology. Examples of individual contributors include: Teresa Elder, CEO, WideOpenWest; Frannie Matthews, president and CEO, Colorado Technology Association; Mark Grea...
Apr 07, 2023•29 min
Anand Chandrasekher, CEO of Aira Technologies, joined the podcast to discuss how his company is working to add machine learning and improve energy efficiency in the radio access network (RAN). Chandrasekher also explained how Aira's technologies balance throughput demands while improving energy efficiency. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 07, 2023•36 min
Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss DigitalBridge's acquisitions in the digital infrastructure space and why a larger private equity firm might scoop up DigitalBridge. In addition, we discuss mergers and acquisitions within the satellite space such as the potential merger of SES and Intelsat. The unedited audio transcript is available in the media player of this episode page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 06, 2023•14 min
