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Viavi on the pressure of pacing optical testing with AI demands May 10, 2024

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Matt Adams, PLM, Fiber Optics Production and Lab Test for Viavi, joins the podcast to discuss the challenges testing equipment vendors face in the data center. Release date: 5/10/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/optical-networking/viavi-on-the-pressure-of-pacing-optical-testing-with-ai-demands

What's the Story? Samsung's network business struggles May 09, 2024

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Light Reading's Iain Morris explains why the financial dip in Samsung's network segment is reflective of economic woes facing the broader industry. Release date: 5/9/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/finance/what-s-the-story-samsung-s-network-business-struggles

Ookla's 'North Star' is a better Internet for all May 08, 2024

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Ookla's Brennen Smith explains that the organization's 'North Star' or main objective is to support quality of experience of network performance for Internet users. We also discuss standards for network performance. Release date: 5/8/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/customer-experience/ookla-s-north-star-is-a-better-internet-for-all

ThinkAnalytics gets a fix on FAST May 07, 2024

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ThinkAnalytics CEO Marc Aldrich discusses how the company is using metadata and generative AI to help its content partners rapidly schedule and optimize their free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. Release date: 5/7/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/video-streaming/thinkanalytics-gets-a-fix-on-fast

AI boom breathes new life into optics for the data center May 06, 2024

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Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin joined the podcast to discuss the optical networking industry's opportunity to cash in on the AI boom in the data center. Release date: 5/6/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/optical-networking/ai-boom-breathes-new-life-into-optics-for-the-data-center

The Divide: How Surf Internet is growing its fiber footprint in the Great Lakes region May 06, 2024

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This week: Gene Crusie, CEO of Surf Internet, an ISP in Indiana, Michigan and Illinois, on using a blend of private and public funds to reach unserved and underserved areas, how Surf plans to participate in BEAD and more. Release date: 5/6/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/fttx/the-divide-how-surf-internet-is-growing-its-fiber-footprint-in-the-great-lakes-region

Princeton's Jennifer Rexford: Programmability in 5G access networks is a high stakes game May 02, 2024

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Professor Jennifer Rexford joins the podcast to discuss why network programmability is critical to the performance of 5G access networks. Release date: 5/3/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/5g/princeton-s-jennifer-rexford-programmability-in-5g-access-networks-is-a-high-stakes-game

What's the Story? Iliad eyes acquisition of Ukraine's Datagroup-Volia May 01, 2024

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Light Reading's Tereza Krásová joins the podcast to discuss why operator group Iliad wants to purchase Ukrainian fixed provider Datagroup-Volia. Release date: 5/1/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/finance/what-s-the-story-iliad-eyes-acquisition-of-ukraine-s-datagroup-volia

DC Blox sheds light on dark fiber, landing station buildouts Apr 29, 2024

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DC Blox is just the latest example of a data center provider expanding to do much more as hyperscaler growth provides a catalyst for new dark fiber routes and connectivity services.

The Divide: Joey Wender on US Treasury's $10B down payment on closing the digital divide Apr 29, 2024

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This week: Joey Wender, director of the capital projects fund at the US Treasury Department, on the status of $10 billion in federal broadband deployment funds. Release date: 4/29/24 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-joey-wender-on-us-treasury-s-10b-down-payment-on-closing-the-digital-divide

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