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Comcast's MachineQ expands playbook for enterprise IoT Feb 28, 2024

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Here are some topics we cover during this podcast with Bryan Witkowski, head of product and strategy at MachineQ: Witkowski offers an updated overview of MachineQ and its approach to the enterprise IoT sector (1:33) Examples of how MachineQ is tailoring its platform for various verticals, including hospitality (4:20) How MachineQ is gaining traction outside the US (6:15) How MachineQ collaborates with Comcast Business to market and sell enterprise IoT services (7:30) How MachineQ's platform has evolved to go beyond LoRaWAN to cover a wider range of enterprise IoT applications and services (11:50) Why smart cities are not a key area of focus at MachineQ (15:00) How MachineQ is starting to apply AI and machine learning to enterprise IoT (17:45) MachineQ's priorities for 2024 (27:00) Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/cable-technology/comcast-s-machineq-expands-playbook-for-enterprise-iot

What's the Story? Gone is the multi-vendor dream of open RAN… for now Feb 22, 2024

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Light Reading's Phil Harvey, Iain Morris and Mike Dano join the podcast to discuss the original goal of open RAN compared to recent moves by service providers to go all-in on one vendor. Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/open-ran/what-s-the-story-gone-is-the-multi-vendor-dream-of-open-ran-for-now

What's the Story? NTIA's Alan Davidson calls for 'army of auditors' to regulate AI Feb 14, 2024

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Light Reading's Phil Harvey joins the podcast from on-site at the 20th annual State of the Net conference in Washington, DC, where NTIA Administrator Alan Davidson said the US government needs to utilize an 'army of auditors' to better regulate and manage AI. Release date: 2/14/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/ai-machine-learning/what-s-the-story-ntia-s-alan-davidson-calls-for-army-of-auditors-to-regulate-ai

What's the Story? Much ado about YouTube TV's meteoric rise Feb 13, 2024

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Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss YouTube TV becoming a primary player in the pay TV market, hitting the 8 million subscriber mark. Meanwhile, traditional pay TV players are treading water as more subscribers cut the cord. Release date: 2/13/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/video-streaming/what-s-the-story-much-ado-about-youtube-tv-s-meteoric-rise

Omdia on why telcos are increasingly fixated on reducing opex Feb 12, 2024

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Omdia's Adam Mackenzie joins the podcast to dig into the causes of rising opex and explain how service providers can manage it. Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/operations/omdia-on-why-telcos-are-increasingly-fixated-on-reducing-opex

The Divide: How United Fiber and Calix are connecting communities in rural Missouri Feb 07, 2024

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In this episode, we hear from United Fiber's Darren Farnan and Calix's Matt Collins about United Fiber's work to close Northwest Missouri's digital divide and how the companies have partnered to deliver additional community benefits. Release date: 2/7/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/fttx/the-divide-how-united-fiber-and-calix-are-connecting-communities-in-rural-missouri

Gigi Sohn on the fight for public broadband Feb 01, 2024

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Gigi Sohn, executive director of the American Association for Public Broadband (AAPB), spoke to Light Reading about municipal broadband networks in the US, including why and where they're popping up the most, where the biggest success stories are, and how her organization is working to defend against efforts by incumbent providers and "dark money" groups to derail community networks. Interview conducted by Light Reading contributor Diana Blass. Release date: 2/1/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/gigi-sohn-on-the-fight-for-public-broadband

Ritter's CTO on the future of fiber, HFC, video and (maybe) mobile Jan 29, 2024

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Victor Esposito, Ritter Communications' new CTO, says the company's fiber expansion is a top priority, even as the operator spruces up its HFC network and mulls the future role of video. Ritter is also exploring a mobile bundle strategy. Release date: 1/29/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/fttx/ritter-s-cto-on-the-future-of-fiber-hfc-video-and-maybe-mobile

What's the Story? Wireless price hikes don't deter customers Jan 23, 2024

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Light Reading's Mike Dano joins the podcast to discuss why wireless prices are going up as US carriers increase fees. Release date: 1/23/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/wireless/what-s-the-story-wireless-price-hikes-don-t-deter-customers

The Divide: How local governments are leading on digital inclusion Jan 23, 2024

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We're joined by Paolo Balboa, senior program manager, National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA), Jessica Hatch, broadband coordinator of Door County, Wisconsin and Ashley Pollard, digital inclusion manager for the city of Philadelphia, to discuss the crucial work local governments are doing to close connectivity gaps. Release date: 1/23/2024 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-how-local-governments-are-leading-on-digital-inclusion

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