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What's the Story: Streaming TV providers seek market stability Dec 22, 2021

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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 may go dark if the companies can't reach a pricing agreement.

The Divide: Craig Settles on broadband funding and the need for accountability Dec 21, 2021

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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.

NTT's Bruce Snell on 'wide sweeping ramifications' of Log4j vulnerability Dec 20, 2021

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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 and secure their data.

Lumen's Mark Dehus tracks DDoS threats Dec 16, 2021

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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 bad actors.

Juniper jumps on the O-RAN bandwagon Dec 13, 2021

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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.

MetTel CTO Ed Fox on clearing up confusion around SASE Dec 10, 2021

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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 customers making the shift from copper wire networks to fiber, cellular and VOIP networks.

The Divide: Gary Bolton on taking fiber advocacy to the states Dec 10, 2021

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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 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.

Omdia's Rik Turner on cloud permissions management Dec 08, 2021

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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 attack surface," Turner explained in a report published this August. During the podcast, Turner discusses how CPM addresses issues such as permission sprawl and orphan accounts, and how organizations can take a more proactive approach to managed cloud access permissions.

What's the Story: Cable Next-Gen Business Services Digital Symposium Dec 07, 2021

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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.

The Divide: Digging into Pennsylvania's broadband map Dec 01, 2021

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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 broadband map, how it's being used to tackle Pennsylvania's digital divide and what other states can learn from their work.

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