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Boingo SVP Mike Zeto: Private networks are in high demand Oct 19, 2020

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Boingo's SVP of global strategy and emerging businesses, Mike Zeto, joins the podcast to discuss the opportunities in building private networks and how the pandemic is accelerating the need for some buildouts. Zeto explains how, even when built for enterprises, those networks and the capacity they bring can help service providers accomplish their goals as well.

What's the story: Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser on SD-WAN security Oct 15, 2020

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On this episode, we're talking with Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser about recent product updates in the SD-WAN market to reflect the need for stronger security in the age of remote work. Kelsey is here to tell us more about what she's hearing from SD-WAN players about these service updates, what this shift in focus means for industry competition, and what we can expect to happen next.

Light Reading's Cable Next-Gen symposium recap Oct 14, 2020

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Light Reading's Alan Breznick and Jeff Baumgartner recap the highlights from last week's Cable Next-Gen Digital Symposium, which wrapped up Thursday, October 8. The cable aces provide an update on the challenges and opportunities of utilizing artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities in cable architectures. Breznick and Baumgartner also discuss progress made on DOCSIS 4.0, momentum around Remote MAC-PHY, different approaches to distributed access architecture and more.

From our sponsor: Avast's Sean Obrey on AI, 5G and providing better cybersecurity at home Oct 14, 2020

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In this episode, we are once again joined by Sean Obrey from Avast for a discussion on cybersecurity. This time we talk about how artificial intelligence is being used to improve security for service providers. This leads to a discussion about Avast's Smart Life platform and what sets it apart from earlier generations of security products and what those differences will mean for service provider partners and their customers. This podcast episode is sponsored by Avast, a global leader in digital security and family safety solutions for network operators and their customers.

Light Reading's Alan Breznick and Jeff Baumgartner: Clear skies for cable Oct 07, 2020

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Light Reading's Alan Breznick and Jeff Baumgartner discuss the highlights of the Cable Next-Gen Digital Symposium on Tuesday, Oct. 6. While the pandemic appeared to slow the growth of cable business services in the second quarter, industry experts forecast expansion for business services in the third quarter.

What's the story: Light Reading's Mike Dano sheds some light on Starlink Oct 07, 2020

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In this episode, we're talking with Light Reading's Mike Dano about Starlink, the satellite broadband service from SpaceX. SpaceX continues to launch Starlink satellites as it preps for its commercial debut. And just this week, Elon Musk suggested in a Tweet that he expects to take Starlink public in a few years. Mike is here to talk more about Starlink, what we know about the satellite service so far and how it may (or may not) disrupt the broadband industry.

Radware's Aviv and O' Malley: Handling 5G and edge computing security threats Sep 26, 2020

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Radware's CTO, David Aviv, and VP of strategy, Mike O'Malley, discuss security concerns that companies have as they get ready for 5G and endeavor to protect applications and services in their data centers, edge networks and cloud deployments.

Light Reading's Mike Dano and Phil Harvey: Big 5G Event recap Sep 25, 2020

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Light Reading editors Mike Dano and Phil Harvey recount some of the highlights of a busy, busy event discussing all things 5G. Standalone 5G stood alone as the big thing to watch in the coming months. We discuss remarks from execs at T-Mobile, AT&T, Telus and more.

What's the story: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner on Altice USA Sep 24, 2020

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This week on the "What's the Story?" podcast, we're talking with Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner about Altice USA. Jeff recently wrote about discussions between Altice USA, Rogers and Cogeco regarding Altice's efforts to acquire Cogeco, but sell its Canadian assets to Rogers – discussions that have now resulted in an exchange of dramatic letters between the companies. Jeff is here to tell us more about those developments between the companies, what Altice's momentum in the US means for the telecom industry at large, and what's likely to happen next.

Omdia's Dario Talmesio: How Apple will define the 5G market Sep 23, 2020

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In this overview of what's happening in the 5G market, Omdia Principal Analyst & Practice Leader Dario Talmesio discusses the 5G deployments to date, the biggest enterprise vertical opportunities and how Apple's products will kickstart 5G consumer acceptance.

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