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From our sponsor: Bart Spriester, GM, Content & Streaming Providers, Comcast Technology Solutions Aug 31, 2020

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Bart Spriester, General Manager, Content & Streaming Providers, Comcast Technology Solutions joins the podcast to discuss the consumer and industry trends shaping streaming technology today. We also talk about how media and entertainment companies are evolving their technology stack to stay competitive.

Executive Spotlight Q&A: Fortinet's John Maddison Aug 27, 2020

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This Executive Spotlight Q&A features John Maddison, the CMO & EVP of products at Fortinet. Maddison discusses SASE, the secure access service edge, and what problems SASE solves for enterprises and service providers. He details what a full SASE deployment should look like and how it relates to Secure SD-WAN. The Executive Spotlight Q&A is a sponsored Light Reading audio production.

What's the story: Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert on mobile money Aug 26, 2020

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This week on the "What's the Story?" podcast we're talking with Paula Gilbert, editor of Connecting Africa, Light Reading's sister site. Paula has been reporting on the mobile money industry in Africa, including new partnerships between telcos and banks, the pandemic's impact on the sector and more. She's here to tell us more about the mobile money industry in Africa, how it's evolving, why it matters, and what's likely to happen next.

Omdia's Jaimie Lenderman: How cable networks keep evolving Aug 24, 2020

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Omdia analyst Jaimie Lenderman discusses cable operator efforts to reimagine their networks as less centralized, with more intelligence at the edge. Are those efforts being sidelined by the pandemic?

BT Security's Kevin Brown on remote working, cybersecurity and human firewalls Aug 21, 2020

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BT Security's Kevin Brown joins the podcast to discuss remote working in a pandemic, including all the risks, the changes and advantages the "new normal" has for service providers. We'll also cover BT's concept of a "human firewall" and how companies can prioritize their security approach based on people, not technology.

What's the story: Light Reading's Mike Dano on 5G spectrum Aug 19, 2020

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This week we're talking with Light Reading's Mike Dano about 5G spectrum. Mike's been keeping us up to date on the FCC's CBRS auction, and the forthcoming C-band spectrum auction scheduled for December.

What's the story: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner on NBC's Peacock streaming service Aug 12, 2020

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On this episode, Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner talks with pod host Nicole Ferraro about NBC Universal's new streaming service Peacock: the latest news, why it matters and what's likely to happen next.

What's the story: Light Reading's Iain Morris opens up about open RAN Aug 10, 2020

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On this episode of 'What's the Story?' – a new series from the Light Reading Podcast – Iain Morris talks with pod host Nicole Ferraro about open RAN: the latest news, why it matters and what's likely to happen next.

Omdia on HPE's $925M acquisition of Silver Peak Aug 04, 2020

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Cliff Grossner, Executive Director of the Cloud & Data Center practice for Omdia, joins the podcast to discuss HPE's acquisition of SD-WAN supplier Silver Peak. Grossner explains how this acquisition may impact the industry at large, shares his predictions for the SD-WAN industry in the coming months, and addresses how COVID-19 could impact SD-WAN growth.

From our sponsor: PacketFabric CEO Dave Ward on the future of networking Jul 30, 2020

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Dave Ward, CEO of PacketFabric, discusses the company's mission to deliver instant, scalable, and secure connectivity for companies of all sizes on its network. He talks about why he thinks the network-as-a-service opportunity will grow and how PacketFabric sets itself apart from other NaaS offerings. Ward also gives us some details about his conservation work and how he uses technology to help endangered species.

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