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Verizon Frontline President on why data makes all the difference in a natural disaster Mar 25, 2025

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In this Light Reading Extra podcast, Verizon Frontline's Maggie Hallbach explains how the service provider is supporting the delivery of data insights and providing smaller temporary mobile assets to assist first responders during natural disasters. Release date: 3/25/2025 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/5g/verizon-frontline-svp-on-why-data-makes-all-the-difference-in-a-natural-disaster

SES brings AI, ML to space Mar 23, 2025

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In this Light Reading Extra podcast, SES' Nadine Allen explains how the satellite operator is applying AI, ML and SDN to improve application and network performance, and how the company is providing connectivity to underserved areas. Release date: 3/24/2025 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/satellite/ses-brings-ai-ml-to-space

Verizon CTO on energy-efficient AI and building telco APIs Mar 19, 2025

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Verizon CTO Yago Tenorio joins the podcast to discuss how the service provider is bringing AI capabilities closer to customers, and why it's working with AT&T and T-Mobile on developing telco APIs. Release date: 3/19/2025

Speed isn't a top concern for wireless subscribers – Opensignal Mar 18, 2025

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Opensignal's Sylwia Kechiche joins the podcast to explain what customers really want from their wireless service providers, and why fixed wireless access (FWA) is a growing 5G use case. Release date: 3/18/2025 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/5g/speed-isn-t-a-top-concern-for-wireless-subscribers-opensignal

The Divide: How affordable broadband benefits the economy Mar 17, 2025

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This episode features Dr. Paroma Sanyal, principal at the Brattle Group, a consultancy working on a range of issues including telecom, finance and consumer protection. We discuss a study released by the Brattle Group last month exploring the economic benefits of broadband and the massive economic savings offered by the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), which ran out of funding in 2024. For healthcare alone, the Brattle Group found that, by enabling access to telehealth, the ACP would have saved an estimated $28.9 billion to $29.5 billion in annual healthcare costs, or "quadruple the annual funding" ($7.3 billion) to run the ACP. Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/broadband/the-divide-how-affordable-broadband-benefits-the-economy

Telecom East: The bandwidth business in the age of hyperscalers and AI Mar 17, 2025

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Hosts Robert Clark and Ross O'Brien cover SK Telecom's AI revenues, Goldman Sachs tapping into Asia's data center boom and some 5G standalone stats. They're joined by Telstra CEO Roary Stasko to discuss the role of the global cable operator in the age of hyperscalers and how to deal with subsea cable threats. Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/data-centers/telecom-east-the-bandwidth-business-in-the-age-of-hyperscalers-and-ai

Heat is a huge villain in mother nature versus the network Mar 14, 2025

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How cable company Optimum prepares for inclement weather, and why extreme heat can create the most network management headaches. Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/fttx/heat-is-a-huge-villain-in-mother-nature-versus-the-network

FirstNet's dedication starts with a dedicated mobile core Mar 05, 2025

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At MWC Barcelona, AT&T's Scott Agnew, president of FirstNet, discusses the public safety network's capabilities and technology direction as competitors attempt to make inroads in the market.

The Divide: ACA Connects' Brian Hurley on policy priorities for BEAD and beyond Mar 03, 2025

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Brian Hurley joins the podcast ahead of the ACA Connects Summit (March 4-6) to preview this year's conference, the trade group's overarching message of 'let's build' and what policy changes ACA is pushing in pursuit of that goal.

EXA CEO: It's not just AI driving data center demand Feb 26, 2025

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In this episode of the Light Reading Podcast, EXA Infrastructure CEO Jim Fagan examined what's driving new data center launches and demand for data center interconnect services. While AI plays a role in this shift, demand for cloud services is also increasing. Release date: 2/26/25 Show notes: https://www.lightreading.com/data-centers/exa-ceo-it-s-not-just-ai-driving-data-center-demand

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