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Light Reading Podcasts episodes

August 22, 2025 Prysmian in the US: Moving fast and not bending things
Prysmian's Matt Brice joins the podcast to discuss how the race to build out AI infrastructure is challenging fiber manufacturers.
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27 min
August 22, 2025 5G standalone deployments are scaling – now comes the hard part
In this podcast, Heavy Reading's Gabriel Brown shares highlights from Heavy Reading research that examines why 5G SA deployments are ramping up and what the biggest drivers are for expansion of the technology.

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25 min
August 19, 2025 The Divide: Digging into the biggest broadband barriers in the Bronx
This week: Eli Dvorkin and Rachel Neches, from the Center for an Urban Future, join the podcast to discuss their report exploring the extent and causes of the ongoing digital divide in the Bronx, New York, and how to solve it.
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36 min
August 06, 2025 New book chronicles cable broadband's 'unexpected' journey
Rouzbeh 'Father of the Cable Modem' Yassini and industry analyst Stewart Schley join the podcast to discuss the story of cable broadband – from its early struggles to the rise of DOCSIS – as recounted in their new book, 'The Accidental Network: How a Small Company Sparked a Global Broadband Transformation.'

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59 min
August 05, 2025 What's the Story? Intel to spin off network biz
Light Reading's Iain Morris joins the podcast to unpack Intel's decision to spin off its network and edge assets business (dubbed NEX), what the implications are for equipment makers like Ericsson and what to expect next.
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19 min
July 30, 2025 Where does the bundle go from here?
Bango's Giles Tongue joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the bundle as subscription combinations extend well beyond streaming services to include fitness services, food boxes, music, gaming, social media and AI offerings.

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39 min
July 25, 2025 Giving data centers their due (diligence) on space, power and cooling
Misty Duckworth and Randy Kinsey join the podcast to explain how BSP's technical due diligence business is rapidly shifting to the data center market and how the rise of AI is driving demand for space, power and cooling in existing and new data center facilities.

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29 min
July 18, 2025 ACA Connects CEO on Trump's big Bill, new BEAD rules and the 'NextGenTV' debate
ACA Connects President and CEO Grant Spellmeyer joins the podcast to discuss the regulatory hot-buttons for independent cable operators, including Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill, BEAD revisions, the ATSC 3.0 debate and the deletion of net neutrality proceedings at the FCC.
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34 min
July 16, 2025 'Ask AT&T' gives network management a GenAI facelift
In this podcast, AT&T executives explain how the service provider built an internal generative AI (GenAI) tool to more efficiently manage its network and customer experience.
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31 min
July 15, 2025 The Divide: How a rural Kentucky farm got a broadband boost with Spectrum
This week: Spectrum's Jeff Gehrig joins the podcast with Jennifer Tucker of Tucker Farms in Kentucky, to discuss the connectivity challenges facing the rural region and how the farm is now benefiting from Spectrum's fiber build.

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23 min