Best Telecom Operators Podcasts (2024)

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Princeton's Jennifer Rexford: Programmability in 5G access networks is a high stakes game 25:50

3h ago25:50

25:50

Professor Jennifer Rexford joins the podcast to discuss why network programmability is critical to the performance of 5G access networks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What's the Story? Iliad eyes acquisition of Ukraine's Datagroup-Volia 9:44

5h ago9:44

9:44

Light Reading's Tereza Krásová joins the podcast to discuss why operator group Iliad wants to purchase Ukrainian fixed provider Datagroup-Volia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CR062: Digitalising Unilever with Juan Carlos Parada, Unilever 1:02:24

13h ago1:02:24

1:02:24

In the second part of our occasional series, looking directly at the digitalisation journeys and challenges of the worlds leading companies with their leaders, we are focusing on Unilever, one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies. They believe that digitalisation allows them to respond to customer expectations, supply chain disruption, c…

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The Divide: Joey Wender on US Treasury's $10B down payment on closing the digital divide 23:08

2d ago23:08

23:08

This week: Joey Wender, director of the capital projects fund at the US Treasury Department, on the status of $10 billion in federal broadband deployment funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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DC Blox sheds light on dark fiber, landing station buildouts 14:45

3d ago14:45

14:45

DC Blox is just the latest example of a data center provider expanding to do much more as hyperscaler growth provides a catalyst for new dark fiber routes and connectivity services. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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For Verizon, 5G coverage at Jazz Fest is the CATS MEOW 11:04

7d ago11:04

11:04

Verizon joins the podcast to explain how the service provider is deploying both permanent and temporary network assets to provide New Orleans Jazz Fest concertgoers with 4G and 5G connectivity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cable modem's 'father' sees his invention reach adulthood 27:22

7d ago27:22

27:22

Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, considered by many as the 'father of the cable modem,' was recently inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. He joins the podcast to discuss the past, present and future of broadband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cloud Chaos: Simplifying Multi-Cloud Networking 23:25

7d ago23:25

23:25

Equinix’s Global Head of Digital Interconnection, Arun Dev, discusses the evolving needs of enterprises, the complexities of managing diverse cloud environments, and the growing significance of AI in business operations. How can organizations gain better control and visibility over their multi-cloud environments in the face of rapidly advancing tec…

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CR061: Product engineering in consumer health with Steve Westgarth, Haleon 36:24

8d ago36:24

36:24

Haleon, a world-leading consumer health company, are dealing with large enterprise legacy, as they were formed via a demerger from GSK. While product engineering and the transition to product-centric organizations are often associated solely with born-in-the-cloud companies, the reality is usually much broader, and Haleon are on that journey. This …

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Quantum Loophole's data center dominion 20:34

8d ago20:34

20:34

A fiber-connected development of almost 3.5 square miles in Maryland's largest county aims to introduce a new way to plan for and accommodate hyperscaler growth and whatever the computing needs of AI will demand next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Great Plains CIO: Acquisitions ease operations transformation 26:59

8d ago26:59

26:59

Great Plains Communications CIO Katie Curtis explains how recent acquisitions have contributed to upgrading the telco's OSS/BSS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Divide: Why BEAD funds should go to local service providers 30:05

9d ago30:05

30:05

This week: Kerry Haughan, SVP, commercial strategy at Calix, on why Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) funds should go to local providers, and overcoming the hurdles making it hard for smaller providers to participate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Verizon taps into 5G, the edge and the cloud to cut live TV sports 12:13

10d ago12:13

12:13

At NAB, Verizon Business showed off the future of live TV production by using its public 5G network, in tandem with its edge compute capabilities and AWS's cloud, to cut and edit a live NHL game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Data center CTO weighs in on AI demands, liquid cooling and telecom transparency 12:56

13d ago12:56

12:56

John Sasser, CTO, Sabey Data Centers, discusses the power, cooling and capacity requirements of AI and cloud computing clients. Sabey is expanding to new locations and reworking its existing buildings to deploy new infrastructure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Precision OT EVP on saving customers from optical 'landmines' 28:29

14d ago28:29

28:29

Keith Habberfield, EVP for Precision Optical Technologies (OT), joins the podcast with a behind-the-scenes look at the effort required to participate alongside 46 other companies in the OIF demo at the recent OFC Conference in San Diego. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CR060: Being a corporate sustainability activist with Rainer Karcher, Allianz Technology 39:14

15d ago39:14

39:14

Sustainability and climate impact is widely understood as a critical problem, but what we can specifically do at an individual level in a business environment is sometimes less clear. This week, Dave, Sjoukje, and Rob talk to Rainer Karcher, Chief Sustainability Officer, Allianz Technology about how CSR and the Climate challenge come together, the …

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The Divide: Hughes SVP on low-density broadband and keeping satellite competitive 18:06

16d ago18:06

18:06

This week: Mark Wymer, SVP at Hughes, on how the company's Jupiter-3 satellite has enabled faster service options, and how Hughes views satellite broadband's future as more federally funded fiber rolls out in rural areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CRLIVE29: Google Cloud Next 24 Day 3: Customer experience & software engineering meet AI with Kevin Shatzkamer & Miku Jha, Google Cloud 1:08:16

21d ago1:08:16

1:08:16

Live from the heart of Google Next'24 in Las Vegas, right from the Expo floor, we're bringing you a special limited series of episodes. Join us as we make connections between Google, AI, industry adoption, cloud transformation and customer experience. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. On day three of the conferen…

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CRLIVE28: Google Cloud Next 24 Day 2: Insurance, Supply Chain & Production Operations meet AI with Nigel Walsh, Paula Natoli & Fabien Duboeuf, Google Cloud 1:15:02

21d ago1:15:02

1:15:02

Live from the heart of Google Next'24 in Las Vegas, right from the Expo floor, we're bringing you a special limited series of episodes. Join us as we make connections between Google, AI, industry adoption, cloud transformation and customer experience. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. On day two of the conference…

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What's the Story? Vecima makes a $20M play for Casa's cable business 9:48

21d ago9:48

9:48

Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner joins the podcast to discuss Casa System's Chapter 11 filing and the company's plans to sell off its 5G and cable assets. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Telecom Carrier Insights: Deciphering Network Evolution 18:05

21d ago18:05

18:05

Vertical Systems Group Principal and Co-Founder, Rosemary Cochran, explores how telecom carrier landscapes are adapting to evolving enterprise network trends and shifting network paradigms. With ethernet’s enduring relevance and SD-WAN’s evolution into SASE, how do emerging technologies like SSE influence the competitive dynamics within the carrier…

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CRLIVE27: Google Cloud Next 24 Day 1: Innovation & sustainability meet AI with Erwan Menard & Justin Keeble, Google Cloud 49:54

22d ago49:54

49:54

Live from the heart of Google Next'24 in Las Vegas, right from the Expo floor, we're bringing you a special limited series of episodes. Join us as we make connections between Google, AI, industry adoption, cloud transformation and customer experience. Plus, we'll keep you updated on all the latest news and juicy gossip. On day one of the conference…

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Ciena VP on the trouble with traditional OSS 27:09

22d ago27:09

27:09

Ciena's Kailem Anderson explains the challenges telcos face in managing legacy OSS/BSS, and why Ciena used AI and a Kubernetes architecture in its new Blue Planet OSS platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5G Transport priorities – insights from Heavy Reading's Operators Survey 16:17

23d ago16:17

16:17

Heavy Reading's Sterling Perrin and Ciena's Francisco Sant'Anna discuss the current priorities of network operators on 5G transport and the state of the market, based on the results from the recent 5G Network Strategies Operator Survey. Sponsored by Ciena. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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“It’s not all about Tech” - Collaboration with “Up Shift Creek” Podcast host Mark Redgrave 54:36

23d ago54:36

54:36

In this special Collaboration Podcast I sit down as the first ever guest of “Up Shift Creek Podcast” with the host Mark Redgrave. Mark is Business Transformation Consultant and focuses on the People and Teams structures in companies to help drive improvements. In this podcast we dive into the concept of “It’s not all about Tech”. We discuss the sta…

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The Divide: Conexon's Jonathan Chambers on rural fiber, BEAD and the future of ACP 44:19

23d ago44:19

44:19

This week: Jonathan Chambers, partner at Conexon, joins to discuss Conexon's progress in deploying rural fiber, plus his concerns about the $42 billion BEAD program, how to save the ACP and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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How AI is changing fiber design 19:50

24d ago19:50

19:50

OFC 2024: According to Corning's Sharon Bois, fiber providers have an opportunity to bring a lot of innovation to service provider networks and data centers as bandwidth demands skyrocket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Artificial intelligence driving network capacity and what this means for data center connectivity 11:13

24d ago11:13

11:13

This episode of the Executive Spotlight Q&A, recorded onsite at OFC 2024, features Rob Shore, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Infinera. He discusses key industry trends driving bandwidth growth, provides perspective on challenges facing network operators, and shares how indium phosphide-based photonic integrated circuit solutions are h…

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What's the Story? T-Mobile and SpaceX play the long game on direct-to-cell service 16:48

28d ago16:48

16:48

Light Reading editors discuss why it could take a while before service providers start seeing meaningful revenue from direct-to-cell satellite services, if ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CR059: Digitalising Fresenius with Ingo Elfering, Fresenius 53:58

29d ago53:58

53:58

As a first part of a new occasional series, we look directly at the digitalisation journeys and challenges of the worlds leading companies with their leaders. We start with Fresenius, a European multinational health care company based in Bad Homburg, Germany. It provides products and services for dialysis in hospitals, as well as inpatient and outp…

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The Divide: Why NaLA says the fight for ACP funds isn't over 28:46

1M ago28:46

28:46

Committee chairs with the National Lifeline Association (NaLA), Danielle Perry and Kristi Brown, on the need for the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) and why they're not giving up on getting funding from Congress. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Telecom Operating Models: Envisioning a Zero-Touch System 25:16

1M ago25:16

25:16

Enxoo’s Head of Marketing, Maciek Simm, considers the challenges telecom providers face in digitally transforming their operations to enable truly on-demand service delivery across the ecosystem. Can modernizing business systems, codifying manual processes, and an iterative approach bridge the gap between legacy systems and automated partner integr…

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CR058: Should Cloud co$t the Earth? with Mark Butcher, Posetiv 47:09

1M ago47:09

47:09

GreenOps presents a significant challenge in enterprise's approach to emissions data, sustainability, and cloud operations. Balancing tech innovation with eco-responsibility requires strategic alignment and continuous effort, but the rewards are worth it! This week Dave, Sjoukje and Rob talk to Mark Butcher, Founder & CEO of Posetiv, about GreenOps…

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AI tide could raise boats in optical industry 9:16

1M ago9:16

9:16

From OFC: Omdia's Ian Redpath joins the podcast to discuss how the optical industry is stepping up to the challenge of providing the necessary connectivity inside and outside the data center to power AI workloads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Divide: Maine's five key strategies for achieving digital equity 22:16

1M ago22:16

22:16

This week: We hear from the Maine Connectivity Authority's Maggie Drummond-Bahl on the state's NTIA-approved digital equity plan and its 'five key strategies' for closing the digital divide. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CR057: From DJ to Cloud telecom platform provider with Peter Schroeder, Telzio 40:12

1M ago40:12

40:12

Telzio are a great example of Cloud driven innovation, providing a software driven telecoms platform to businesses of all sizes on the Cloud. But even more fascinating is the story of how Telzio came to exist at all... This week Dave and Sjoukje talk to Peter Schroeder, Founder and CEO, Telzio about why and how a successful DJ started a Cloud drive…

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Midco's Pao Lo on DOCSIS 3.1 'stretch,' D4.0 and mobile's potential 9:29

1M ago9:29

9:29

Midco is using low-splits and high-splits to help extend the life of its HFC network, but sees targeted opportunities for DOCSIS 4.0. Midco is also evaluating adding mobile to the bundle, says VP of network engineering Pao Lo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The Divide: Utopia Fiber CEO on the fight for municipal, open access broadband 35:08

1M ago35:08

35:08

This week: Roger Timmerman, CEO of Utopia Fiber, on Utopia's progress bringing broadband competition to Utah and beyond, plus his response to an ad campaign attacking Utopia and other municipal networks – and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Cable flirts with 'fiber-first,' pursues more spectrum sharing 15:52

2M ago15:52

15:52

Jeff Baumgartner, Sue Marek and Mike Dano discuss highlights from the Cable Next-Gen event in Denver, spanning the road ahead for DOCSIS, fiber, wireless, low-latency broadband, and the evolution of video and pay-TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What's the Story? Aramco Digital wants to democratize access to AI chips 17:05

2M ago17:05

17:05

In this podcast, Light Reading's Iain Morris explains why Aramco Digital CEO Tareq Amin wants to provide 'AI-infrastructure-as-a-service' to customers and democratize access to AI chips, in part by teaming up with startup Groq. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Driving NaaS Adoption: IT Professionals Prepare 26:59

2M ago26:59

26:59

AvidThink’s Founder and Principal, Roy Chua, relates how, as enterprises shift to NaaS for network flexibility and lower costs, IT staff need new skills like automation and security for managing evolving network responsibilities. Service providers are adapting with multi-tenancy, automation, and partnerships. Can NaaS simplify IT while offering fle…

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CR056: Digital certificate revolution! with Nick France, Sectigo 41:11

2M ago41:11

41:11

A 'Digital Certificate' proves the authenticity of a device, server, or user as they communicate with each other - they quietly enforce safety and security in our digital world. However, like in most industries, there is disruption on the horizon in the world of digital certs, and that affects all of us. This week Dave, Sjoukje & Rob talk to Nick F…

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Colt COO Buddy Bayer on why AI, security are top concerns for IT 23:37

2M ago23:37

23:37

Colt COO Buddy Bayer joins the podcast to discuss why AI, security, automation, sustainability and quantum computing are front of mind for IT teams and how Colt works with its enterprise customers to address their goals for these technologies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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The Divide: How Vermont is tackling three main barriers to broadband adoption 18:28

2M ago18:28

18:28

This week: Britaney Watson, digital equity officer at the Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB), on the biggest broadband barriers for Vermonters, takeaways from the state's proposed Digital Equity Plan and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Light Reading Extra: MWC reeks of AI and API desperation 34:13

2M ago34:13

34:13

With tapas and cervezas in the rear view, Light Reading's Mike Dano, Phil Harvey, Tereza Krásová and Iain Morris recap the conversations around AI, open radio access network (RAN) technology, sustainability and other topics that dominated this year's Mobile World Congress (MWC). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Ericsson on industrializing Open RAN (sponsored) 6:52

2M ago6:52

6:52

From Mobile World Congress 2024 – Open RAN plays an important role in achieving the vision of future networks, and Ericsson is leading the industrialization of the three pillars of Open RAN: cloudification, open fronthaul and open management. This podcast is sponsored by Ericsson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Gridmetrics taps into the power of the broadband network 37:32

2M ago37:32

37:32

Gridmetrics' Scott Caruso explains how the CableLabs subsidiary is using hundreds of thousands of node-based sensors to create a unique, hyperlocal view of the status of the power grid and how that data is being put to use. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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CR055: Women in Data® with Roisin McCarthy, WiD and Elisa Sai, Capgemini 37:11

2M ago37:11

37:11

To celebrate International Womens Day we are delighted to welcome Women in Data back to the show. They provide a platform that allows professionals at all levels to share their knowledge and experience, while working alongside businesses to help them embrace and develop the enormous advantages generated by diversity. This week Dave and Sjoukje talk…

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The Divide: North Dakota's broadband director on building the state's BEAD program 24:44

2M ago24:44

24:44

This week: North Dakota's broadband program director, Brian Newby, joins the show to discuss closing the state's remaining digital divide, and how his office is working to build a 'pro-carrier' BEAD program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 75: Pushing the limits of connectivity with Vocus 17:54

2M ago17:54

17:54

As the demand for seamless connectivity skyrockets globally, Australia is emerging as a vital digital hub. On this episode of the Ciena Insights Podcast, Jarrod Nink, Chief Operating Officer at Vocus offers an insider's perspective to how the Australian network provider is capitalizing on this surging demand for bandwidth. Nink also shares more on …

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