Light Reading Podcasts

Light Reading's editors discuss what they've seen and experienced at MWC Barcelona as the telco industry continues its years-long push to tame artificial intelligence and machine learning while ushering in a world where networks connect a little more smoothly via APIs and more broadly via satellite clusters.

Boingo CEO Mike Finley joins Senior Editor Kelsey Ziser in a brief chat at MWC Barcelona to discuss the company's advancements in providing connectivity to large venues and stadiums. He highlights how Boingo can use AI to improve network monitoring and how venues can provide advanced services with robust networks underpinning their operations.

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.

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.

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.

Ericsson CTO Erik Ekudden is optimistic about growth in the fixed wireless access, AI and private networks market. But, competition is fierce and enterprises still need convincing to ramp up deployments of private 5G networks.

Policy expert and former FCC official Blair Levin joins the podcast to discuss changes on the horizon for BEAD, spectrum policy, US broadband strategy, USF reform and much more amid the new Trump administration and a new FCC.

Peter Jarich, head of GSMA Intelligence, joins the podcast to discuss the organization's new study focused on carriers AI strategies, what carriers are spending on AI and what kind of returns they hope to get from AI strategies.

Facing subscriber losses and rising competition, Comcast and Charter are adopting low-latency tech and convergence strategies to stand out in broadband. They're also exploring a video refresh.