What's the Story? is a podcast from Light Reading where we take a step back from the most significant topics in telecom to tell you the latest news, how we got here, what it means and what to expect next.
Click through the links below to listen and bookmark this page for easy access to new episodes every week. Playlist updated 8/2/2023.
2023
85. What's the Story? UK operators to trade 3G for more efficient networks
(Guest: Light Reading's Tereza Krásová)
84. What's the Story? Boston to trial 5G broadcast technology
(Guest: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner)
83. What's the Story? AT&T, Verizon, Dish and others hunt for common network APIs
(Guest: Light Reading's Mike Dano)
82. What's the Story? Kyivstar won't quit on connecting Ukraine
(Guest: Light Reading's Tereza Krásová)
81. What's the Story? DT gives side eye to EU over Huawei ban
(Guest: Light Reading's Iain Morris)
80. What's the Story? Comcast's niche 10-Gig fiber service
(Guest: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner)
79. What's the Story? Mobile gender gap hovers around 20%
(Guest: Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert)
78. What's the Story? TXO takes on tenuous supply chain and equipment incumbents
(Guest: Light Reading's Tereza Krásová)
77. What's the Story? The Leading Lights Awards
(Guest: Light Reading's Phil Harvey)
76. What's the Story? Airlines drag feet on fixing C-band spectrum interference
(Guest: Light Reading's Mike Dano)
75. What's the Story? The tumultuous eSIM market
(Guest: Light Reading's Tereza Krasova)
74. What's the Story? Africa's mobile money market grows nearly 20%
(Guest: Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa)
73. What's the Story? Three/Vodafone merger could rattle UK market
(Guest: Light Reading's Iain Morris)
72. What's the Story? T-Mobile's uphill battle with FWA
(Guest: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner)
71. What's the Story? M&A eyes on DigitalBridge, SES and Intelsat
(Guest: Light Reading's Mike Dano)
70. What's the Story? Frontier bundles in YouTube TV
(Guest: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner)
69. What's the Story? African tech startups score $3.3B in funding
(Guest: Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa)
68. What's the Story? Net Insight's overlay fix for 5G transport
(Guest: Sterling Perrin, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading)
67. What's the Story? Roku, TiVo trade punches over smart TVs
(Guest: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner)
66. What's the Story? Qualcomm's speedy 5G chips
(Guest: Light Reading's Mike Dano)
65. What's the Story? Telcos trudging slowly ahead with automation
(Guest: Light Reading's Iain Morris)
64. What's the Story? Mediacom mum on mobile service details
(Guest: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner)
63. What's the Story? Apple scraps AR glasses… for now
(Guests: Light Reading's Mike Dano)
62. What's the Story? CES Recapped – Robot dogs, 5G phones and a sheep named Annie
(Guests: Light Reading's Mike Dano and Jeff Baumgartner)
2022
61. What's the Story? All SES wants for Christmas are MEO satellites
(Guests: Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert interviews Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser)
60. What's the Story? Edge computing ain't easy
(Guests: Light Reading's Mike Dano and Phil Harvey)
59. What's the Story? Leading Lights entries double down on cloud native
(Guests: Light Reading's Iain Morris and Kelsey Ziser)
58. What's the Story? Fixed wireless swamps Leading Lights Awards
(Guest: Light Reading's Alan Breznick)
57. What's the Story? Leading Lights finalist trends in streaming video and broadband
(Guests: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor, and Nicole Ferraro, Light Reading Editor and host of The Divide)
56. What's the Story? AT&T from the edge to the cloud
(Guest: Phil Harvey, Editor in Chief, Light Reading)
55. What's the Story? South Africa to sunset 2G and 3G
(Guest: Paula Gilbert, Editor, Connecting Africa)
54. What's the Story? Helium Mobile's high hopes for MVNO
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
53. What's the Story? '2022 is the year of T-Mobile'
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
52. What's the Story? German telcos face geopolitical troubles
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)
51. What's the Story? The rise of independent OS suppliers for smart TVs
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
50. What's the Story? T-Mobile, SpaceX team up on satellite launch
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
49. What's the Story? HBO Max and Discovery+ to merge next year
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
48. What’s the Story? Open RAN, semiconductor markets marred by supply chain, geopolitical dustups
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)
47. What's the Story? Cox undeterred by false starts into mobile biz
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
46. What's the Story? How to enter the Leading Lights Awards
(Guest: Phil Harvey, Editor in Chief, Light Reading)
45. What's the Story? Ericsson's market momentum haunted by mismanagement
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)
44. Virtual and traditional pay-TV players take a hit on subs
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
43. What's the Story? Mike Dano on WCO, wireless wins and woes
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
42. What's the Story? All roads lead to 10G
(Guest: Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading)
41. What's the Story? Dish Network's unwavering optimism for 5G
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
40. What's the Story? Dano's deep dive on mobile service pricing
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
39. What's the Story? NAB showcases ATSC 3.0 standard and 8K
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
38. What's the Story? Elon Musk's mixed motives for buying Twitter
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)
37. What's the Story? The splinternet is coming
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
36. What's the Story? FWA both friend and foe to cable cos
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
35. What's the Story? Iain Morris escapes robot dogs to bring MWC recap
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)
34. What's the Story? Dano dishes on 5G cell site tour
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
33. What's the Story? Cable Next-Gen Technologies & Strategies conference
(Guest: Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading)
32. What's the story? T-Mobile pursues purchase of 2.5GHz spectrum
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
31. What's the Story? Astound and Atlantic Broadband rebrand
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
30. What's the Story: 5G networks on C-band spectrum stalled
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
2021
29. What's the Story: Streaming TV providers seek market stability
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
28. What's the Story: Cable Next-Gen Business Services Digital Symposium
(Guest: Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading)
27. What's the Story: The $22 billion Andromeda auction
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
26. What's the Story: Altice USA flip flops on fiber
(Guest: Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading)
25. What's the Story: High drama at Rogers Communications
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
24. What's the Story: Gagandeep Kaur on telecom in India
(Guest: Gagndeep Kaur, contributor, Light Reading)
23. What's the Story: Mike Dano follows the money in the $81B C-band spectrum auction
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
2020
22. What's the Story: Light Reading's Phil Harvey recaps the year in Huawei
(Guest: Phil Harvey, Editor in Chief, Light Reading)
21. What's the Story: HBO Max, Peacock and the streaming wars
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
20. What's the Story: Light Reading's Iain Morris does an open RAN recap
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)
19. What's the Story: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner on satellite broadband
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
18. What's the Story: Light Reading's Iain Morris on Orange's deal with TRC
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)
17. What's the Story: Light Reading's Mike Dano talks about Rivada and the DoD's 5G ambitions
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
16. What's the Story: Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser on SD-WAN security
(Guest: Kelsey Ziser, Senior Editor, Light Reading & Curator, 5G Exchange)
15. What's the Story: Light Reading's Mike Dano sheds some light on Starlink
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
14. What's the Story: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner on Altice USA
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
13. What's the Story: Omdia analyst James Crawshaw on the evolution of OSS
(Guest: James Crawshaw, Principal Analyst, Omdia)
12. What's the Story: Light Reading's Phil Harvey talks TikTok
(Guest: Phil Harvey, Editor in Chief, Light Reading)
11. What's the Story: Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert on mobile money
(Guest: Paula Gilbert, editor, Connecting Africa)
10. What's the Story: Light Reading's Mike Dano on 5G spectrum
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
9. What's the Story: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner on NBC's Peacock streaming service
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
8. What's the Story: Light Reading's Iain Morris opens up about open RAN
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)
7. What's the Story: Light Reading's Alan Breznick on the evolution of cablecos
(Guest: Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading)
6. What's the Story: Light Reading's Phil Harvey talks about all the trouble in Huawei's world
(Guest: Phil Harvey, Editor in Chief, Light Reading)
5. What's the Story: Light Reading's Kelsey Ziser on the wide world of SD-WAN
(Guest: Kelsey Ziser, Senior Editor, Light Reading & Curator, 5G Exchange)
4. What's the Story: Light Reading's Mike Dano on Dish Network
(Guest: Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies, Light Reading)
3. What's the Story: Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert on mobile data and broadband trends
(Guest: Paula Gilbert, editor, Connecting Africa)
2. What's the Story: Light Reading's Jeff Baumgartner on the momentum of HBO Max
(Guest: Jeff Baumgartner, Light Reading Senior Editor)
1. What's the Story: Light Reading's Iain Morris on Rakuten and 5G
(Guest: Iain Morris, International Editor, Light Reading)