The Leading Lights finalists: Part I

Light Reading's editors are in the middle of judging the 2021 Leading Lights Awards and this is the first in a three-part podcast series discussing the Leading Lights finalists. On this podcast, Light Reading's Phil Harvey, Kelsey Ziser and Mike Dano discuss trends they're seeing, what's happening in the awards categories that they're judging and what they've learned from the contest entries as they dig in and prepare to announce this year's winners.The categories covered in this podcast include:Best New Open RAN ProductMost Innovative Hybrid Networking StrategyMost Innovative SD-WAN Product/Service EvolutionOutstanding Use Case: Service Provider Security (can include SD-WAN)Best New 5G Core ProductMost Innovative 4G/5G Business ServiceMost Innovative 4G/5G Consumer ServiceOutstanding Use Case: Edge ComputingBest New Optical Networking/IP ProductCompany of the Year (Private)The Light Reading Hall of FameOutstanding Optical/IP Networking Components Vendor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.