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Automation Imperative: Modernizing LATAM Telecom

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Industry expert, Eric Seaman, explains why telecom wholesale in LATAM needs automation to handle growing bandwidth and market changes. As an independent advisor and member of MEF’s LATAM Executive Council, he offers deep insight into why, despite its benefits, challenges like legacy systems and security concerns are hindering adoption. Can LATAM companies effectively leverage automation to stay competitive and manage evolving market demands?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Eric Seaman:

  • What are the primary drivers behind the increasing need for automation in the LATAM telecom market?
  • What unique challenges do LATAM telecom companies face in adopting automation technologies?
  • How can MEF standards and APIs facilitate automation and interoperability among LATAM telecom operators?
  • What lessons can LATAM telecoms learn from global automation trends?
  • What are the future trends in telecom automation, and how can LATAM companies stay ahead?
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    • Meet the full MEF LATAM Executive Council. 
    • Listen to Orchest Technologies’ COO, and Chair of the LATAM Executive Council, Jeremy Villalobos, describe the current state of connectivity services throughout the Latin American market in this podcast episode: Disruptive Technologies in the LATAM Market: The Rising Tide 
    • Explore how MEF is helping organizations to accelerate digital transformation through Service Automation.
      • About Our Guest

      Eric Seaman, Independent Advisor

      Eric Seaman is an Electrical Engineer and holds a master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from the Technological Institute of Monterrey, Mexico.


      In his 30+ years of experience in the telecom business, Eric has held C-level executive positions in which he has developed and operated networks across LATAM. His responsibilities have covered strategic planning, engineering, design, deployment, service assurance and operations of networks supporting mission-critical IP transit, content delivery, transport, and B2B among others. He started his career with Harris Corporation as technical leader of a United States of America Department of Defense (DoD) military project in Central America. In the last years, as regional CTO of the One Network, He led the design and deployment of Millicom/TIGO’s international infrastructure right from its early stages.


      Eric is also a seasoned leader in technical operations, presales, solutions design, business automation and customer support for the International Wholesale and Multi-National enterprise lines of business.

      Executives at the Edge podcast is brought to you by MEF, an industry association of 200 service, technology, and cloud providers who together accelerate enterprise digital transformation.

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