Executives at the Edge

Surpassing Manual: Telecom Automated

Orchest’s CEO, Jeremy Villalobos, outlines how Orchest has modernized to meet customer demands for instant quotes and service delivery, despite complex challenges across global networks, legacy systems, and physical infrastructure. Has automating manual tasks and reallocating resources truly increased profitability and customer value?
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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Jeremy Villalobos of Orchest:
- Why is automation essential for the future of telecom?
- How can companies start their automation journey without overwhelming their organization?
- Why does address validation remain such a critical challenge in telecom automation?
- Why is API standardization crucial for seamless interconnection between global networks?
- What unique challenges does the Latin American telecom market face in adopting automation?

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- Also listen in on Jeremy and Pascal’s last episode together discussing Disruptive Technologies in the LATAM Market: The Rising Tide.
- And don’t miss Eric Seaman and Pascal’s episode, Automation Imperative: Modernizing LATAM Telecom.
- Explore MEF’s LSO APIs for service automation.
- Browse the LSO API Catalog and blend LSO APIs on MEF’s LSO Marketplace
About Our Guest
Jeremy Villalobos, CEO, Orchest Technologies
Jeremy Villalobos is the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member of Orchest Technologies. He serves as the Chairman of the Latam Executive Council in MEF Forum. He was recently recognized for the third year in a row (2022, 2023, 2024) in the Top 100 most influential people in the Wholesale and ICT community by Capacity Media. In 2022, he served as Co-Chair for the LSO Committee at MEF Forum developing LSO API standards.
He led the creation of the revolutionary Orchest platform and the network feasibility analysis algorithm. He has served in several key capacities and advisory boards for various technology and Carrier organizations. He was a member of the Board of Advisors of Stetson University in Florida from 2020 to 2023.
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