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CEO Interview: Steve Orlando, Seaborn

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen: I'm here with Steve Orlando, the CEO of Seaborn. We are here to talk OTT and OTT technology and of course, to coin a phrase, it's been an unprecedented year, hasn't it? 消费模式发生了明显的变化,越来越多的人观看越来越多的OTT. 我们来看一下消费者行为的变化, the changes that you anticipate, 你认为这些因素正在并将如何影响你客户的购买和投资模式.

Orlando: I'll start with the industry first, and then pivot to a Seaborn, but, you know, speaking strictly technology, 我认为COVID-19大流行对全球OTT业务的增长产生了积极影响. 让我们面对现实:用户对所有平台上的在线内容都感兴趣. It already has momentum. 我们知道人们继续订阅传统的有线/碟式电视. 他们更倾向于订阅视频和音频流媒体, 但我确实认为,这场大流行迫使许多州和人们呆在家里, 给娱乐市场的需求一个明显需要的刺激. 我相信这些生活方式的改变将增加这些平台的采用. So I think the industry was looking for catalyst. It had momentum. 这是催化剂,所以你可以有更多的粘性服务后疫苗. 如果你看一些预测,那里有一大堆这样的预测, 疫情在短期内推动复合年增长率接近50%或55%, but post-vaccine, I think it normalizes back down the 14 or 15%.

How does it relate to us? Look, 我们已经在为客户提供平台的容量和IP服务方面取得了坚实的进展. They still look for secure high-performance connectivity. They want it real time. 我认为我们在市场上的一个主要优势是我们有能力扩展供应, 这让我们有能力为我们的客户实时回应他们的客户. 这就是这一切的意义所在,能够适应这种前所未有的需求.

Schumacher-Rasmussen: Well, let's talk more specifically then about Seaborn. 从你的角度来看,是什么让Seaborn更好,与市场上的其他公司不同? 你提到了规模化的能力,但它是人、技术还是服务?

Orlando: I've been here only 30 days, 但更让我印象深刻的是他们对海底架构的投入, really, quality of service. 当然,作为一家规模较小的公司,我们拥有为客户服务的灵活性和执行力. You know, we sat down as a leadership team, talked about our vision, 是Seaborn通过互联互通和技术创新带来的开拓性变革,使社区能够实现其潜力并改善世界. 所以想一下:让他们发挥潜力,明显改善我们的世界. I think the people, the expertise, 我们对这种一致执行的承诺确实使我们的客户能够专注于他们的核心业务,而使我们能够专注于连接部分, which is really important in our partnership.

Schumacher-Rasmussen: What is your 3-year plan for the space? 你说你刚参加了一些计划会议而你才来了30天, but that gives you a chance to come in and, you know, hit the ground running in a crazy time and  a really exciting time for our industry. 展望未来三年,Seaborn有什么计划?

Orlando: I think that it starts off with the goal. 我们的目标是成为美洲优质网络基础设施的领先提供商. 我们在旅途中考虑了很多项目. Certainly we see a surge in 100Gbps technology, 对我们的客户来说,从10Gbps到100Gbps有一点变化. 因此,既然我们有了资产,我们就要将资产货币化. You look at Seabras-1 and AMX-1 for capacity. There'll be a big push on adding sales head count, 并且能够查看我们的客户和潜在市场的库存. 我认为从知识产权服务的角度来看,巴西也有发展的空间. 我们将扩展到巴西排名前五或六个不同的州,以支持不断增长的ISP人口——这是一个真正的企业游戏.

你会看到我们在间接渠道方面的承诺, something that hasn't been there in the past, as we continue to launch into the enterprise space. 我们当然需要与提供全套服务的合作伙伴合作. 从投资的角度来看,其中一个关键因素是Seaborn会带来什么. 我确实认为巴西东北走廊有机会,那里的工业更发达. I think if you look at Mexico and the Caribbean, which also extends into Panama, into Columbia, there's great opportunities to invest. 尽管如此,对于我们这个行业的任何人来说,最大的路线是巴西到美国. 拉丁美洲地区内部有巨大的需求,而美国则完全没有需求. 然后,在那里有令人难以置信的供应,北美正在进行的整合可能也会扩展到南美的海底. There'll be an opportunity for M and A. 展望2021年和2022年,全球可能会有更多的并购机会. 这些是我们未来3年在这个领域的首要计划.

Schumacher-Rasmussen当然,如果人们想了解更多,他们可以去 Seaborn website 当我们结束时,你会在屏幕底部看到URL.

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