17 - 19 November, 2026
Bangkok, Thailand
Luqman Shantal
Founder and CEO
Makman Technology Consulting
Autonomous Networks
Luqman Shantal is an autonomous operations strategist working at the intersection of telecom standards, operator transformation, and industry execution.
As CEO of Makman Technology Consulting, he helps operators assess and advance autonomy across network, service, and business domains in complex environments spanning RAN, Core, IP, and Transport. His work covers strategy, assessment, benchmarking, and delivery across multiple markets.
Within TM Forum, Luqman co-chairs the Measuring and Managing Autonomy (MAMA) workstream and contributes to autonomy frameworks, implementation guidance, evaluation methods, and industry initiatives. He is also an active contributor to Catalyst programs focused on intent-driven operations, trust, and autonomous decision-making.
Luqman delivers ANLET and AOMM-based assessments, contributes to industry benchmarking and excellence initiatives, and speaks regularly at Digital Transformation World and TM Forum Innovate events. He shares practical insights on how telecom organizations move from automation to real operational autonomy.
He also publishes Level 4 Autonomy Insight, a practitioner newsletter focused on the realities of Level 3 and Level 4 operations.
As CEO of Makman Technology Consulting, he helps operators assess and advance autonomy across network, service, and business domains in complex environments spanning RAN, Core, IP, and Transport. His work covers strategy, assessment, benchmarking, and delivery across multiple markets.
Within TM Forum, Luqman co-chairs the Measuring and Managing Autonomy (MAMA) workstream and contributes to autonomy frameworks, implementation guidance, evaluation methods, and industry initiatives. He is also an active contributor to Catalyst programs focused on intent-driven operations, trust, and autonomous decision-making.
Luqman delivers ANLET and AOMM-based assessments, contributes to industry benchmarking and excellence initiatives, and speaks regularly at Digital Transformation World and TM Forum Innovate events. He shares practical insights on how telecom organizations move from automation to real operational autonomy.
He also publishes Level 4 Autonomy Insight, a practitioner newsletter focused on the realities of Level 3 and Level 4 operations.
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