Global Mobile Daily

Principal Analyst and Editorial Director

Gavin is currently Editorial Director of premium content in the Strategies & Markets portfolio at Informa Telecoms & Media. He is also Head of New Product Development across the group and has been closely following developments across the mobile industry since 1997. Gavin has built up a wealth of experience covering everything from the development of regional markets and operator strategies to the evolution of data networks and fixed/mobile convergence. Gavin is a regular fixture at international conferences and conducts regular briefings on issues surrounding technology development and operator strategy.

Gavin has been a business journalist since 1989 and was previously employed as Business Editor at the Hong Kong Standard before moving to the Eastern Express as Financial Editor. In 1997, he joined Baskerville to launch a number of new services, including Pan-Asian Telecom, 3G Mobile and Global Mobile Daily, and has specialised in the telecoms industry ever since. In January 2003, Gavin was appointed Editorial Director at Baskerville and now oversees a host of different regional and technology-based services. Gavin’s expertise includes:

• Mobile data technologies
• Global mobile market trends
• Mobile operator strategies

Christian Garland is a News Reporter with Informa Telecoms & Media, and editor of daily research service Global Mobile Daily. Prior to joining Informa Telecoms & Media, he worked as a telecoms newsletter editor and features writer at visiongain. Christian is a graduate of the University of East Anglia and holds an MA from the University of Sussex.