Mobile Handset Analyst

James Moore is a Research Analyst among the Data & Forecasting team and his primary focus is the updating of content on the World Cellular Information Service.

He has also contributed to numerous reports such as a report on infrastructure sharing as well as writing for the Intelligence Centres. His regional focus is on the Indian sub-continent and he has attended conferences and trade fairs in Asia Pacific including CommunicAsia in Singapore and GSM India.

Areas of interest have included amongst others the analysis of historical subscription growth and forecasts, examination of the uptake of data services, analysis of trends of performance operational data, investor developments in the region, and an analysis of the infrastructure vendors in the Indian subcontinent including the increasing trend towards passive infrastructure sharing and outsourced infrastructure deals.

James is also a member of the Handset & Devices team and has had a particular focus on monitoring the activities of the Japanese and Korean handset manufacturers including LG, NEC and Samsung. He maintains and updates the Handset Database and plays an integral role in the publication of the quarterly World Cellular Handset Tracker.

Situated within Informa Telecoms & Media’s Industry Research division, Gavin’s role in the Handsets & Devices team leads him to examine developments across the mobile handset value chain. He addresses issues including hardware and software components, operating systems, vendor strategy and segmentation, business models, technology and feature forecasts.

Gavin’s current research agenda sees him examining the attachments, e-reader and connected Consumer Electronics markets, as well as contributing to work on smartbooks and embedded netbooks and notebooks.

With over eight years’ experience in research, competitive intelligence and benchmarking within the telecoms and IT sectors, Gavin regularly provides comment to industry leading publications and contributes to a number of analytical newsletters and research. He holds a BA (Hons.) in European Business Administration from Middlesex University and CESEM, Reims, France.

Dr Malik Kamal-Saadi is a Principal Analyst at informa Telecoms & Media.

Within his role, Malik acts as a Thought Leader across different sectors of the global telecommunications industry including Devices, Networks & Infrastructure, and Multimedia Services. He has planned, authored and co-authored many Informa Telecoms & Media series of reports including Future Mobile Handsets, Mobile Applications Platforms & Operating Systems, Mobile Broadband Networks, Mobile Access at Home, Mobile VoIP, Open Source in Mobile, IP Multimedia Systems (IMS), Mobile Converged Devices, Mobile Computing Devices, and Metropolitan Area Networks and Switching Technologies. He has also contributed in planning the content of many of Informa events and workshops and was involved in the Telecoms Academy’s Mini MBA program.

Malik is a frequent speaker at international conferences on mobile telecommunications. He has over 13 years experience in the telecommunications industry as a technology expert and analyst following different technologies from inception to maturity. He has also played a key role in a number of European and Government projects. Malik has a PhD degree from Groupe d'Etude des Semiconducteurs (GES, France), specialising in Semiconductor Devices and Materials, Design and Engineering.

David McQueen is a Principal Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media with a key focus on mobile device developments and vendor strategies worldwide.

In his role David is responsible for Informa Telecoms and Media's thought leadership in the handsets and devices space, from both a hardware and software perspective, with a slant towards new application convergence.
In addition to being the lead author to Future Mobile Handsets, he has been either lead or contributing author to a number of Informa’s strategic reports, including Mobile Broadband Devices, Mobile Broadcast TV, Multimedia Handsets and Devices and Mobile Operating Systems.

David has considerable experience in the telecoms research and consulting sector and has gained first hand experience in the handset markets’ needs and requirements. He is a frequent speaker and chair at international conferences and has made many presentations on current trends and future development of mobile handsets and devices. He also provides timely analysis and comment on the devices market, and is often quoted in the global business press.

David holds a Masters degree in marketing and honours degree in econometrics and mathematical econ