Informa Telecoms & Media Shop - Mobile Industry Outlook 2008
 

Mobile Industry Outlook 2008

6th Edition

Published: November 2007

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Mark Newman, Analyst
Chief Research Officer, Informa Telecoms and Media
Mark leads Informa Telecoms and Media’s global research and business intelligence teams and activities. In this new role, Mark is responsible for developing Informa Telecoms and Media’s thought leadership in the converging mobile, broadband and entertainment sectors.
‘We have 90 first-rate analysts, researchers, editors and reporters tracking the global communications sector and generating business-critical intelligence, opinions and trends’ says Mark. The breadth and depth of our expertise is unique, and our relationship with the industry is unrivalled. We know the people that you need to know’ he continues. Mark’s role is top harness this knowledge and these relationships to give Informa Telecoms and Media clients the information that they need how and when they need it.’
Mark’s own expertise is in mobile and fixed operator strategy. He was the founder and managing editor of a series of cutting-edge research services in the 1990s including Global Mobile, 3G Mobile and Mobile Media. ‘The last 10 years have seen a remarkable transformation in the communications sector driven by mobility, the Internet and new broadband technologies. It’s going to be fascinating to see whether the next ten years will see these trends allowing telecoms operators to become even more powerful forces in society or whether they could ultimately prove their downfall.’
Mark brings 16 years of experience in the telecoms and media research and publishing sectors. In his previous role Mark was publishing director of Informa Telecoms and Media’s newsletter, database and reports-publishing business. He joined Informa in 1999 as part of Informa’s acquisition of Baskerville, an independent business information provider. He started his career in business intelligence in 1989 as a reporter on two Financial Times newsletters, Telecom Markets and Mobile Communications.
Mark is a regular speaker and moderator at international conferences in Europe, North America and Asia. He also conducts regular briefing sessions with major banks, telecoms and IT vendors and operators on the state of the fixed and mobile telecoms sectors.
Gavin Patterson, Analyst

Gavin is Editorial Director and Principal Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media’s Industry Research division, coordinating its regional coverage and output.

In his role, 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’s most recent piece of research covered growth opportunities in the Indian mobile market. He has also published research on the 2.6GHz-band auctions in Europe, broadband technology evolution and handset initiatives for emerging markets.

Gavin has 12 years experience in the telecoms sector as a journalist and analyst and previously worked as business editor on the Hongkong Standard and Eastern Express. He is a regular at international conferences throughout the world and also conducts briefing sessions with operators, vendors.

Mike Roberts, Analyst
Mike Roberts is lead author of Future Mobile Broadband: Revenue Opportunities for HSPA to LTE, EV-DO to UMB & WiMAX and a Principal Analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media. His research areas include mobile broadband, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, wireless VoIP, fixed-mobile convergence and IP Multimedia Subsystem. His primary outputs are reports, including WiMAX Broadband Convergence: Emerging Fixed, Portable & Mobile Revenue Opportunities and Municipal Wireless Broadband. Mike has been tracking emerging mobile, wireless and fixed markets since 2000, when he started contributing to Informa research services such as 3G Wireless Broadband and Telecom Markets. He regularly presents and chairs at key industry events and provides comments on mobile broadband, convergence and other topics to the press.
Malik Kamal-Saadi , Analyst

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.

Daniel Winterbottom, Analyst

Dan is Principal Analyst for Content and Applications at Informa Telecoms and Media, where he has worked for eight years in a variety of roles. He has authored a number of reports and studies based around the mobile industry, with a specific focus on mobile content and application strategies.

His research experience spans such reports as Mobile Adult Services, Mobile Messaging, and Mobile Entertainment Services amongst others. Through the course of his work he has been called upon to participate in a range of industry events and is often quoted in national and international press. He has previously worked as a fraud and billing systems analyst and conference researcher. He holds a masters degree in Instrumentation and Analytical Science from UMIST University in Manchester, UK

David McQueen, Analyst

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. His most recent piece of work covers mobile broadband devices, assessing the needs of the market for new device segments between handsets and notebook computers to satiate the consumers’ need for internet access driven by the availability of high-speed mobile networks. David has also published research on future mobile handsets, mobile broadcast TV, multimedia handsets and devices, and smartphones and mobile application platforms. 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. He holds a Masters degree in marketing and honours degree in econometrics and mathematical economics.