Mobile Application Platforms & Operating Systems - 4th edition

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.

Gavin works as a Research Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media’s Industry Research team.
As a member of the Handsets & Devices team he examines developments within the mobile handset value chain, including hardware and software components, handset vendor strategy and segmentation, business models, technology and feature forecasts.

Gavin has just completed research into the nascent market of mobile broadband devices* which includes smartphones, MIDs, UMPCs, laptops and attachments. These diverse new device types is being encouraged by the growing availability of high speed network connectivity, via EV-DO, HSUPA and WiMAX, together with the use cases they enable and the business models companies have adopted.

Gavin has over six years’ experience in research, competitive intelligence and benchmarking within the telecoms and IT sectors, he has provided comment to industry leading publications, contributed to a number of analytical newsletters and research.

* Mobile Broadband Devices: Opportunities for mobile handsets, MIDs, UMPCs and laptops, published by Informa Telecoms & Media, July 2008.