Ismail Patel

Research Analyst
Broadband and Internet Markets
ismail.patel@informa.com

Ismail joined Informa Telecoms & Media in July 2010. He is part of the broadband and internet team and provides analysis for fixed-broadband in the MENA region.

As a fluent Arabic speaker, and having resided in the Middle-East for four years, Ismail uses his language experience to track operator performance, examine operator strategies and analyse ongoing regulatory issues across these regions. He is also fluent in Urdu. Ismail’s articles are regularly published in WBIS+ as part of the Market Update service, and he also contributes to the Middle East and Africa’s Intelligence Centre. In addition, Ismail contributes to the Digital Media Markets reports, which are published in Informa’s IC.

Ismail graduated in 2007 from the University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He also possesses an LLM degree from the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London.

James Moore

Research Analyst
Mobile and Broadband Markets
james.moore@informa.com

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.

Jamie Moss

Senior Research Analyst
Mobile Content and Applications
Jamie.Moss@informa.com

Jamie Moss is a Senior Research Analyst, working in the Mobile Content and Applications division of Informa Telecoms & Media.

At Informa Jamie is responsible for writing reports and articles that provide analysis and commentary on the growth and evolution of the market for wireless data services. He is also responsible for the continual creation of unique content for Informa's Content and Applications Intelligence Centre. Recent topics researched by Jamie include the Mobile Internet and Location Based Services markets.

Jamie has been working as an Analyst and Consultant to the Telecommunications industry since 1999. During which time he has gained considerable experience in Value Added Service and next-generation infrastructure deployment by wireless operators; as well as in the wholesale bandwidth market for submarine and terrestrial fibre optic networks.

Jamie's day to day work has included writing research reports, developing databases of operational benchmarks as well as building front-end analytical tools. He has also provided bespoke consulting expertise to device manufacturers, platform/solution vendors and to telecommunications network infrastructure owners.

Jamie holds a BA(Hons) in History from the University of East Anglia in the United Kingdom.

Julian Bright

Editor
Networks
Julian.Bright@informa.com

Julian Bright joined Informa Telecoms & Media in May 2005 as editor of the fortnightly newsletter, 3G Mobile, which subsequently merged with Wireless Broadband Analyst to form 3G Wireless Broadband. He is also responsible for editorial content on Informa's Networks Intelligence Centre.

Julian writes about a range of wireless broadband technologies including WCDMA/HSPA, CDMA20001x EV-DO, mobile WiMAX, Wi-Fi and UWB/Bluetooth, and covers associated technology areas such as wireless VoIP, fixed-mobile convergence, multicast and broadcast technologies, wireless enterprise, machine to machine communications, next generation IP core networks and IMS technologies and strategies.

Julian has almost 20 years experience in telecoms journalism. Prior to joining Informa he worked on a freelance basis, and was also Editorial Director with the Telecoms publishing division of the Financial Times. Prior to entering journalism he spent eight years with a major telecoms company working mainly on projects for BT.

Julia Glotz

Editor
TV
julia.glotz@informa.com

Julia is Editor of New Media Markets, Informa Telecoms & Media's weekly research service for Europe's multichannel TV sector.

In her role, Julia tracks, analyses and provides commentary on all aspects of digital distribution in Europe - from business strategies to regulation and technology. Most recently, she has written extensively about online video and peer-to-peer file sharing, mobile television as well as developments in the German digital-television market.

Julia joined Informa in September 2007 and is a member of the Broadcasting Press Guild. She was previously a staff writer for The Legal 500 US, a business guide to the US legal market.

Julian Herbert

Principal Analyst
Broadband and Internet Markets
julian.herbert@informa.com

Julian is Principal Analyst for Broadband within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division.

Julian directs the research for two services: World Broadband Information Service, which is an online database of subscriber data and operational data covering the fixed telephony, broadband and TV sectors; the Broadband and Internet Intelligence Centre, which is an online source of analysis and data about broadband in the home and internet content, incorporating Telecom Markets, one of the world's oldest consecutively published telecoms research services, and Converging Media research service.

Julian has researched the wireless and fixed line industries since 1991. In addition to an extensive history with Informa (EMC and WCIS) he has, as a free-lance consultant, undertaken projects with various analyst firms and enjoyed a spell as Head of Research at Kable Ltd. Julian holds a degree in Classics from Oxford University and management qualifications from the Open University and the University of Humberside.

He has spoken and chaired at numerous industry events including the 3GSM World Congress, ITU Telecoms, IPTV World Forum and Global Broadband Summit. He regularly visits and briefs clients in Europe and the Middle East on fixed broadband and IPTV trends. He is a member of Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research management team.

Julio Püschel

Senior Analyst
Mobile Operator Strategies
julio.puschel@informa.com

Julio Püschel is Senior Analyst and Head of Mobile Operator Strategy at Informa Telecoms & Media. Julio has more than 8 years experience covering the ICT market in different roles and verticals. Julio's areas of expertise are mobile broadband, fixed-mobile convergence, telecom regulations and Latin America telecom strategies. Julio joined Informa Telecoms & Media from Yankee Group, where he was responsible for Latin American research and consulting. Prior to this position, he was BSS/OSS product manager for Convergys Latin America. He is often quoted in the media and is a frequent speaker and chairman of important telecoms conferences in Latin America. Julio holds a bachelor and a Master in Sciences degree in Marketing from Universidade de São Paulo and frequently works on independent academic research on mobile services diffusion.

Kalyan Medapati

Analyst
Broadband and Internet Markets
kalyan.medapati@informa.com

Kalyan is an analyst covering Western European fixed telecommunications and Internet for Informa Telecoms and Media. He also covers emerging markets, mainly in Sub-Saharan Africa, and contributes to research on converging media and emerging technologies. His recent work includes research on e-readers, TV white spaces and international bandwidth in Africa. He is currently working on how increasing international bandwidth is shaping retail broadband landscape in Africa, and the attendant business opportunities.

Kalyan holds a degree in Economics from Jönköping University in Sweden.

Kenny Jiang

Market Forecaster
Forecasts
Kenny.Jiang@informa.com

Kenny is a Market Forecaster within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division. He is part of ITM's centralized forecasting team and specializes in forecasting the demand of mobile services.

His primary responsibility is to develop and maintain the quarterly forecasts within The World Cellular Information Service, the leading service for quantitative intelligence on the mobile industry.

His most recent work has been to develop both social economic and demographic models to bring greater insight into a country's potential addressable market. Kenny has a strong statistical and mathematical background. He holds a first class degree in Accounting and an MSc in Operational Research from LSE. He also received a postgraduate diploma in Statistics from UCL.

Before joining the company in February 2008, he completed a six month internship as a Data & Risk Analyst for a hedge fund company.

Kris Szaniawski

Principal Analyst
Networks
kris.szaniawski@informa.com

Kris is a Principal Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division.

He is responsible for the research programmes and analyst team tracking the mobile networks and infrastructure topic areas. Kris’s areas of expertise include network vendor strategy and managed services although he tracks and comments on a broad range of topics in the mobile space ranging from mobile broadband to support systems. Recent research has included Networks Intelligence Centre comment, analysis and case studies.

Kris has 16 years experience in the telecoms sector as a journalist and analyst. He has worked on a wide range of advisory services, reports and consulting projects and contributed to numerous industry publications. He regularly conducts briefing sessions with operator and vendors and chairs and moderates international conferences.

Kristin Paulin

Research Analyst
Mobile and Broadband Markets
Kristin.paulin@informa.com

Kristin is a Research Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division, based in Chicago and covering North American and Caribbean markets. In her role, Kristin primarily works in the regional research team responsible for Informa's World Cellular Information Service portfolio, including World Cellular Data Metrics.

She also regularly contributes to more in-depth research reports, where she produces deep dive analysis into the most pertinent issues affecting the North American region. Most recently, Kristin has worked on reports examining non-SMS data trends and an analytical overview of investment trends in the global cellular industry. Kristin has also contributed to research reports on the topics of WCDMA handset pricing, as well as HSPA's role in mobile broadband.

Kristin has 8 years of experience in the telecoms sector, having spent time working on the semiconductor side of the industry before coming to Informa Telecoms & Media. She regularly attends US events such as the CTIA Wireless and CTIA IT & Entertainment events.

Lucy Berridge

Senior Analyst
Broadband and Internet Markets
lucy.berridge@informa.com

Lucy is a senior analyst for the Broadband & Internet channel of Informa Telecoms & Media's Intelligence Centre research portal. She also contributes Telecom Markets, Informa's research service which focuses on fixed-line telecoms.

Lucy's main focus area is the development of residential fixed-broadband services in Europe. She analyses operator strategies, subscriber data, and market developments and trends including relevant regulatory changes and progress towards next-generation networks.

She also contributes to the fixed-broadband subscriber forecast updates and Informa's broadband reports.

Lucy has been writing specifically about Europe's fixed-broadband markets since 2006 but has covered the telecoms sector since 1997.

Malik Kamal-Saadi

Principal Analyst
Handsets & Devices
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.

Mai Barakat

Researcher
Mobile and Broadband Markets
mai.barakat@informa.com

Mai is a Researcher within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division. She is responsible for tracking the progress of the ICT industry in East and North Africa as well as several Middle Eastern countries, with a particular focus on the mobile and broadband sectors.

As a fluent French and Arabic speaker, Mai uses her language skills to track operator performance, examine operator strategies and analyse ongoing regulatory issues across these regions. Mai's articles are regularly published in WCIS+ as part of the Market Update service and she also contributes frequently to the Middle East and Africa's Intelligence Centre. Moreover, she provides deep analysis into important issues affecting the Africa and Middle East regions in ITM's global insight reports. Mai also makes frequent contributions to another Informa publication called Global Mobile and is responsible for the Mobile Trends Analysis PowerPoint for Africa and the Middle East, which provides key data points and market trends sourced from WCIS+. She also co-manages Informa's World Cellular Investors product.

Mai holds a BSc in International Management and French and an MSc in Marketing from the University of Bath.

Mario Meirelles

Senior Analyst
mario.meirelles@informa.com

Mario has eight years experience in the telecoms industry, with the last four years spent working for two of the largest telecoms companies in Latin America (Oi and TIM Brazil). He has experience in mobile and fixed operations, as well as company mergers and acquisitions. Mario graduated in management at one of the most prestigious universities in Latin America.

Mark Newman

Chief Research Officer
Mobile Operator Strategies
mark.newman@informa.com

Mark is Chief Research Officer within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division. In his role Mark is responsible for Informa Telecoms and Media's thought leadership in the converging mobile, broadband and entertainment sectors.

Mark also manages the research teams covering the mobile sector. Their output includes the World Cellular Information Service and eight Intelligence Centres tracking both regional markets and vertical sectors including mobile networks, mobile handsets, mobile content and applications, and mobile operator strategy.

Mark has 20 years experience in the telecoms sector as an analyst and commentator. He is a regular speaker and moderator at international conferences in Europe, the Middle East, the Americas and Asia and is often quoted in the global business press. He also conducts regular briefing sessions with operators, vendors, leading banks and accountancy firms on industry trends and developments. Mark contributes a Telecoms Industry Outlook module to Informa Telecoms & Media's Mini-MBA Programme.

Mark's most recent piece of research covers mobile operator strategy for mobile broadband and mobile Internet services. He has also published research on future mobile operator business models, MVNOs, roaming and grey routing, and FMC.

Matthew Reed

Senior Analyst
Wireless
Matthew.reed@informa.com

Matthew heads up Informa Telecoms & Media's coverage of the wireless telecoms markets in the Middle East and Africa, focusing on developments in operator strategy, M&A, regulation and technology.

Based in Dubai, Mathew directs the research for the Middle East & Africa Intelligence Centre and is responsible for Middle Eastern coverage in the World Cellular Information Service.

One of Mathew's key roles is to work with Informa Telecoms & Media's customers in the region and to moderate and speak at international conferences. Mathew is also quoted regularly in the local and international business press.

Matthew has more than ten years' experience as a business journalist, primarily covering the media, telecoms and technology sectors.

Megumi Takayama

Research Analyst
Mobile and Broadband Markets
Megumi.Takayama@informa.com

Megumi is a Research Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division. In her role Megumi specifically covers the mobile and broadband markets in Pacific Rim, including Japan, Korea, Australia as well as Pacific islands.

She regularly writes country profiles and case-studies for Informa Telecoms & Media's Intelligence Centres, examining operator strategies and performances across the region. She is also a regular contributor for Informa's World Cellular Benchmarking product, compiling various financial and operational data of the world's largest mobile operators such as NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, and SK Telecom.

Megumi worked as a Japanese equity sales at Japaninvest based in London, and before that worked in analytics at Bloomberg. She has a BA in Economics from Nihon University, M.Phil. in European Studies from Cambridge University, and MA in Japanese Studies from SOAS.

Mike Roberts

Principal Analyst
Networks
Mike.Roberts@informa.com

Mike is a Principal Analyst covering telecoms networks and infrastructure for Informa Telecoms & Media.

His research forms part of the Networks Intelligence Centre, with particular areas of focus including mobile broadband, LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, wireless VoIP, fixed-mobile convergence and IP Multimedia Subsystem. His most recent research is Mobile Networks Forecasts: Future Mobile Traffic, Base Stations & Revenues, which details how the rise of the mobile broadband Internet is sparking a traffic boom that will transform mobile networks, vendors and operators.

Mike's other research include Future Mobile Broadband: HSPA, EV-DO, WiMAX & LTE (3rd Edition), and WiMAX Broadband Convergence: Emerging Fixed, Portable & Mobile Internet Markets (2nd Edition).

Mike has eighteen years experience as a telecoms/technology journalist and analyst. He regularly presents and chairs at key mobile industry events in the Americas, Europe and Asia. Mike also provides expert commentary to the press on mobile networks, mobile broadband and WiMAX.

Nick Jotischky

Principal Analyst
Mobile Markets
nicholas.jotischky@informa.com

Nick is a Principal Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division.
In this role Nick co-manages Informa Telecoms & Media's wireless research team. His research agenda focuses on emerging market growth, examining key market drivers and trends in some of the world's fastest growing mobile markets.

Nick has 8 years experience in the telecoms sector as an analyst. Prior to joining Informa Telecoms & Media, he spent seven years at the specialist political and economic risk research house Business Monitor International, where he headed up the telecoms research unit. In that role, he assessed key emerging market investment opportunities in the telecoms sector, and produced several market reports to an audience of operators, vendors, solutions providers and financial institutions. Nick also had a brief spell with boutique research consultancy Kable, where he wrote a thought leadership report on public sector opportunities in the ICT sector.

Nidhir Maudgalya

Senior Forecaster
Forecasts
nidhir.maudgalya@informa.com
Nidhir's focus as a Senior Forecaster at Informa Telecoms & Media is on building and maintaining forecasting models for the mobile, media and broader telecoms market.

He is responsible for the quarterly production of WCIS+ forecasts and the development and management of WCIS+ forecasting process in general. He works closely with analysts and researchers from the global markets division as part of the forecasting and modelling process to provide detailed analysis of key metrics for trends analysis of market and technological developments.

Nidhir has over 5 years of experience as an analyst and forecaster. His most recent model gauges the distribution of wealth across various age bands for the major markets in the world factoring in the key socio-economic and demographic factors.

From an educational standpoint, he is a BE in Electrical & Electronics and holds an MSc in Telecommunications from London South bank University.

Pamela Clark-Dickson

Editor
Mobile Content and Applications
Pamela.clark-dickson@informa.com

Pamela is senior analyst at Informa Telecoms & Media, with a focus on mobile messaging. In her role, Pamela produces analysis of the messaging market for the Mobile Content and Applications Intelligence Center. Her areas of expertise cover all aspects of mobile messaging in the consumer, enterprise and marketing industry sectors globally, including SMS, MMS, mobile e-mail, mobile instant messaging and voice SMS. She also edits Mobile Messaging Analyst, a continuous research service published by Informa.

Pamela has covered the telecoms sector for 13 years as an analyst and journalist, and previously worked for Informa as editor of the Mobile Media and Mobile Games Analyst continuous research services. She is a co-author of Informa's Mobile Content & Services Report (7th edition), and also the co-author of Informa's Mobile Games report, published in 2005.

Pamela holds a BA (Journalism) from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

Paul Lambert

Editor
Mobile Operator Strategies
paul.lambert@informa.com

Paul is Editor of Global Mobile and the Mobile Operator Intelligence Centre. Paul has eight years' experience of covering the mobile sector as a journalist. Paul's areas of focus are mobile operator strategy; technology trends; emerging markets and regulation.

Paul is currently working on various aspects of the mobile operator business case: the threat to incumbents from new entrants and new technologies, such as WiMAX; the rush to acquire operators in emerging markets; and the on-going consolidation among mobile operators within and between regions.

During his time at Informa Paul has been at the forefront of covering major trends that have made the mobile industry what it is today: the development of 3G technology and launch of 3G networks; the (on-going) search for a viable 3G business model; the fall-out on the mobile industry from the bursting of the dotcom bubble; the imposition of roaming regulation; and the consolidation that has taken place among mobile operators and vendors alike.

To stay ahead of events in the industry Paul regularly attends conferences and has regular dialogue with mobile operators, financial analysts, and vendors to gauge and exchange opinion on what trends are shaping the future of the mobile industry and their likely impact on it.

Paul Merry

Senior Analyst
Mobile Operator Strategies
paul.merry@informa.com

Paul is Senior Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division, and is the lead author of several of the divisions leading strategic reports.

In his role Paul is responsible for thought leadership in the converging mobile, MVNO and operator strategy sectors. Paul's most recent piece of research covered strategy development with the MVNO sector with specific concentration on segmentation strategies developing within the sector and wider telecommunications industry*. The study assessed the current health of the MVNO sector, with specific attention to the challenges facing the area and strategies employed to tackle them. Paul has also published research on mobile payments, entertainment, prepaid and FMC.

Paul has 10 years experience in research as an analyst and strategist. He is a regular speaker and moderator at international conferences and is regularly quoted in the global business press. Paul's research experience is diverse incorporating mass-media broadcast, marketing strategy and fixed telecoms experience enabling him to bring a broad analytical approach to his analysis of the cellular sector.

Paul is currently studying for a Masters in Research at the University of London and holds a BSc (hons) degree from Bristol University.

* Future MVNO Strategies: Customer Segmentation and Market Evolution- 3rd edition, published by Informa Telecoms & Media, June 2008

Peter Dykes

Senior Analyst
Networks
peter.dykes@informa.com

Peter Dykes is currently senior analyst working on Informa Telecoms & Media's Networks Intelligence Centre. His main focus is on support software for telecoms networks. His remit includes operational and business support systems, next-generation network architectures, service provisioning, management and delivery, IMS, revenue assurance, real-time charging, billing and customer care. Peter also follows developments in areas such as policy control, network and customer data management, network optimization and traffic management.

Peter has worked as a telecommunications journalist since 1989, specializing in mobile communication technologies, infrastructure, handsets, support systems and markets. He is currently editor of OSS/BSS Analyst research service and associated contract database, and is deputy editor of the 3G Wireless Broadband research service.

Peter White

Deputy Editor
TV
peter.white@informa.com

Peter White is deputy editor of Television Business International (TBI) magazine. TBI is a TV trade publication that focuses on TV programming based in London.

Peter focuses on the factual, documentary and entertainment genres, with much focus on new media platforms and the surrounding rights issues.

Previously, he worked on Employee Benefits magazine, a trade title covering the human resources industry. He is also a successful internet entrepeneur and manages a string of successful rock n roll bands. He graduated from University of Reading with a politics and international relations degree in 2001.

Philippa Hobbs

Research Analyst
Mobile Content and Applications
philippa.hobbs@informa.com

Philippa Hobbs is a Research Analyst for the Mobile Content and Applications team at Informa Telecoms and Media. Philippa is currently responsible for researching and analysing the mobile Internet market with a particular focus on mobile Internet usage trends.

Philippa has authored and contributed to reports published on Informa's Intelligence Centre and World Cellular Information Service (WCIS) across a variety of mobile topics, including Global Mobile Forecasts to 2014, Adapting to the Challenges of a Harsh Operating Environment: Operator Business Models in Europe and Mobile Healthcare: Markets and Trends for M-Health Applications. She has also been closely involved in producing events on mobile content and services.

Philippa holds a first class honours degree from the University of Bath and a Masters degree from City University London.

Qmars Safikhani

Senior Forecaster
Forecasts
qmars.safikhani@informa.com

Qmars works as Senior Forecaster within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research Division, producing ad hoc and time series based forecasts.

In this capacity, Qmars forecasts for rapidly growing telecommunications market by using cross-sectional economics time series and telecommunication actual data in order to construct econometrics models for estimation and projection of broadband, mobile and media applications and infrastructure for up to 212 countries.

Most recent forecasts includes; Future Broadband Markets, World MVNO's Forecasts and Global Mobile Roaming.

Qmars has 10 years experience in the telecoms sector as Research Analyst and Forecaster. He holds a degree in Economics and a Postgraduate Diploma in Econometrics.

Rob Gallagher

Principal Analyst
Broadband and Internet Markets
rob.gallagher@informa.com

Rob is a principal analyst in Informa's Broadband &Internet team and he manages the Broadband &Internet channel of the Intelligence Centre. He is also editor of the company's fortnightly research service about fixed-line telecoms, Telecom Markets.

Rob is responsible for directing Informa's global research into broadband and telecoms in the home. Under his guidance, Rob's multinational team of analysts and associate authors produce exclusive analysis, forecasts and consultancy covering three key areas: fixed-network operators and regulation; online content and applications; and the connected home.

He also oversees Informa's series of broadband reports and regularly authors research about next-generation networks, IPTV and new business models for fixed-network operators.

Rob has been covering information and communications technologies since 2000 and has specialised in broadband and telecoms in Europe since 2003. He regularly chairs and speaks at conferences, and frequently briefs operators, policy-makers and vendors on industry trends and developments.

Ronan Shields

Editor
Mobile Content and Applications
ronan.shields@informa.com

Ronan Shields is a researcher for Informa Telecoms & Media's mobile content and applications team and is the reporter on the company's newsletter Mobile Media.

In his role as researcher for Informa's mobile content and applications intelligence centre, Ronan tracks the convergence of the internet, media and mobile sectors on a daily basis.

Mobile Media is a fortnightly publication. It examines the business strategies and challenges of orthodox telecoms companies and media brands aiming to establish themselves in the nascent mobile content and internet services sectors.

Ronan has experience of covering the telecoms sector as a journalist in both developed and emerging markets. A regular attendee at international conferences in Europe, the Americas and Asia, he also conducts regular briefing sessions with operators, vendors and various other industry players.

Sarongrat Wongsaroj

Senior Analyst
Mobile and Broadband Markets
Sarongrat.Wongsaroj@informa.com

Sarongrat is a Senior Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division. He is responsible for tracking the progress of the ICT industry in Southeast Asia, with a particular focus on the mobile and broadband sectors.

In his role, Sarongrat keeps abreast of the goings-on in the ICT space within his region and produces analyses of the key trends that appear as quarterly briefs published on Informa's Intelligence Centre. In addition, he is a regular contributing author of World Cellular Information Service Insight, a key auxiliary WCIS product that adds depth as well as context to the data compiled by Informa's Industry Research team around topical issues in the global mobile industry. Past topics have included global mergers and acquisition trend, global broadband business model and usage trend, MVNO and mobile non-voice market.

Sarongrat holds a BA in Economics and Management from University of Oxford and an MSci in Mathematics and Physics from University College London.

Shailendra Pandey

Senior Research Analyst
Mobile Content and Applications
shailendra.pandey@informa.com

Shailendra is senior analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division. In his role Shailendra is responsible for writing executive briefs, comment pieces, and authoring management and strategic reports for the Mobile Content and Applications portfolio. Shailendra's most recent piece of research covers the Mobile Content and Services market and provides in-depth analysis and forecasts on all mobile data services including mobile messaging, music, games, TV/video, Internet, LBS, advertising, social networking, and mobile payments and banking services.

Shailendra has been covering the mobile communications sector for over five years. He has produced research, analysis, and forecasts on a range of mobile wireless topics covering mobile operator, content provider, handset vendor, and mobile hardware and software vendor strategies. Shailendra has been quoted on numerous occasions in both print and online media including The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Independent, Financial Times and The Guardian.

Shailendra's educational qualifications include MA in Public Relations &Communications from University of Westminster, London, MBA from Pune University, India, and Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from University of Mumbai, India.

Simon Dyson

Editor, Music &Copyright
Broadband and Internet Markets
simon.dyson@informa.com

Simon Dyson is the editor of Music &Copyright, a newsletter covering global copyright and legal issues affecting the music industry. Subscribers to Music &Copyright include collection societies as well as recording and music publishing companies. Previously to this he authored several management and strategic reports on all aspects of the music industry and has also completed several music-related consultancy projects for music companies and music retailers. His knowledge of the music industry extends back more than 20 years and was gained through performance, management and record company ownership. His opinion is widely sought by TV, radio and newspaper journalists on digital music issues as well as the traditional sector.

Following a lengthy career in the music industry he returned to education and gained a BSc in Media Studies at South Bank University. He then worked for a specialist music research agency for three years before joining Informa Telecoms ' Media in 2000.

Simon Molony

Media Research Analyst
TV
simon.molony@informa.com

Simon joined Informa Telecoms & Media as a TV analyst in 2009. He updates country profiles for the TV Intelligence Centre, focusing primarily on the Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America markets to date, and also contributes to the Digital TV and Television Business International yearbooks. Simon has worked for Informa since 2007, where he initially focused on the Healthcare sector. In early 2008 he moved into the company's academic publishing division at Taylor &Francis where he specialized in the politics and economy of sub-Saharan Africa. Simon graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in History.

Simon Murray

Principal Analyst
TV
simon.murray@informa.com

In his position as Principal Analyst Media, Simon is responsible for the teams at Informa Telecoms and Media that produce the TV Intelligence Centre, six newsletters, two magazines, two electronic briefings, 15 annual management reports, six conferences and two annual directories. Simon also undertakes consultancy projects as well as chairing and presenting at top industry events.

Earlier in 2008 Simon produced two research reports: Global Net TV Advertising Forecasts and HDTV, which analysed the opportunities and challenges in these markets and predicted growth for the next five years.

Simon has been involved in international media and entertainment research since 1988 and, before joining Informa, worked for Baskerville Communications, Kagan World Media and Saatchi &Saatchi.

Stanimir Minov

Research Analyst
Mobile Operator Strategies
stanimir.minov@informa.com

Stanimir is a Research Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research Division. Based on his previous experience and language expertise Stanimir covers the markets in German speaking Europe, Bulgaria, Belarus and the UK.

He started his career at Mobiltel Bulgaria more than three years ago and only after a year and half due to a good performance he was invited to set up marketing controlling function at Velcom - Telekom Austria’s subsidiary in Belarus. Stanimir has developed a series of strategic for the company business cases and contributed to the group wide transfer of knowledge.

Stanimir has a pronounced interest in mobile operator’s strategies and innovations in their business model. He is proficient in the use of German, Russian, English and Bulgarian. Stanimir has studied at three different universities the last of which was Vienna University of Economics and holds a Master Degree in Finance.

Steve Mullins

Editor
TV
steve.mullins@informa.com

In his role as Editor of the Converging Media research service, Steve covers global developments in digital media. His brief is to provide up-to-the-minute analysis and comment on the multiplatform distribution of television, video, film and music content in the world's major markets. He speaks regularly with industry leaders and commentators, and leads a team of skilled journalists providing insight into the rapidly changing digital-content industry.

Steev has 18 years experience as a journalist and analyst in the media, telecoms and financial sectors. He is a regular contributor to TV and radio business shows, and is often quoted in the global business press.

Stephen Wilson

Senior Analyst
Broadband and Internet Markets
stephen.wilson@informa.com

Stephen Wilson is a Senior Analyst in Informa Telecoms & Media's Broadband team. He specialises in the broadband, cable and IPTV markets of Northern Europe, Central/Eastern Europe and Latin America.

He is a regular contributor to Informa Telecoms & Media's Broadband Intelligence Centre and has recently co authored the reports "The Next 100 Million", looking at growth in emerging economies, and "Broadband in Russia and the CIS".

He has helped grow Informa's fixed broadband, multichannel TV and fixed voice database WBIS, personally taking responsibility for the addition of over 500 operators and 60 markets.

He is a graduate in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from St Catherine's College, Oxford University and speaks fluent Spanish having lived in Northern Spain for one year. He is a follower of Blackpool FC and enjoys the finest in world cinema.

Stewart Clarke

Editorial Director
TV
stewart.clarke@informa.com

Stewart is an editorial director at Informa Telecoms & Media. His day-to-day responsibilities include editorial control of a range of publications including TV International Daily and TBI magazine (Television Business International).

He has worked in various roles at the UK-listed company, including reporter, deputy editor and editor, since joining in 2001.

Previously, he was a journalist with PJB Publications' The Regulatory Affairs Journal, compiling a regular European Union-focused news section.

Stewart has written news and features for Campaign, AsiaCom, Screen Finance and Cable and Satellite Europe. He has also been interviewed for BBC Radio and academic and commercial projects focusing on the international TV business. He regularly speaks at conferences and industry events. Stewart graduated from the University of Reading in 1996.

Stuart Thomson

Editor
TV
stuart.thomson@informa.com

Stuart Thomson is Editor of Digital TV Europe, the monthly industry magazine covering the broadband and pay-TV industry in Europe.

In his role Stuart writes and edits articles covering all aspects of the business activities of cable and fixed-line telecom operators offering triple-play services to residential users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as the activities of satellite DTH pay-TV providers and other video service providers.

Topics of note covered by the magazine include IPTV technology and commercial deployments, the development of broadband cable platforms and the IP-based convergence of video, voice and data services.

Stuart has 13 years' experience as a journalist covering the media sector. In addition to editing Digital TV Europe, he is responsible for the Digital TV Europe Daily, an advertising-supported e-newsletter, and various print supplements covering topics such as IPTV and digital switchover. He is also a familiar face on the industry conference circuit as a moderator.

Ted Hall

Senior Media Analyst
TV
ted.hall@informa.com

Ted is a Senior Research Analyst on Informa Telecoms & Media's TV reports team. In his time with the company, Ted has analysed all aspects of the TV industry and has covered countries in all geographical regions. His areas of expertise cover some of the world's most active and lucrative markets, such as the US, UK and Japan. He is also responsible for researching and analysing all countries in Western Europe's Nordic region.

Ted graduated from the University of Reading with a first class honours degree in English Literature in 2005. Before moving into research, he took up temporary roles within the law and education industries. Work with a leading international law firm was followed by a brief role with a major UK examination board.

Thecla Mbongue

Research Analyst
Mobile and Broadband Markets
Thecla.mbongue@informa.com

Thecla is a research analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division and is a key contributor to Informa's World Cellular Information Service.

In her role, Thecla is responsible for researching the telecoms industry in sub-Saharan Africa. Thecla also manages World cellular Data Metrics, in which Informa tracks mobile data usage and up-take, including SMS and MMS traffic volumes, mobile data subscriber information, MMSC contract awards, mobile data deployments and non-voice revenues. She is a key contributor to many of Informa's reports such as the CDMA-450, HSPA or Multiple-SIM insights.

A native French speaker, Thecla is a regular speaker and moderator at international conferences in Africa and is often quoted in the regional and global business press.

Thomas Wehmeier

Principal Analyst | Head of Regional Research
Mobile Markets
thomas.wehmeier@informa.com

Thomas Wehmeier is a Principal Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media’s Industry Research division, where he heads up its regionally-focused research team alongside Nick Jotischky.

His specialized interests lie in analyzing mobile operator strategies, in particular looking at the impact of technology, competition and regulation on mobile operator business models. Most recently, Thomas has spent time developing Informa’s views on the issues of net neutrality, traffic management as well as being a thought leader in the LTE space.

Thomas has presented frequently at international events and is regularly quoted in the mainstream and trade press. He has a close relationship with Informa’s key clients and spends much of his time visiting operators, vendors & banks globally to advise them on the latest developments in the cellular industry.

Thomas is also a product manager of the Informa Telecoms & Media’s World Cellular Information Service and regional channels within Intelligence Centre, the leading services for quantitative and qualitative intelligence on the mobile industry, In this role he is responsible for directing the overall strategy and development of the services ensuring they constantly evolve to reflect the speed of development of the mobile industry.

Tingting Liu

Research Analyst
Mobile and Broadband Markets
Tingting.liu@informa.com

Tingting is a Research Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media's Industry Research division, covering mobile and broadband markets in Greater China Region and Asia-Pacific islands.

As a native mandarin speaker, Tingting is now based in ITM's Beijing Office and has a special research focus on tracking and analysing mobile industry developments in China. Her recent research covers in-depth analysis of Chinese mobile operators' mobile data service strategies. She is also a regular contributor to ITM's global insight reports.

Tingting joined Informa Telecoms & Media Group in Jan 2005. She holds a Masters Degree from University of Oxford and a Bachelor's Degree from Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China, majoring in English and International Relations.

Tony Brown

Senior Analyst - Broadband and Internet IC
Mobile Markets
Tony.Brown@informa.com

Tony is a Senior Analyst on Informa Telecoms & Media's Broadband &Internet Intelligence Centre research portal. He is also Editor of the company's leading pan-Asia-Pacific communications publication ASIAcom and also collaborates with colleagues on Informa's Asia-Pacific focused media and telecoms publications.

Tony is responsible for directing Informa Telecoms & Media's coverage of the broadband and Internet sectors in the Asia Pacific regions with particular focus on operator strategies as well as technical and regulatory developments.

His editorial work covers a range of topics including Next Generation Access, DSL, cable, WiMAX and IPTV and he produces a wide range of content including news, analysis, executive briefings and reports on a wide variety of topics.

As well as his editorial work Tony is also a regular speaker and chair at international conferences covering the broadband, Internet and broadcast sectors and regularly briefs international clients on latest industry developments.

Based in Australia, Tony has been covering the Asia Pacific communications sector since joining Informa Telecoms & Media in 2000.

Ziad Kabbara

Senior Analyst
Mobile Markets
Ziad.Kabbara@informa.com

Ziad is a Senior Analyst within Informa Telecoms & Media’s Industry Research division, based in Dubai and covering the Middle East market.

In his role, Ziad tracks and analyzes the progress of the mobile and broadband sectors with a particular focus on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, where he makes use of his language skills. He regularly writes case studies, market updates, country profiles and in-depth analysis for Informa's Intelligence Centre (IC) in addition to a weekly competitive intelligence report analyzing mobile operator strategies and ongoing regulatory issues across the region.

Ziad holds a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from the American University of Beirut (Lebanon) and an MBA from Louisiana Tech University (USA). He is fluent in Arabic and French.