Mobile World Congress 2015 Fact Pack.

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1 Mobile World Congress 2015 Fact Pack

2 An Independent and authoritative view on MWC Ovum has a team of 17 senior analysts attending Mobile World Congress this year. In between meetings, briefings, presentations (and queuing) they ll be blogging and tweeting about the key developments, trends and rumours. The following document outlines which of our analysts will be attending and how you can contact them by phone and , and follow them throughout the show. Their office numbers are forwarded to their mobiles. For the most up-to-date comment and opinion during the event please: Follow us on and #OVUMWC15 Follow our analyst blog Join our LinkedIn group Please contact our PR Officer during the show, if you need any additional analyst comment or data. Alica Brlajova PR Manager Ovum pr@ovum.com Tel: + 44 (0) Ovum is a leading global technology research and advisory firm. Through its 180 analysts worldwide it offers expert analysis and strategic insight across the IT, telecoms, and media industries. Founded in 1985, Ovum has one of the most experienced analyst teams in the industry and is a respected source of guidance for technology business leaders, CIOs, vendors, service providers, and regulators looking for comprehensive, accurate and insightful market data, research and consulting. With 23 offices across six continents, Ovum offers a truly global perspective on technology and media markets and provides thousands of clients with insight including workflow tools, forecasts, surveys, market assessments, technology audits and opinion. In 2012, Ovum was jointly named Global Analyst Firm of the Year by the IIAR. For more information, visit To hear more from our analyst team join our Analyst Community group on LinkedIn follow us on Twitter or contact us at enquiries@ovum.com.

3 All analysts listed below will be attending this year s event. Ovum has a team of 17 senior analysts attending Mobile World Congress this year. In between meetings, briefings, presentations (and queuing) they ll be blogging and tweeting about the key developments, trends and rumours. The following document outlines who will be attending and how you can contact and follow them throughout the show. Adaora Okeleke, Analyst Area of expertise: Customer experience management and vendor services. She has five years experience working in the telecoms, engineering, and IT industries. adaora.okeleke@ovum.com Camille Mendler, Principal Analyst Area of expertise: SoHo and SME services, telecom cloud and datacenter, customer segmentation, sales channels and partnering, enterprise portfolio development, go-to-market strategy. camille.mendler@ovum.com Claire McCarthy, Practice Leader Area of expertise: Telco strategies and vendor technologies for managing and improving telcos customer experience for the digital lifestyle. clare.mccarthy@ovum.com Dario Talmesio, Principal Analyst Area of expertise: New Business models, Telco digital strategies, OTT strategies, wholesale & MVNOs, retail and customer management strategies, competitive monitoring. dario.talmesio@ovum.com Daryl Schoolar, Principal Analyst Guillermo Escofet, Senior Analyst Area of expertise: Successful radio access vendors need to do more than just provide the best base station; they also need to provide to their operator clients solutions that minimize capex and opex while maximizing revenues. daryl.schoolar@ovum.com Area of expertise: Mobile payments (incl. carrier billing), mobile media (incl. music, games, social media), mobile advertising, mobile application ecosystems, operator digital service strategies. guillermo.escofet@ovum.com Dimitris Mavrakis, Principal Analyst Jamie Moss, Senior Analyst Area of expertise: Mobile broadband, LTE, Wi-Fi, small cells, SDN, network APIs, backhaul. dimitris.mavrakis@ovum.com Area of expertise: Machine-to-machine (M2M) and the Internet of Things (IoT). jamie.moss@ovum.com

4 All analysts listed below will be attending this year s event. Kris Szaniawski, Lead Analyst Area of expertise: Vendor strategy, vendor managed services, global services, operations transformation, CEM, network intelligence and analytics, network optimization. kris.szaniawski@ovum.com Mark Newman, Chief Research Officer Area of expertise: Telecoms operator growth strategies and digital services business models. mark.newman@ovum.com Pamela Clark-Dickson, Principal Analyst Pauline Trotter, Principal Analyst Richard Edwards, Principal Analyst Area of expertise: Mobile operator strategies for telco messaging services and next generation communications services (including RCS and WebRTC), OTT communications provider strategies and business models, trends in enterprise messaging. pamela.clark-dickson@ovum.com Area of expertise: Managed mobility services for multinationals, unified communications and IP convergence, SME service requirements, consumerisation of enterprise mobile, remote access services, mobile broadband and FMC. pauline.trotter@ovum.com Area of expertise: Enterprise collaboration, knowledge management, social business, and the consumerization of corporate IT. richard.edwards@ovum.com Paul Jackson, Principal Analyst Richard Absalom, Senior Analyst Ronan de Renesse, Lead Analyst Area of expertise: Media ecosystem strategy, connected technology, consumer behavior and social media. paul.jackson@ovum.com Area of expertise: Enterprise mobility and productivity software, particularly focusing on mobile consumerization. richard.absalom@ovum.com Area of expertise: Handsets, smartphones, tablets, wearables, hardware and software platforms. ronan.derenesse@ovum.com Steven Hartley, Practice Leader Area of expertise: Mobile operator strategies, fixed and mobile market forecasts, fixed and mobile market outlooks, mobile broadband, LTE migration strategies, broadband pricing strategies. steven.hartley@ovum.com To arrange an interview with any of our analysts please contact: Ovum press office on +44 (0) , or pr@ovum.com

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