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’s most recent piece of research covers mobile operators’ business models*. It assesses the current health of the mobile operator sector, the threats to existing business models and provides an in-depth analysis of the viability of potential new ones. Mark has also published research on MVNOs, roaming and grey routing, and FMC.

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 a journalist, analyst and commentator. He is a regular speaker and moderator at international conferences in Europe, 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.

*Future Mobile Operator Business Models: Broadband, Partnerships, Wholesale and Mobile 2.0, published by Informa Telecoms & Media, April 2008

Recent Research

On the eve of this year's Congress, Mark Newman explores this year's likely key themes

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Mobile operators will need to develop smart pipe strategies and pursue aggressive cost-cutting to survive the onslaught from Internet firms and business models

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Is the Internet a telco slayer or telecoms saviour?

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Whither the MVNO post Amp'd, ESPN?

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Mobile operators talk the right language but are they ready to embrace IP?

You don't come across many mobile operators who doubt that the future of their business is IP. And a growing number also accept that with IP comes a change in business models. IP means a shift away fr…More >>

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