Future Mobile Handsets

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.
In addition to being the lead author to Future Mobile Handsets, he has been either lead or contributing author to a number of Informa’s strategic reports, including Mobile Broadband Devices, Mobile Broadcast TV, Multimedia Handsets and Devices and Mobile Operating Systems.

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.

David holds a Masters degree in marketing and honours degree in econometrics and mathematical econ

Situated within Informa Telecoms & Media’s Industry Research division, Gavin’s role in the Handsets & Devices team leads him to examine developments across the mobile handset value chain. He addresses issues including hardware and software components, operating systems, vendor strategy and segmentation, business models, technology and feature forecasts.

Gavin’s current research agenda sees him examining the attachments, e-reader and connected Consumer Electronics markets, as well as contributing to work on smartbooks and embedded netbooks and notebooks.

With over eight years’ experience in research, competitive intelligence and benchmarking within the telecoms and IT sectors, Gavin regularly provides comment to industry leading publications and contributes to a number of analytical newsletters and research. He holds a BA (Hons.) in European Business Administration from Middlesex University and CESEM, Reims, France.

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.