Mobile Subscription and Revenue Forecast

Garinder Shankrowalia

Senior Market Forecaster

As a Senior Market Forecaster on Omdia's forecasting and data analysis team, Garinder Shankrowalia provides analysis and forecasts across various telecoms, media, and technology markets. She is responsible for developing and maintaining forecast models for metrics across more than 200 countries. 

Prior to joining Omdia in June 2019, Garinder worked as a commercial analyst, digital analyst, competitor intelligence analyst, and then as a forecasting analyst at a large energy supplier in the Midlands, where she gained experience in forecasting and statistical techniques, competitor intelligence, tracking industry trends, KPI reporting, and using data analysis to suggest business strategies. Garinder has a strong logical and analytical background and holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Birmingham.

Matthew Reed

Chief Analyst, Service Provider Markets

As Chief Analyst in Omdia’s Service Provider Markets team, Matthew produces research and analysis on the development of the global telecoms market, dynamics in major regional telecoms markets, and the strategies of telecoms operators around the world. Matthew also specializes in researching the progress of 5G globally and in key markets and regions, with a focus on operator strategies for 5G services and commercialization. Additionally, Matthew leads Omdia’s research into operator digital strategies, looking at how operators around the world are deploying new services in areas beyond communications and diversifying into new business areas.

Previously, Matthew managed Omdia’s research into regional telecoms markets in Asia & Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa. Matthew joined Informa, now Omdia, in 2007. Matthew has a Master of Science in global politics and a Bachelor of Arts in economics.

Ari Lopes

Senior Research Manager, Americas Markets

As part of the service provider markets team, Ari manages the Americas group and covers the telecom and digital services markets in Latin America. His research focuses on mobile and fixed operator strategies, including approaches to 5G, fixed broadband, and IoT. 

Ari provides analysis of developments in the Latin American telecom market, particularly Brazil. Prior to joining the company in 2012, he worked as a senior financial analyst for Google, pricing manager for Oi and Brasil Telecom, and pricing analyst for Vivo.

He holds a degree in economics from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and a Master of Science in communications management from the University of Strathclyde.

Ronan de Renesse

Senior Research Director, Service Provider Markets

Ronan oversees Service Provider Markets and leads a team of over 20 international analysts that are responsible for the coverage of global, regional, and local service provider markets. He has been analyzing the TMT industry for more than 15 years, covering a wide range of domains in telecoms, media, and devices.

Ronan now owns and oversees the creation of high-quality syndicated research deliverables, ranging from Omdia’s core “W” data products to key trackers, regional outlooks, and trends to watch. Prior to joining Informa (now Omdia), formerly Ovum, in 2014, he was a principal analyst at Analysys Mason and IHS Screen Digest. Ronan is prized as a global technology commentator and often discusses a range of issues with Bloomberg, CNBC, Sky, and BBC. Ronan holds a PhD in telecommunications from King's College London.