Demystifying Private 5G in Manufacturing: How to Seize a New Opportunity

Anna Ahrens

Senior Analyst, Manufacturing Technology

As a member of the Industrial IoT, software & communications team, Anna focuses on industrial communications and industrial edge networking components. She examines industrial communications standards and their implementation in process and discrete manufacturing. Anna also covers trends in industrial networking components such as IIoT gateways, routers, switches, and more. 

Anna joined Omdia in January 2019 with more than 10 years of experience in the electronic components industry, including roles in forecasting, market intelligence, business development, and product management for display devices. Previously, she worked at Samsung Semiconductors Europe. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Linguistics and Cultural Studies from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. Anna is based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and is fluent in German, English, and Russian.

Pablo Tomasi

Principal Analyst, Private Networks

Pablo Tomasi is a Principal Analyst in the workspace services practice, where he leads the company’s research on private LTE and 5G networks. He helps clients with their strategic decisions by providing in-depth analysis of innovative technologies, strategies, regulations, and emerging ecosystems in the private networks market.

Before his current role, he worked as a Senior Analyst in the IoT team, covering the Industrial IoT (IIoT) and European service providers' strategies. Prior to joining Omdia, formerly Ovum, in 2019, Pablo was a senior analyst at ABI Research and IHS Markit, where he reported on service providers' vertical market opportunities, IoT, and smart cities. He has produced analysis and forecasts on multiple topics including private LTE networks and strategies, the smart cities ecosystem, and IIoT and IoT strategies. Pablo has spoken at numerous events including Private Networks in a 5G World, Total Telecom Congress, IoT World Europe, and Smart Cities Week.