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Amni Abdul Ghapar
Senior Research Associate
Amni is a senior research associate in Omdia’s research operations team. Amni assists in providing research and analysis support for various research products in service providers and the IoT market.
In particular, she tracks telco news from third-tier countries and records SME bundles from enterprises. She also oversees the telecom IT contracts database and produces reports on IoT applications; she is also familiar with the smart cities market.
Prior to joining Omdia, formerly IHS Technology, Amni was a graduate trainee in Celcom Axiata. Amni holds a bachelor’s degree in business economics from Aberystwyth University, UK.

Josh Builta
Research Director, AI & IOT
As director of Internet of Things (IoT) research at Omdia, Josh manages a global team of analysts who produce insightful market intelligence on the IoT market. He guides the team’s strategy, research agenda, and commercial planning. Using industry contacts and granular data, Josh provides clients with actionable advice to uncover opportunities in the IoT space.
With over a decade of experience in the IoT industry, Josh has worked on topics ranging from hardware components to connectivity technologies and vertical market use cases. Prior to joining Omdia, he served as vice president of product management at Ingenu, formulating the company’s product roadmap and guiding cross-functional teams. From 2010 to 2016, he led IHS Markit’s coverage of the IoT market and guided the launch of the first IHS IoT Intelligence service. Josh’s previous experience also includes serving government and military officials as a national security intelligence analyst. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

John Canali
Principal Analyst, IoT
As part of Omdia's Internet of Things (IoT) practice, John is based in Boston. His specialist areas of coverage include service provider IoT strategies, IoT platforms, IoT product and go-to-market approaches, and key IoT vertical markets, including connected cars.
Prior to joining the Omdia (formerly Ovum) IoT team in 2019, John spent over five years working in product management and product development with AT&T's IoT organization. He provided commercial and market support in areas including connected cars, fleet solutions, smart cities, and smart homes. Before joining AT&T, John was an analyst with Strategy Analytics, focusing on connected car markets, technologies, and opportunities. John holds a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Trinity College in Connecticut and a Master of Science with distinction in international strategy and economics from the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
Further Reading
Cellular IoT in Commercial Fleet Vehicles – Analysis
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Report / 21 May 2021 / Christian Kim
This report provides an overview of the cellular IoT technology used in commercial fleet vehicles.
IoT Devices Market Tracker – 1H22 Database
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Data / 23 Jun 2022 / Gavin Eng
Provides data and forecasts for IoT installed base and IoT device shipments by region (Americas, Asia & Oceania, and EMEA) and splits by connectivity technology at a global level for 33 connectivity technologies.
IoT Enterprise Survey: Summary Report – 2022
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Survey / 29 Jun 2022 / John Canali
Omdia surveyed 490 enterprise IoT decision makers across nine countries. This report analyzes their investment and spending patterns as well as their partner preferences and their views on what is driving the market and what is inhibiting it.
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