At MWC23, there was a frenzy of private 5G activity. In Barcelona, it seemed as if everyone was talking about private 5G, everyone had a unique solution, and everyone claimed to have significant momentum. The reality, however, is rather more complex.
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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.
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