MWC 2024 News Digest

Ronan de Renesse

Research VP, Telecoms

Ronan leads Omdia's telecoms research team, including the establishment and execution of research strategy. He has been analyzing the TMT industry for more than 20 years, covering a wide range of domains in telecoms, media, and devices.  

Ronan owns and oversees the creation of high-quality syndicated deliverables and the execution of successful consulting engagements, establishing sector research strategy and superior market positioning while managing and developing a large and diverse global team. Ronan's research team covers multiple domains in the telecoms ecosystem. These include telecoms industry strategy and regulation; global and regional markets; network technology from components to fixed and mobile access; and consumer, enterprise, and wholesale services. 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.

Ari Lopes

Practice Leader

Ari Lopes manages the Service Provider Markets Americas team, which covers the telecom markets in the Americas region, including North America, Central America, Latin America, and the Caribbean. His research focuses on telecom operator strategies for 5G, fixed broadband—especially fiber broadband—enterprise telecoms, and IoT. Ari also analyzes developments in the Latin American telecom market, particularly Brazil.

Before joining the company in 2012, Ari worked as a senior financial analyst for Google, a pricing manager for Oi (formerly Brasil Telecom), and a 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.

Diana Gorelik

Senior Analyst

Diana is a senior analyst focusing on the European markets for Omdia’s Service Provider EMEA Markets Intelligence Service team. She analyzes service provider strategies for mobile, fixed broadband, pay-TV, and OTT services, as well as regulatory issues and retail strategies.

Diana works on forecasts and data analyses for the World Cellular Information Series and the World Broadband Information Series. She produces country and operator profile updates, focusing on market developments and operators’ digital strategies. Diana also examines innovative AI solutions that service providers use to enhance customer propositions and optimize services. She leads Omdia’s research on service providers’ fixed-mobile convergence strategies. Diana holds a master’s degree in business economics from University College London.

Julia Schindler

Principal Analyst, Strategy

Ramona Zhao

Research Manager, Asia Pac Markets

Ramona is the Research Manager for APAC service provider markets and leads research analysis on the Asian service provider market. She covers a wide range of topics including service provider strategies, digital activities, business plans, and innovation services. Ramona's specialties include strategy planning and market dynamics.

Prior to joining Informa (now Omdia), formerly Ovum, in 2018, Ramona worked in China Mobile Research Institute’s strategy research division and was responsible for research projects that covered a wide range of topics, including 4G, video, and operators' digital transformations. She provided strategic insights for China Mobile Research Institute's business planning and development. Ramona also worked as a consultant at Detecon, providing management consulting services for China’s operators.  

Sourav Gupta

Analyst

Based in India, Sourav is a part of the Omdia’s APAC Service Provider markets team. His main area of focus is tracking and forecasting detailed financial and operational metrics for Asia Pacific telecom operators covering their mobile, fixed, and digital businesses.

Sourav has more than 3 years of experience in market research and business consulting across the Telecom, Media, and Technology (TMT) sector. Previously part of a consulting research and analytics firm, Sourav assisted TMT clients on business research projects by designing and executing primary & secondary research, data mining, market and competitor analysis to perform the research studies. He has rich experience in market forecasting, opportunity analysis, product benchmarking, and tracking key industry trends. Moving forward, Sourav is a graduate in Mechanical Engineering from Netaji Subhash Engineering College based out of Kolkata, India.

Walaa Ibrahim

Senior Research Analyst

Walaa Ibrahim is a senior research analyst with Omdia. She works as part of the Middle East & Africa team, focusing on providing insights on telco across the Middle East and North Africa. Her research includes analyzing telecom, media, technology trends, and regulatory frameworks in the Middle East and North Africa.

Walaa joined Omdia in July 2023 as a senior research analyst. Before that, she was a data analyst at Al Futtaim in Dubai, UAE and has also worked as a research supervisor at Stat Solutions in Khartoum, Sudan. Walaa holds a master’s degree in econometrics and social statistics.

Thecla Mbongue

Research Manager

Thecla analyzes telecom, media, and technology trends as part of the Middle East and Africa team. She researches regional operator strategies, network deployments, and regulatory development. Specific areas of her research include broadband technology deployments (4G, 5G, FTTx), smartphones, OTT, and mobile financial services. 

Thecla joined Omdia in 2003 as a telecom researcher and has over 20 years’ experience in the industry. She is a regular speaker and chair at industry conferences and comments on industry developments for regional and international media. Previously, Thecla worked for global telecom carrier Vectone in London.  

Sonia Agnese

Senior Principal Analyst – Latin America Service Providers Markets

Sonia is a Senior Principal Analyst, bringing over 25 years of experience in the Telecommunications, Media, and Technology (TMT) industry. She is a recognized expert in telecom strategy, market research, public policy, regulation, and consulting, with a particular focus on Latin America. Sonia closely tracks global telecom trends and developments, providing insights that bridge international perspectives with Latin America regional realities. She is a frequent speaker at leading industry events.

Before joining Omdia in 2014, she was responsible for regulatory evolution and strategy for the Telecom Argentina Group. She previously worked as a senior consultant at Arthur Andersen and at Deloitte.  

She holds an Honours degree in Accounting and Economics and an MBA from CEMA University in Buenos Aires. Sonia is professor of the Digital Economy Regulation executive program of UTDT and honorary professor at post-graduate programs in key universities and telecommunications programs in Argentina.

She is a judge for the GSMA GLOMO Awards and a founding member of @ChicasTicLatam, a regional networking community focused in promoting women’s leadership in the ICT sector across Latin America.

Danson Njue

Senior Research Analyst

Danson Njue is a Senior Research Analyst with Omdia. He works as part of the Middle East and Africa team, focusing on providing insights on telco and vendor strategies across Sub-Saharan Africa. His research includes operator network and digital strategies, disruptive technologies, and regulatory frameworks in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Danson joined Omdia, formerly Ovum, in March 2011 as a Research Analyst. Before that, he was a wireless training engineer at Huawei Technologies Limited in Kenya and has also worked as a base station subsystem engineer at Safaricom PLC. Danson holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering, specializing in telecommunications, a master’s degree in electrical and electronic systems, and an honors degree in electrical and electronics engineering.

Ajinkya Yadav

Analyst, Service Providers and Markets

Ajinkya extracts and provides information such as mobile, broadband, and voice subscribers and their respective revenue, capex, and ARPU. He also provides other operational and financial KPI information for the North America and Latin America & the Caribbean telecoms markets.

Ajinkya is a perceptive market research analyst with 2.5 years of experience in the research and consulting industry. He is adept at providing quantitative and qualitative research for the telecom market in the Americas. His area of expertise lies in American cellular and broadband information, and he analyzes telecom operators’ quarterly results. Ajinkya provides insights into product/service launches, M&A updates, and technological improvements in the telecom market. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering and MBA in marketing from Pune University. He previously worked with GlobalData Plc as an analyst in its technology team.