This forecast covers edge infrastructure spend (facilities, hardware, software, prof. services), revenue (IaaS, SaaS), and edge / MEC servers (installed, shipped) on public telco networks, and edge / MEC servers on private mobile networks.
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Kerem Arsal
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Kerem Arsal is a Senior Principal Analyst in our Service Provider team, covering networked edge and assessing market opportunities and evolution of the value chain.
Kerem joined Omdia in August 2022 with vast experience in the industry, spanning roles as an analyst and a telco strategist for over more than a decade. Most recently, he led key projects at BT as a senior member of the corporate strategy team. His strategic and financial analysis, workshops, and recommendations to BT Group’s leadership covered a wide range of topics, including coopetition with hyperscalers, market consolidation and M&A options, net neutrality, go-to-market redesigns, incubation of digital products, and the implications of value chain evolution for BT. Before BT, Kerem led Analysys Mason’s Convergence Strategies and Mobile Services research programs. He holds a PhD in information systems from Boston University, where he was a lecturer of e-commerce and innovation management. Kerem is based in London.More Content By Kerem Arsal

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Pablo Tomasi is a Principal Analyst in the Service Providers Enterprise And Wholesale practice, where he leads the company’s research on private 5G networks, 5G monetization, and innovative enterprise technologies and solutions. He helps clients with their strategic decisions by providing in-depth analysis of innovative technologies, strategies, regulations, and emerging ecosystems in the enterprise market.
Before his current role, he worked as a senior analyst in the IoT team, covering Industrial IoT (IIoT) and service provider 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. Pablo has spoken at numerous events, including MWC, Total Telecom Congress, Private Networks in a 5G World, Network X, and Smart Cities Week.
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