Fixed Broadband Data Traffic Forecast: 2021-29

Nidhir Maudgalya

Head of Market Forecasting

Nidhir Maudgalya leads the market forecasting team at Omdia and manages the production of the company's leading World Information Series (WIS) database products. He specializes in building and maintaining forecasting models for the mobile, media, and broader telecoms markets.

With his expertise in market analysis, forecasting, and business modeling, Nidhir was instrumental in developing a web-based data analytics tool in IBM Planning Analytics, bringing the core numerical data and forecasts of Omdia into a single, intelligent platform. Before joining Omdia, formerly Ovum, Nidhir worked as a telecom analyst at Visiongain, where he focused on mobile network technologies. Nidhir has more than 15 years’ industry experience and holds a Master of Science in telecommunications and a Bachelor of Science in electrical and electronics engineering.  

Stephen Wilson

Senior Principal Analyst

Stephen is a Senior Principal Analyst at Omdia and focuses on the fixed broadband access space from both supply and demand perspectives. His research examines fixed broadband related opportunities for operators and vendors.

Stephen has 15 years of experience as an analyst covering the fixed broadband market globally and has produced numerous reports and engaged in large numbers of projects covering the sector. He has a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from St Catherine's College, Oxford University.

Alzbeta Fellenbaum

Practice Leader, Service Provider - Consumer

Alzbeta Fellenbaum is the Practice Leader for Omdia’s Service Provider – Consumer research covering consumer broadband data and bundling trends as well as monetization strategies for telco digital retail services.

Alzbeta has over a decade of experience in the telecoms sector, delivering strategic research and consulting projects such as the Broadband Coverage in Europe project for the European Commission. Previously, Alzbeta was a principal analyst and research manager at IHS Markit and a member of the service providers and platforms team. Prior to joining IHS Markit in 2012, Alzbeta was an audience research and market insights coordinator for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague, Czech Republic. Alzbeta holds a Master of Arts in international relations and American studies from Charles University in Prague and has studied at the University of Miami and Georgetown University.

Michael Philpott

Senior Research Director, Service Provider Consumer & Markets

With 25 years of experience in the telecommunications and digital media markets, Michael Philpott is Omdia's leading analyst in the connected home area. As Research Director for service provider consumer, he delivers thought leadership to Omdia’s clients on digital home go-to-market strategy. 

At Omdia, Michael produces reports, case studies, and forecasts in the areas of smart home, smart Wi-Fi and connected home, and broadband access strategy. He joined Omdia (formerly Ovum) in 2000 as a consultant in the networks and Infrastructure team, before moving to the analyst side of the business establishing and leading Ovum’s broadband, telco media, and smart home analyst services. 

Before joining Omdia, he worked at BT’s research and development (R&D) laboratory, Adastral Park, designing xDSL and fibre optic access networks.  

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.