Total Fixed Broadband Subscription and Revenue Forecast – 2Q25

Kyle McKenna

Senior Market Forecaster

As a senior market forecaster in Omdia’s forecasting and data analysis team, Kyle provides analysis and forecasts across the telecoms, media, and technology fields. He is responsible for developing and maintaining forecast models for metrics from more than 200 countries.

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.  

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.