Austria: Country Regulation Overview – 2025

Sarah McBride

Principal Analyst, Regulation

As part of Omdia’s service provider markets regulation team, Sarah is a principal analyst who analyzes telecom regulation and policies at the national and cross-country levels. She covers regulatory developments affecting 5G and 6G deployment, AI, IoT, and privacy and data protection. Other focus areas include next-generation access, platforms and hyperscalers, national broadband plans, spectrum awards, universal service, net neutrality, wholesale fixed and mobile access, and consumer protection.

Sarah produces various reports, trackers, and benchmarks, such as Omdia’s country regulation overviews and spectrum, national broadband, and fixed access trackers. Before joining Omdia (formerly Ovum) in 2015, Sarah was a senior researcher at Pearlfinders who analyzed and advised on IT, telecom, and technology market trends. She holds a degree in natural sciences from Durham University (UK).

Sonali Nagpal

Analyst, Service Provider Networks

Sonali, an analyst based in India, is part of Omdia’s service provider team. She covers topics such as IoT, operator networks, innovative telco services, cloud gaming, consumer AI, operator digital strategies, and 5G/broadband pricing, among others. Sonali has around eight years of market research experience across industries such as ICT, education, and e-commerce. Before joining Informa, she worked with The Business Research Company and Redseer Consulting. Sonali has strong experience in market research and analysis, tracking key industry trends, project management, GTM, market sizing, and report writing. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Kirori Mal College, Delhi, and a master’s degree in economics from Christ University, Bangalore.

Anupkumar Gangadharan

Research Manager

Anup is a member of the service provider and communications team. He oversees the production of reports, trackers, and benchmarks in the areas of telecom regulation, innovative services, broadband pricing, smart home, and telco OTT. He also helps clients by providing insights into service provider markets, worldwide. 

Anup joined Omdia in 2012 as an analyst. He wrote reports on regulation and operator strategies. He has held various positions in the market research sector, analyzing government policies and industry performance.