Hyperscaler and Telco Partnerships Tracker – 1H25

Stephen Myers

Principal Analyst, Strategy & Regulation

As part of Omdia’s service provider strategy and regulation team, Stephen supports service providers with insights into technology-driven strategic opportunities and developments in the regulatory landscape.

Stephen started out in the company as a consultant working with a broad range of leading Asia Pacific service providers and vendors to address technology, competitive, regulatory, and strategic challenges.

Prior to joining Omdia in 2016, Stephen worked in industry, where, for over six years, he played a senior role in the development of the Australian national broadband network (NBN), working in strategy, product, and regulatory teams. Stephen has also worked as an equity research analyst, providing investment advice on the sector for global investors.  

Sameeraja Peddinti

Analyst

Sameeraja works for both IT and telecom teams. She has worked on products including Smart Wi-Fi, OTT Communications Tracker, AI Innovation Tracker, World Cellular Handset Tracker, SWOT profiles, and consulting projects. Her key areas of work include secondary research, data collection, data modelling, and SWOT profile updates.

Sameeraja joined Informa (now Omdia) on January 2, 2020. Her main areas of expertise are secondary research, industry analysis, data analysis, forecasting, and report writing. She provides insights through in-depth secondary research and analysis. Sameeraja holds eight years’ experience in market research. Prior to Omdia, she worked at Gateway Media Pvt. Ltd., Amazon, and Progressive Digital Media. She developed the taxonomy that is used in creating insurance industry databases. She holds a master’s degree in business administration from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University and a bachelor’s degree in sciences from Osmania University.  

Smita Sharma

Analyst

As part of the regulation and consumer services team at Omdia, Smita Sharma is an analyst in India, providing analysis of telecoms regulatory developments at a country level. She generates regulatory reports, which involves analyzing sources such as regulatory frameworks and net neutrality for a given country.

Prior to joining Omdia in 2018, Smita worked as an analyst in the TMT division at GD Research Center, covering company and industry analysis, market forecasts, competitive landscapes, business research, and market intelligence. She also supported the pre-consulting sales team by generating sales leads and converting proposals.