Research Director, VisionMobile Ltd.
United Kingdom
Research Director, VisionMobile Ltd.
United Kingdom
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As Research Director, Andreas oversees the research, advisory and industry mapping projects at VisionMobile. He has nine years experience in research, development and strategy in mobile, specialising in the handset ecosystem, software strategy, open source, service delivery, SIM cards and device management. Andreas has worked on several product and marketing strategy projects for clients including Sony Ericsson, France Telecom, T-Mobile, OMTP, Qualcomm, Gemalto, Red Bend, Abaxia, TAT and Trolltech, and authored numerous research reports for analyst firms Informa, Ovum and ARCchart. Andreas also teaches the Mobile Open Source workshop, part of VisionMobile’s 360 degree training courses on complex industry sectors.
Prior to founding VisionMobile, Andreas spent 3 years at Orange’s Research & Innovation division, including serving as a technology lead for the Orange-Microsoft relationship. His interests include uncovering under-the-radar industry trends and pursuing human-centric design. When not hopping on planes, Andreas spends his time in Athens, Greece.
Andreas is invited regularly at international telecoms conferences as a speaker and chairman. He is also a monthly columnist for the B2B telecoms magazine 'InfoCom'. Andreas holds a Ph.D. in Image & Video Compression from the University of Bristol, UK.
Competitive research, vendor due-diligence, strategic advisory
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)
November 2005 — Present (3 years 9 months)
Research Director at VisionMobile Ltd., a market know-how firm delivering industry research and strategic advisory in the wireless sector. VisionMobile brings together passionate people with industry and technology know-how and innovative thinking.
Clients: Informa, ARCchart, Ovum, T-Mobile, Bouygues Telecom, France Telecom R&D, OMTP, TAT, Teleca, Red Bend, Abaxia, Idem, Teleca, Trolltech (see www.visionmobile.com for details).
Ph.D. , Image & Video Compression , September 1995 — December 1999