Nick Holland

Current

Principal Analyst, Mobile Content at ABI Research
Senior Analyst at Aite Group

Past

Senior Analyst, Communications, Media & Technology at Pyramid Research
Director, Emerging Technologies Research at Mercator Advisory Group

Education

The University of Stirling
De Montfort University

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500+ connections

Industry

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Websites

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Nick Holland’s Summary

- Translator of technological advances into business opportunities.
- Industry thought leader in mobile content, payments and security.
- Quoted in BusinessWeek, WSJ, FT, CNN, Information Week, Reuters, MSNBC, etc.

Nick Holland’s Experience

Principal Analyst, Mobile Content

ABI Research

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)

June 2008 — Present (4 months)

My area of coverage is mobile content. This includes (deep breath)...

Business Models, Value Chain, and Competitive Analysis for Mobile Operators, Device Manufacturers, Infrastructure Vendors, Media and Content Companies, Advertising Agencies

Mobile Video and TV: Unicast Video, Broadcast Standards (DVB-H, T-DMB, S-DMB, MediaFLO, ISDB-T, etc.)

Mobile Music Services: Full Track Music Downloads, Ringtones, Ringback Tones, Streaming Music

Mobile Gaming Services: Games by Type (Single Player, Multiplayer), Games by User Segment (Casual, Active)

Mobile Content Service Delivery Platforms: On- and Off-Portal Delivery, Content Delivery Infrastructure

Mobile Marketing and Advertising: n-Game Advertising, Video Advertising, Messaging, Mobile Web, etc.

Mobile Social Networking
Senior Analyst

Aite Group

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Market Research industry)

May 2007 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Coverage of emerging payment and security technologies, with particular emphasis on the convergence of digital transactions with telecommunications and media. Key areas: mPayments, mBanking, mCommerce, WiFi, RFID, ATM and POS technologies, Biometrics, Fraud Prevention and Detection (cryptography, neural networks, 3D Secure, PCI Compliance, etc.), disruptive business models, new media, advertising.
Senior Analyst, Communications, Media & Technology

Pyramid Research

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Market Research industry)

June 2005 — May 2007 (2 years)

Covers research and analysis of the global market for communications, media and technology, with specific coverage of mobile content ( mobile advertising, mobile music, gaming, ringtones, mobile TV, IM, etc.) and development and execution of end user research.
Director, Emerging Technologies Research

Mercator Advisory Group

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Market Research industry)

October 2003 — June 2005 (1 year 9 months)

Specialist in technologies impacting the consumer payment landscape. Coverage of m-commerce, smartcards, biometrics, fraud detection / prevention technologies, RFID, wireless.

Nick Holland’s Education

The University of Stirling

Master of Science with Distinction, Information Systems Management, 2000 — 2001

Activities and Societies:

Mountaineering / Climbing Club
De Montfort University

Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Art, Architecture & Design History, 1990 — 1993

Activities and Societies:

Mountaineering Club, Kayaking Club, Kyokushinkai Karate

Additional Information

Nick Holland’s Websites:

My Company

Nick Holland’s Interests:

Music (everything from Holst to ska punk), technology, cycling, snowboarding, rock climbing, foreign travel, foreign food, foreign languages, British gangster movies, Labrador retrievers, my family and friends...