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Operators as an enabler for the Internet of Things

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  • Wednesday, 24 June 2015
  • 09:24 - 09:24
  • Duration: 8 mins
  • Publication date: 01 Jul 2015
  • Location: Dial Square Suite, The Emirates, London, United Kingdom
  • Part of event Cambridge Wireless

About the session

Day 2: 09:05 - 09:25

Alex Sinclair, Chief Technical Officer, GSMA

Operators as an enabler for the Internet of Things

Although the existing cellular market could be viewed as a largely homogenous consumer channel paradigm, this is certainly not the case with the IoT. With many different vertical industries and markets embracing IoT, each with their own “mini-verticals” within, how are operators adapting to serve the diverse needs of customers and users in the IoT space?

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  • GSMA
  • IoT
  • internet
  • of
  • things
  • wireless

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  • Alex Sinclair

    Alex Sinclair

    Alex Sinclair has served as the Chief Technology Officer of the GSMA since 2005. In this role, Alex is responsible for driving the technology direction of the GSMA and working with its membership to execute key technology initiatives. With more than 25 years’ experience in telecommunications in general and mobile in particular, Alex has worked for a number of companies in the UK, Germany and the US. In the early 1990s, he was part of the project team that launched the T-Mobile D1 network in Germany. In 1995, Alex helped Syniverse to launch their GSM clearinghouse business. Prior to joining the GSMA, Alex was Director of Network Engineering at ICO, a global satellite venture. Alex holds a Bachelors Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Bristol.
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