Advising on the commercial impact of technology and
    market changes in telecoms, software and IT services

Ian Redpath, Principal Analyst

Ian is a principal analyst in Ovum's Forecasting practice. He is responsible for the market forecasts in Ovum's optical networks and optical components advisory services, and also for the Enterprise Ethernet service forecast. He conducts custom research and consulting for clients, and is a regular contributor at industry events including IIR, NXTcomm and OFC/NFOEC. His clients include service providers, system vendors, components vendors and the financial/legal communities.

Ian has over twenty years' experience in the telecoms industry. Prior to Ovum, he worked for system vendors Nortel and Corvis. He has held a series of system engineering, networking planning and marketing positions, with specialisms including optical, access and voice switching networks. Ian received his MBA from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada and his BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manitoba.

Recent research includes:

• Market Forecast: optical networks, EMEA
• NXTcomm 2008: why does Ethernet matter?
• The IIR's WDM and Nextgen Optical Networks Conference has the buzz
• Market Forecast: optical networks, global
• Market Forecast: optical networks, Asia-Pacific
• Market Forecast: optical networks, China
• Market Forecast: optical networks, Japan
• Market Forecast: optical networks, RoAP