Tony Brown

Areas of expertise: Asia-Pac broadband market, operators’ broadband deployment strategies from FTTH/B networks in advanced markets to mobile broadband networks in developing markets, IPTV.

“A huge chasm is rapidly developing in the Asia Pacific broadband market between developed countries which are rolling out universal FTTH/B networks and developing markets where services are being delivered by bandwidth constrained 3G/WiMAX networks.”

Tony Brown is a Senior Analyst with Informa Telecoms & Media. He is a key member of the Broadband and Internet Intelligence Centre team, covering the broadband and Internet markets of the Asia Pacific region. In his role, Tony covers the high-end FTTH/B networks being deployed by operators in cutting-edge markets like South Korea and Japan as well as the mobile broadband solutions being deployed in huge developing markets such as India and Indonesia.

Tony also covers the new services being delivered on regional broadband networks and is a leading expert in the deployment of IPTV services in the Asia Pacific region. In addition to his editorial work Tony is a regular chairman and speaker at leading industry events. Tony’s recent work includes analysis of emerging industry trends, most notably the growing role played by governments in deploying National Broadband Networks to ensure their countries have viable broadband infrastructure in place to meet the needs of the future.

Tony has been with Informa Telecoms & Media for over a decade covering the mobile, fixed-line and pay TV markets in the region and has established himself as a leading authority on pan-regional industry trends and developments. Tony has edited the respected communications industry newsletterASIAcom for the last six years and also regularly engages in consulting projects with major telecom industry clients.

Tony holds a BA (Hons) in Media Studies from the University of Westminster, London.

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