Dr. Phil Hendrix

Dr. Phil Hendrix is the founder and Director of immr, a research and consulting firm focused on helping clients bring innovative new products and services to market.  An expert in marketing research (both qualitative and quantitative), Phil works with clients to uncover customer needs, optimize product/service features, achieve competitive differentiation and accelerate market acceptance.  He is also an analyst with GigaOm Pro, focusing on mobile and location-based services, in particular. Before founding immr, Phil was a partner with DiamondCluster and a principal with Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman).  Previously, he was a professor at Emory University and the University of Michigan (with a joint appointment in the Survey Research Center), where he taught courses in research, buyer behavior and marketing strategy.  Phil received his PhD in Marketing from the Graduate School of Business, University of Michigan.

Rethink Wireless

Rethink Wireless is the definitive wireless news resource keeping industry professionals abreast of each day’s breaking news and developing stories from across the wireless marketplace. Rethink Wireless carries analysis, opinions and thought-pieces from respected analysts and industry leaders. Think of Rethink Wireless as an insurance policy: if something is about to rock the wireless world, Rethink delivers the heads-up.

Arvani Group

Arvani Group is a boutique management consulting firm serving international clients in mobile and wireless markets. The firm helps clients looking for expansion opportunities in emerging technology markets; those trying to establish profitable new partnerships and business alliances; and companies aligning research and development efforts with future market needs. Clients range from major multinationals to young start-up ventures including DoCoMo, Microsoft, Otto Group, PalmSource/Access, GoTV, Casio, Shamrock Holdings, FBR Capital and Swedish Trade Council.

Palmeres Advisors

 Palmarés means results - literally.  We are a different kind of merger and acquisitions advisor with a different viewpoint, a precise process and specialized expertise. Palmarés is expert in helping technology companies realize their full value and obtain the best possible financial outcome.  We provide M&A, fundraising and strategic advisory services to a wide range of technology market segments with a specialty in mobile/wireless.  We are former C-level executives and are currently board members for several emerging technology players. Our combined experience provides a wealth of strategic and financial expertise to a spectrum of clients. Although our client's objectives can be diverse, the sole focus of Palmarés Advisors is helping our clients achieve financial success.

Mobius Consulting

Mobius Consulting is an independent consulting firm specializing in mobile and wireless technologies offering consulting services from technology strategy to system analysis and module design in WiFi, WiMAX, 3.5/4G HSPA/LTE, ZigBee, MIMO, VoIP, RTLS, RFID. 

Our team of industry and academic experts have extensive experience and expertise in various vertical markets, e.g., telecom, m-health, smart grid, logistics, transportation, government, hospitality, mobile commerce and supply chain management.  Our clients include operators, service providers, equipment vendors, and enterprises interested in using wireless to make their business more cost-effective, more efficient and more productive.  The company founder and principal consultant is Jacob Sharony, Ph.D., MBA, a 25+ years technology veteran in wireless networking, mobile computing and information technology.

JBB Research

Julien Blin is the CEO and principal analyst at JBB Research, a research and consulting company specialized in the Wireless space. From a geographical standpoint, JBB Research focuses on developed markets like North America and Western Europe as well as emerging markets like Africa, the Middle East, South America and China. The firm is specialized in mobile OS, mobile devices, mobile browsers, 3G/4G mobile services and apps (e.g. M2M apps, mobile UGC, mobile web, LBS, advertising, etc.), and 4G network technologies (e.g. LTE, WiMAX). JBB Research offers a wide range of consulting services such as customized reports (e.g. white papers), custom consulting, competitive analysis, market facilitation services focused on emerging markets, speakers bureau, business plan support, go-to-market strategy, and marketing strategy.