John Delaney joined IDC in 2008 as research director of the European Consumer Mobile service. In this role he is primarily responsible for research, consulting and market analysis into areas such as mobile Internet and broadband, service bundling and convergence, and the impact of market maturity on European mobile operators. Results are delivered to his industry clients via market reports and commentary, direct client inquiries, and onsite workshop sessions.

A well-regarded industry commentator and analyst, Delaney is a frequent contributor to the business news media and is a regular speaker at industry conferences, customer events, and road shows.

Delaney has been working in the ICT research and consulting industry since 1984. Before joining IDC, he was a principal analyst in the consumer practice at Ovum where he authored a series of Ovum reports on a wide range of topics such as telecoms services in IP networks, telco TV services, and mobile messaging. He has a BSc in physics from the University of Warwick in the U.K.