Chris Lewis' role in IDC's International organization is to drive and leverage the multiple in-country knowledge bases and skills that exist across the company. He works across the telecoms services and equipment groups and links in with the adjacent software, IT services, and media/consumer groups to help build the most coherent and comprehensive coverage of the emerging telecoms, media, and ICT sectors. The resultant research and consulting services help clients from all points of the telecoms and networking industries develop their plans for entering the next generation of services addressing the increasingly complex needs from consumer and business customers alike.

Lewis brings 28 years of experience to the role. Most recently he was senior vice president at Ovum, where he was responsible for Ovum's global telecoms practice. Before joining Ovum he served 10 years with the Yankee Group, five years at Logica, and started his career with IDC in the early '80s, initiating IDC's first international telecoms and networking research.

Lewis is a regular contributor to the global conference circuit and works closely with telcos, telecoms equipment and software providers, regulators, and international organizations, as well as key user groups. A balanced view of the future of the telecoms and IT industries only comes with a broad set of inputs, says Lewis. He is regularly quoted in industry and major business press regarding the future of the telecoms industry, its participants, and its role in the broader telecoms, media, and technology sector.

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