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Mobile device expert Julien Blin joined Infonetics Research in October 2012, bringing with him 10 years of telecom analyst experience with Samsung, IDC, Ovum, and investment bank Wedbush Morgan Securities. He has expertise in smartphones, tablets, e-readers, smart TVs, multiscreen, next-gen UI/UX, over-the-top and set-top boxes, gaming consoles, mobile-to-mobile, and home automation.
As Strategy Manager at Samsung, Julien advised the CEO of Samsung Telecommunication America on the company’s Galaxy Tab tablet, Galaxy Smartphone, Smart TV, set-top box, and content, services, and retail strategy. He also helped conceptualize new designs and services for upcoming Samsung devices to more aggressively compete with Apple and Amazon.
Previously, Julien headed the consulting firm JBB Research, where he advised startups, carriers, and vendors in North America, Europe, and emerging markets. He is also a former Wedbush Morgan equity research associate; IDC, Ovum, Maravedis, and Northern Sky Research market analyst, and freelance tech journalist and editor.
As Directing Analyst, Consumer Electronics and Mobile Broadband, Julien now covers smartphones, tablets, and embedded mobile modems; home automation services; and pay TV, including STBs, OTT boxes, multiscreen services, and cable, IPTV, and satellite subscribers. He authors quarterly market share and forecast reports, annual service provider surveys, and frequent opinion pieces on important communication industry players, technologies, and service provider trends. He provides due diligence and advises on positioning, product development, strategy, partnerships, and business planning to help clients identify new market opportunities, come up with disruptive ideas, and create differentiated products that improve stickiness, sales and market share.
An influential thought leader, Julien is regularly quoted in leading industry publications, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, FORTUNE, Forbes, Business Week, Wireless Week, RCR Wireless Week, FierceWireless, Telecom Asia, InformationWeek, and the Boston Globe.
Bilingual in French and English, Julien holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Business Administration from the Institut d’Administration des Entreprises in France and the Copenhagen Business School in Denmark. He is based out of Infonetics’ corporate headquarters in the Silicon Valley.
Julien Blin authors or co-authors the following services:
Market Size, Market Share, and Forecast Services- 3G and 4G Mobile Broadband Devices and Subscribers
- Multi-Screen TV Service Deployment Strategies
- Set-Top Boxes and Pay TV Subscribers
Global Service Provider Surveys- Home Automation Service Strategies
- IP Set-Top Box Features and Vendor Leadership
- Multi-Screen TV Service Deployment Strategies
Continuous Research Service- Analyst Research Notes: Broadband Access
- Analyst Research Notes: Mobile and Wireless
- Analyst Research Notes: Pay TV
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