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Paul Budde is the managing director of Paul Budde Communication (trading as BuddeComm), a leading global independent telecommunications research and consultancy company, which includes 45 national and international researchers in 15 countries, and operates from Bucketty, in the Lower Hunter Valley, Australia.
Paul is frequently interviewed on radio and television current affairs and news programs, as well as by the leading national and international financial and business press. He is quoted in company prospectuses and his knowledge of the industry is a valuable resource at the governmental level.
He specialises in the strategic planning of converging markets and industries with services such as triple play business models, video media, nextgen networks and IP, digital media, smart grids and value-added networks. His particular expertise is on how these new media can be used by organisations to enhance their competitive edge in the market and how to apply and use these new media in mass markets. Paul holds a marketing degree from the Netherlands Institute for Marketing. His Strategic Workshop is a popular consultancy service, conducted throughout the Asia Pacific region. He also organises monthly industry Roundtables addressing all the hot topics in the market.
BuddeComm publishes close to 100 annual research reports and approximately 2,000 Web Reports and 20 specialised Web News Reports. These reports are used by over 3,500 customers in more than 80 countries. The company's largest customer is the US Government followed by leading global telcos and vendors such as AT&T, BT, Verizon, Ericsson, Huawei, ZTE, Siemens and many others. A free weekly e-newsletter and other info is available from his website: www.budde.com.au
