Robin Simpson Research Director North Sydney Australia Years of Experience 9 years at Gartner 33 years IT industry Areas of Coverage Mobile & Wireless Open Source View Latest Research Resources Create Analyst Alert Contact Gartner Roles and Responsibilities Robin Simpson is a research director in the Enterprise Communications Applications team based in Sydney, Australia. He conducts research and provides advice and support for Gartner clients on the business applications of mobile, wireless, broadband and emerging technologies. He is a frequent speaker and press commentator on enterprise mobility and the Australian National Broadband Network. Previous Experience Mr. Simpson has more than 25 years of experience in high-technology teams involved in the manufacture, sales and distribution of personal and handheld computers, as well as related software development. Prior to joining Gartner in 2000, Mr. Simpson was a pioneer of handheld computing and wireless data applications in Australia, cofounding a successful handheld computer retail and software development business. He has held software engineering, customer support, training, business development and channel management roles at the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Telstra, Deakin University and Apple Computer Australia. Professional Background EWorld, Director of Finance and Business Development, 5 years Apple Computer Australia, Business Development Manager, 5 years Deakin University, Personal Computing Manager, 5 years Education B.A., Psychology and Computer Science, Melbourne University LATEST RESEARCH More by this author Title Publish Date Author(s) Q&A: Delivering Competition From Open-Access National Broadband Networks 19-Nov-2009 Geoff Johnson, Bjarne Munch, Robin Simpson Palm's Exit From Asia/Pacific Region Continues Dramatic Shift in Smartphone Market 23-Sep-2009 Robin Simpson, Ken Dulaney, Carolina Milanesi Hype Cycle for Consumer Technologies, 2009 31-Jul-2009 Van L. Baker, Thilo Koslowski, Amanda Sabia, Mike McGuire, Tole J. Hart, Elia San Miguel, Jon Erensen, Stan Bruederle, Carolina Milanesi, Paul O'Donovan, Tuong Huy Nguyen, Ken Dulaney, Andrew Frank, Annette Zimmermann, Nick Ingelbrecht, Michael Maoz, Charlotte Patrick, Jouni Forsman, Monica Basso, Robin Simpson, Yuko Adachi, Amy Teng, Nick Jones, Amy Leong, Allen Weiner, Angela McIntyre, Annette Jump, Stephen Kleynhans Hype Cycle for Communications Service Provider Infrastructure, 2009 31-Jul-2009 Peter Kjeldsen, Jouni Forsman, Sylvain Fabre, Joy Yang, Bettina Tratz-Ryan, Elroy Jopling, Juan Ignacio Fernandez, Andrew Frank, Phillip Redman, Ian Keene, Michael J. King, Tim Zimmerman, Jean-Claude Delcroix, Deborah Kish, Sandy Shen, Van L. Baker, Fernando Elizalde, Tole J. Hart, Charlotte Patrick, Monica Basso, Robin Simpson, Yuko Adachi, Martina Kurth, Carolina Milanesi, Akshay K. Sharma Hype Cycle for Consumer Mobile Applications, 2009 28-Jul-2009 Sandy Shen, Nick Jones, Tuong Huy Nguyen, Tole J. Hart, Elia San Miguel, Monica Basso, Phillip Redman, Stephanie Baghdassarian, Jonathan Edwards, Jessica Ekholm, Carolina Milanesi, Annette Zimmermann, Nick Ingelbrecht, Madhusudan Gupta, Charlotte Patrick, Jouni Forsman, Robin Simpson, Yuko Adachi, Deborah Kish