Analyst Profile

Sylvain Fabre

Sylvain Fabre

Sr Director Analyst

18 years at Gartner,  29 years industry experience

Location:  United Kingdom  | Language(s):  Danish, English, French, Russian

Roles and Responsibilities

Senior Director, Analyst Sylvain Fabre covers Business and Technology Strategy for the Telecommunications Industry, including 5G Ecosystem Platforms, Telco Edge, 5G Private Mobile Networks for Industry End-user Clients and Business Models for Cloud Native Telco Network platforms. Research positions are anchored by a wide factual base including Business and Technology Insights from about 500 client inquiries/year, Primary and secondary surveys, and over 26 years telecom sector experience, spanning Strategy Advisory; Release and Product Management, with Vendors, operator and analyst experience. Client inquiries include vendors, industrial end-users, government, regulators, defence, and investors. Current research interests include: - Hyperscalers 5G initiatives. - How should Enterprises design RFQs for Industrial 5G Private mobile networks. - Helping Investor Clients build better Investment Theses, Technology Due Diligence on potential targets; value proposition and timing for exits; identifying technology domains and ecosystems of current and future investment potential. - Also started and leads Gartner coverage for Bi-Directional Brain-Machine Interfaces. He is also a Complex Vendor Lead Analyst for Nokia.

Background

Previous Experience

Before joining Gartner, Mr. Fabre was a Product Manager in the Intelligent Networks/Applications group of Lucent Technologies.

Professional Background

  • Ascom Nordic, Denmark, System Engineer, 3 years
  • Lucent Technologies, U.K., Product Manager, 5 years
  • Telia Mobile, Denmark, Product Engineer, 3 years

Education

  • B.S. BE, Compiegne University, France
  • M.B.A., London Business School, United Kingdom
  • M.S. ME, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Industry Awards/Accolades

  • Bell Labs President Award