Iain Gillott

By Shay Harris

Iain Gillott is the Vice President of Innovation & Technology for WIA. In this role, Iain provides technical and strategic advice to WIA in a fast-evolving wireless and digital infrastructure ecosystem. Mr. Gillott has more than 30 years of experience working in and serving as a market analyst for the mobile wireless industry. He is the founder and president of iGR, a consultancy exclusively focused on in-depth data analysis for the wireless industry.  In recent years, his research has expanded to cover broadband telecom services to the home and enterprise, as more homes and businesses have become connected with fixed and mobile wireless services. Mr. Gillott has supported WIA as a consultant since 2012.

Before founding iGR, Mr. Gillott served as Group Vice President in IDC’s Telecommunications practice, managing worldwide research on wireless and mobile communications and Internet access, telecom brands, residential and small business telecommunications and telecom billing services. Prior to joining IDC, Mr. Gillott served various technical and business roles for EDS (now HP) working with wireless and mobile operators. Mr. Gillott holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Systems Engineering from Bangor University.