The world of technology is constantly evolving, and every leap forward brings new possibilities that shape our lives. One such ground-breaking advancement is the advent of 5G, the fifth generation of wireless communication technology. With its promise of lightning-fast speeds, unparalleled connectivity, and transformative applications, 5G is poised to revolutionize the way we interact with the digital world.
One significant trend on the horizon is the integration of 5G with the Internet of Things (IoT), where billions of devices will seamlessly communicate with one another, revolutionizing industries and driving innovation. Additionally, the convergence of 5G with edge computing and augmented reality (AR) opens doors to immersive experiences and interactive applications previously unattainable. These trends showcase the immense potential of 5G as it continues to redefine the boundaries of connectivity and propel us towards a more advanced and interconnected future.
To help you navigate the vast world of 5G, we have compiled a list of the top 50 thought leaders and influencers who drove the most engagement across LinkedIn & Twitter over a 6 month period on the topic of 5G. Most of these people are industry practitioners and thought leaders who speak at events, write books, articles, or create video and audio content to advance the industry forward.
Who’s Who in 5G?
You can find the metric explanations below.
1 Callie Field
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Callie Field
President
T-Mobile Business Group
Personas: Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 18,964
Average Engagement: 948.2
Post Frequency: 3.3
Total Engagement: 21,047
Average Engagement: 915.1
Post Frequency: 3.8
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2 Ronald van Loon |
Ronald van LoonCEO & Principal Analyst
Intelligent World
Personas: Analyst, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 16,673
Average Engagement: 147.5
Post Frequency: 18.8
Total Engagement: 7,994
Average Engagement: 51.6
Post Frequency: 25.8
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3 Neville Ray
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Neville Ray
President & Strategic Network Advisor to the CEO
T-Mobile
Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 6,742
Average Engagement: 306.5
Post Frequency: 3.7
Total Engagement: 9,850
Average Engagement: 273.6
Post Frequency: 6.0
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4 Aayush Bhatnagar
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Aayush Bhatnagar
Senior Vice President
Jio
Personas: Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 16,232
Average Engagement: 386.5
Post Frequency: 7.0
Total Engagement: 73
Average Engagement: 4.3
Post Frequency: 2.8
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5 Sally Eaves |
Sally EavesDigital Decentralization, Democracy & Security Advisor
CNAS
Personas: Event Speaker, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 8,292
Average Engagement: 65.3
Post Frequency: 21.2
Total Engagement: 6,481
Average Engagement: 63.5
Post Frequency: 17.0
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6 Harold Sinnott |
Harold SinnottTech Influencer & Digital Consultant
Personas: Event Speaker, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 4,810
Average Engagement: 44.5
Post Frequency: 18.0
Total Engagement: 7,687
Average Engagement: 21.5
Post Frequency: 59.5
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7 Evan Kirstel |
Evan KirstelChief Digital Evangelist & Co-Founder
eViRa Health
Personas: Content Creator, Event Speaker, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 5,890
Average Engagement: 18.5
Post Frequency: 53.2
Total Engagement: 7,311
Average Engagement: 10.1
Post Frequency: 120.5
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8 Mike Dano
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Mike Dano
Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies
Light Reading
Personas: Journalist & Contributor
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Total Engagement: 8,870
Average Engagement: 50.7
Post Frequency: 29.2
Total Engagement: 1,305
Average Engagement: 6.2
Post Frequency: 34.8
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9 Cristiano R. Amon
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Cristiano R. Amon
President & CEO
Qualcomm
Personas: Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 6,763
Average Engagement: 397.8
Post Frequency: 2.8
Total Engagement: 723
Average Engagement: 38.1
Post Frequency: 3.2
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10 Glen Gilmore |
Glen GilmoreFounder
Gilmore Business Network
Personas: Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 2,017
Average Engagement: 30.6
Post Frequency: 11.0
Total Engagement: 6,037
Average Engagement: 15.6
Post Frequency: 64.5
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11 Peter Linder |
Peter LinderHead of 5G Marketing, North America
Ericsson
Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 7,858
Average Engagement: 43.4
Post Frequency: 30.2
Total Engagement: 222
Average Engagement: 2
Post Frequency: 18.2
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12 Paul Challoner
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Paul Challoner
VP, Network Product Solutions
Ericsson
Personas: Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 6,435
Average Engagement: 119.2
Post Frequency: 9.0
Total Engagement: 2
Average Engagement: 0.7
Post Frequency: 0.5
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13 Ibrahim Sayed
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Ibrahim Sayed
Senior 5G RAN Expert
umlaut company
Personas: Content Creator, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 6,124
Average Engagement: 204.1
Post Frequency: 5.0
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14 Hema Kadia |
Hema KadiaFounder & CEO
TeckNexus
Personas: Content Creator, Journalist & Contributor
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Total Engagement: 6,618
Average Engagement: 47.6
Post Frequency: 23.2
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15 Mohamed Abdel Monem
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Mohamed Abdel Monem
Technical Telecom Presales
Intersec Group
Personas: Academic & Researcher, Content Creator
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Total Engagement: 5,597
Average Engagement: 121.7
Post Frequency: 7.7
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16 Kaneshwaran Govindasamy
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Kaneshwaran Govindasamy
Founder
Global 5G Evolution
Personas: Content Creator, Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 6,158
Average Engagement: 37.8
Post Frequency: 27.2
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17 Marcin Dryjanski |
Marcin DryjanskiPrincipal Consultant & CEO
Rimedo Labs
Personas: Academic & Researcher, Author
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Total Engagement: 5,080
Average Engagement: 53.5
Post Frequency: 15.8
Total Engagement: 20
Average Engagement: 1
Post Frequency: 3.3
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18 Leonard Lee |
Leonard LeeExecutive Analyst & Founder
neXt Curve
Personas: Analyst, Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 5,547
Average Engagement: 32.4
Post Frequency: 28.5
Total Engagement: 12
Average Engagement: 0.4
Post Frequency: 4.7
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19 Mohamed Idrissi
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Mohamed Idrissi
Deputy Technical Director
5GWorldPro.com
Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 5,069
Average Engagement: 34.5
Post Frequency: 24.5
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20 Neil Shah |
Neil ShahVP, Research
Counterpoint Research
Personas: Analyst, Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 3,915
Average Engagement: 89
Post Frequency: 7.3
Total Engagement: 141
Average Engagement: 3.7
Post Frequency: 6.3
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21 Sanjay Kumar
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Sanjay Kumar
Director
Skill-Lync
Personas: Content Creator, Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 3,948
Average Engagement: 69.3
Post Frequency: 9.5
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22 Jeff Kagan |
Jeff KaganIndustry Analyst, Columnist & Influencer
Personas: Analyst, Journalist & Contributor, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 962
Average Engagement: 5
Post Frequency: 32.0
Total Engagement: 2,531
Average Engagement: 21.3
Post Frequency: 19.8
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23 Dr David Soldani
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Dr David Soldani
SVP, Innovation & Advanced Research
Rakuten Mobile, Inc
Personas: Academic & Researcher, Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 3,053
Average Engagement: 57.6
Post Frequency: 8.8
Total Engagement: 7
Average Engagement: 0.2
Post Frequency: 5.5
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24 Zahid Ghadialy
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Zahid Ghadialy
Principal Analyst & Consultant
3G4G
Personas: Analyst, Content Creator, Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 2,397
Average Engagement: 28.5
Post Frequency: 14.0
Total Engagement: 706
Average Engagement: 11.2
Post Frequency: 10.5
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25 Paolo Pescatore
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Paolo Pescatore
Founder & TMT Analyst
PP Foresight
Personas: Analyst, Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 2,541
Average Engagement: 82
Post Frequency: 5.2
Total Engagement: 218
Average Engagement: 8.4
Post Frequency: 4.3
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26 Zeus Kerravala
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Zeus Kerravala
Founder & Principal Analyst
ZK Research
Personas: Analyst, Content Creator, Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 2,084
Average Engagement: 74.4
Post Frequency: 4.7
Total Engagement: 394
Average Engagement: 17.1
Post Frequency: 3.8
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27 Beverley Eve
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Beverley Eve
Co-Founder
TechMode.io
Personas: Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 1,283
Average Engagement: 32.1
Post Frequency: 6.7
Total Engagement: 1,143
Average Engagement: 13
Post Frequency: 14.7
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28 Alexandra Foster
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Alexandra Foster
Director, Division X
BT
Personas: Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 2,331
Average Engagement: 72.8
Post Frequency: 5.3
Total Engagement: 16
Average Engagement: 1.2
Post Frequency: 2.2
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29 Muriel Medard
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Muriel Medard
Chief Scientist
Steinwurf
Personas: Academic & Researcher
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Total Engagement: 2,203
Average Engagement: 122.4
Post Frequency: 3.0
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30 Ron Westfall |
Ron WestfallSenior Analyst + Research Director
Futurum Research + Analysis
Personas: Analyst, Content Creator
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Total Engagement: 2,198
Average Engagement: 30.1
Post Frequency: 12.2
Total Engagement: 144
Average Engagement: 2.9
Post Frequency: 8.2
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31 Diana Adams
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Diana Adams
Founder
Adams Consulting Group
Personas: Journalist & Contributor, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 2,344
Average Engagement: 15.8
Post Frequency: 24.7
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32 Andy Sutton
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Andy Sutton
Distinguished Engineer & Principal Network Architect
BT
Personas: Academic & Researcher, Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 1,812
Average Engagement: 72.5
Post Frequency: 4.2
Total Engagement: 108
Average Engagement: 9.9
Post Frequency: 1.8
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33 Päivi Kalske |
Päivi KalskeHead of Corporate Social Media
Nokia
Personas: Social Amplifier, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 1,891
Average Engagement: 35.7
Post Frequency: 8.8
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35 Shekar Ayyar
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Shekar Ayyar
CEO
Arrcus, Inc
Personas: Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 1,834
Average Engagement: 57.3
Post Frequency: 5.3
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36 Ravi Sinha
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Ravi Sinha
Chairman
O-RAN ALLIANCE e.V.
Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 1,634
Average Engagement: 90.8
Post Frequency: 3.0
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36 Shaun Collins
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Shaun Collins
Executive Chairman
CCS Insight
Personas: Analyst
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Total Engagement: 1,748
Average Engagement: 33.6
Post Frequency: 8.7
Total Engagement: 11
Average Engagement: 0.8
Post Frequency: 2.2
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37 Matthieu Bourguignon
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Matthieu Bourguignon
SVP Europe
Nokia
Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 1,697
Average Engagement: 60.6
Post Frequency: 4.7
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38 Rudolf van der Berg
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Rudolf van der Berg
Partner
Stratix Consulting
Personas: Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 1,570
Average Engagement: 74.8
Post Frequency: 3.5
Total Engagement: 26
Average Engagement: 3.3
Post Frequency: 1.3
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39 Peggy Smedley |
Peggy SmedleyPresident & Editorial Director
Specialty Publishing Media
Personas: Content Creator, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 941
Average Engagement: 13.6
Post Frequency: 11.5
Total Engagement: 1,277
Average Engagement: 1
Post Frequency: 211.8
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40 Luke Kehoe
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Luke Kehoe
Technology Advisor
Arup
Personas: Analyst
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Total Engagement: 1,484
Average Engagement: 106
Post Frequency: 2.3
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41 Mischa Dohler
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Mischa Dohler
VP, Emerging Technologies
Ericsson
Personas: Author, Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 1,272
Average Engagement: 318
Post Frequency: 0.7
Total Engagement: 43
Average Engagement: 5.4
Post Frequency: 1.3
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42 Ioannis Tomkos
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Ioannis Tomkos
Professor
University of Patras
Personas: Academic & Researcher, Event Speaker
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Total Engagement: 1,454
Average Engagement: 55.9
Post Frequency: 4.3
Total Engagement: 7
Average Engagement: 0.4
Post Frequency: 3.2
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43 Danish Khan
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Danish Khan
Lead - ETTelecom +
The Economic Times
Personas: Journalist & Contributor
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Total Engagement: 1,321
Average Engagement: 28.7
Post Frequency: 7.7
Total Engagement: 185
Average Engagement: 2.5
Post Frequency: 12.2
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44 Andreas Mueller
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Andreas Mueller
Project Director 6G
Bosch
Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 1,335
Average Engagement: 74.2
Post Frequency: 3.0
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45 Emil Björnson
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Emil Björnson
Professor
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Personas: Academic & Researcher, Content Creator
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Total Engagement: 1,225
Average Engagement: 306.3
Post Frequency: 0.7
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46 Rob Tiffany |
Rob TiffanyFounder & CEO
Digital Insights
Personas: Content Creator, Event Speaker, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 1,090
Average Engagement: 83.8
Post Frequency: 2.2
Total Engagement: 5,138
Average Engagement: 0.7
Post Frequency: 1235.3
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47 Shelly Kramer
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Shelly Kramer
CEO
V3B
Personas: Analyst
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Total Engagement: 744
Average Engagement: 21.3
Post Frequency: 5.8
Total Engagement: 651
Average Engagement: 6.9
Post Frequency: 15.8
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48 Jillian Kaplan
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Jillian Kaplan
Head of Global Telecom Thought Leadership
Dell Technologies
Personas: Content Creator, Thought Leader
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Total Engagement: 1,232
Average Engagement: 72.5
Post Frequency: 2.8
Total Engagement: 42
Average Engagement: 2.5
Post Frequency: 2.8
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49 Chelsea Larson-Andrews |
Chelsea Larson-AndrewsCo-Founder
TechMode.io
Personas: Content Creator, Social Amplifier
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Total Engagement: 349
Average Engagement: 15.2
Post Frequency: 3.8
Total Engagement: 929
Average Engagement: 12.2
Post Frequency: 12.7
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50 Prabhu Ram |
Prabhu RamHead, Industry Intelligence Group
CyberMedia Research
Personas: Analyst
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Total Engagement: 1,115
Average Engagement: 50.7
Post Frequency: 3.7
Total Engagement: 104
Average Engagement: 2
Post Frequency: 8.8
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Understanding the metrics
- Quantify impact: Gauge how much engagement an influencer drove overall on the subject over a 6 month period with the Total Engagement metric.
- Evaluate quality: Measure the average performance of an influencer’s social media posts and content on the topic with the Average Engagement metric.
- Measure consistency: Evaluate the frequency of an influencer’s social activity by determining the average monthly number of posts on the topic with the Post Frequency metric.
About Who’s Who reports
These Who’s Who reports are created using the Onalytica platform which has a curated database of over 1 million influencers. Our platform allows you to discover, validate and categorise influencers quickly and easily via keyword searches. You can read our in-depth report Methodology here.
This Who’s Who list should give you an insight into who is driving the most engagement on 5G online. We always want to make sure you are getting the most valuable information available from our lists, so feedback is always welcome!
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