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Who’s Who in 5G? Top 50 Influencers to Follow

by | Jun 22, 2023 | Influencer Lists,

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.

1Callie Field

Callie Field

Callie Field

President
T-Mobile Business Group

Personas: Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 18,964

Average Engagement: 948.2

Post Frequency: 3.3

Total Engagement: 21,047

Average Engagement: 915.1

Post Frequency: 3.8

2Ronald van Loon

Ronald van Loon

Ronald van Loon

CEO & Principal Analyst
Intelligent World

Personas: Analyst, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 16,673

Average Engagement: 147.5

Post Frequency: 18.8

Total Engagement: 7,994

Average Engagement: 51.6

Post Frequency: 25.8

3Neville Ray

Neville Ray

Neville Ray

President & Strategic Network Advisor to the CEO
T-Mobile

Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 6,742

Average Engagement: 306.5

Post Frequency: 3.7

Total Engagement: 9,850

Average Engagement: 273.6

Post Frequency: 6.0

4Aayush Bhatnagar

Aayush Bhatnagar

Aayush Bhatnagar

Senior Vice President
Jio

Personas: Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 16,232

Average Engagement: 386.5

Post Frequency: 7.0

Total Engagement: 73

Average Engagement: 4.3

Post Frequency: 2.8

5Sally Eaves

Sally Eaves

Sally Eaves

Digital Decentralization, Democracy & Security Advisor
CNAS

Personas: Event Speaker, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 8,292

Average Engagement: 65.3

Post Frequency: 21.2

Total Engagement: 6,481

Average Engagement: 63.5

Post Frequency: 17.0

6Harold Sinnott

Harold Sinnott

Harold Sinnott

Tech Influencer & Digital Consultant
 

Personas: Event Speaker, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 4,810

Average Engagement: 44.5

Post Frequency: 18.0

Total Engagement: 7,687

Average Engagement: 21.5

Post Frequency: 59.5

7Evan Kirstel

Evan Kirstel

Evan Kirstel

Chief Digital Evangelist & Co-Founder
eViRa Health

Personas: Content Creator, Event Speaker, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 5,890

Average Engagement: 18.5

Post Frequency: 53.2

Total Engagement: 7,311

Average Engagement: 10.1

Post Frequency: 120.5

8Mike Dano

Mike Dano

Mike Dano

Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies
Light Reading

Personas: Journalist & Contributor

Total Engagement: 8,870

Average Engagement: 50.7

Post Frequency: 29.2

Total Engagement: 1,305

Average Engagement: 6.2

Post Frequency: 34.8

9Cristiano R. Amon

Cristiano R. Amon

Cristiano R. Amon

President & CEO
Qualcomm

Personas: Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 6,763

Average Engagement: 397.8

Post Frequency: 2.8

Total Engagement: 723

Average Engagement: 38.1

Post Frequency: 3.2

10Glen Gilmore

Glen Gilmore

Glen Gilmore

Founder
Gilmore Business Network

Personas: Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 2,017

Average Engagement: 30.6

Post Frequency: 11.0

Total Engagement: 6,037

Average Engagement: 15.6

Post Frequency: 64.5

11Peter Linder

Peter Linder

Peter Linder

Head of 5G Marketing, North America
Ericsson

Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 7,858

Average Engagement: 43.4

Post Frequency: 30.2

Total Engagement: 222

Average Engagement: 2

Post Frequency: 18.2

12Paul Challoner

Paul Challoner

Paul Challoner

VP, Network Product Solutions
Ericsson

Personas: Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 6,435

Average Engagement: 119.2

Post Frequency: 9.0

Total Engagement: 2

Average Engagement: 0.7

Post Frequency: 0.5

13Ibrahim Sayed

Ibrahim Sayed

Ibrahim Sayed

Senior 5G RAN Expert
umlaut company

Personas: Content Creator, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 6,124

Average Engagement: 204.1

Post Frequency: 5.0

14Hema Kadia

Hema Kadia

Hema Kadia

Founder & CEO
TeckNexus

Personas: Content Creator, Journalist & Contributor

Total Engagement: 6,618

Average Engagement: 47.6

Post Frequency: 23.2

15Mohamed Abdel Monem

Mohamed Abdel Monem

Mohamed Abdel Monem

Technical Telecom Presales
Intersec Group

Personas: Academic & Researcher, Content Creator

Total Engagement: 5,597

Average Engagement: 121.7

Post Frequency: 7.7

16Kaneshwaran Govindasamy

Kaneshwaran Govindasamy

Kaneshwaran Govindasamy

Founder
Global 5G Evolution

Personas: Content Creator, Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 6,158

Average Engagement: 37.8

Post Frequency: 27.2

17Marcin Dryjanski

Marcin Dryjanski

Marcin Dryjanski

Principal Consultant & CEO
Rimedo Labs

Personas: Academic & Researcher, Author

Total Engagement: 5,080

Average Engagement: 53.5

Post Frequency: 15.8

Total Engagement: 20

Average Engagement: 1

Post Frequency: 3.3

18Leonard Lee

Leonard Lee

Leonard Lee

Executive Analyst & Founder
neXt Curve

Personas: Analyst, Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 5,547

Average Engagement: 32.4

Post Frequency: 28.5

Total Engagement: 12

Average Engagement: 0.4

Post Frequency: 4.7

19Mohamed Idrissi

Mohamed Idrissi

Mohamed Idrissi

Deputy Technical Director
5GWorldPro.com

Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 5,069

Average Engagement: 34.5

Post Frequency: 24.5

20Neil Shah

Neil Shah

Neil Shah

VP, Research
Counterpoint Research

Personas: Analyst, Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 3,915

Average Engagement: 89

Post Frequency: 7.3

Total Engagement: 141

Average Engagement: 3.7

Post Frequency: 6.3

21Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

Sanjay Kumar

Director
Skill-Lync

Personas: Content Creator, Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 3,948

Average Engagement: 69.3

Post Frequency: 9.5

22Jeff Kagan

Jeff Kagan

Jeff Kagan

Industry Analyst, Columnist & Influencer
 

Personas: Analyst, Journalist & Contributor, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 962

Average Engagement: 5

Post Frequency: 32.0

Total Engagement: 2,531

Average Engagement: 21.3

Post Frequency: 19.8

23Dr David Soldani

Dr David Soldani

Dr David Soldani

SVP, Innovation & Advanced Research
Rakuten Mobile, Inc

Personas: Academic & Researcher, Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 3,053

Average Engagement: 57.6

Post Frequency: 8.8

Total Engagement: 7

Average Engagement: 0.2

Post Frequency: 5.5

24Zahid Ghadialy

Zahid Ghadialy

Zahid Ghadialy

Principal Analyst & Consultant
3G4G

Personas: Analyst, Content Creator, Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 2,397

Average Engagement: 28.5

Post Frequency: 14.0

Total Engagement: 706

Average Engagement: 11.2

Post Frequency: 10.5

25Paolo Pescatore

Paolo Pescatore

Paolo Pescatore

Founder & TMT Analyst
PP Foresight

Personas: Analyst, Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 2,541

Average Engagement: 82

Post Frequency: 5.2

Total Engagement: 218

Average Engagement: 8.4

Post Frequency: 4.3

26Zeus Kerravala

Zeus Kerravala

Zeus Kerravala

Founder & Principal Analyst
ZK Research

Personas: Analyst, Content Creator, Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 2,084

Average Engagement: 74.4

Post Frequency: 4.7

Total Engagement: 394

Average Engagement: 17.1

Post Frequency: 3.8

27Beverley Eve

Beverley Eve

Beverley Eve

Co-Founder
TechMode.io

Personas: Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 1,283

Average Engagement: 32.1

Post Frequency: 6.7

Total Engagement: 1,143

Average Engagement: 13

Post Frequency: 14.7

28Alexandra Foster

Alexandra Foster

Alexandra Foster

Director, Division X
BT

Personas: Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 2,331

Average Engagement: 72.8

Post Frequency: 5.3

Total Engagement: 16

Average Engagement: 1.2

Post Frequency: 2.2

29Muriel Medard

Muriel Medard

Muriel Medard

Chief Scientist
Steinwurf

Personas: Academic & Researcher

Total Engagement: 2,203

Average Engagement: 122.4

Post Frequency: 3.0

30Ron Westfall

Ron Westfall

Ron Westfall

Senior Analyst + Research Director
Futurum Research + Analysis

Personas: Analyst, Content Creator

Total Engagement: 2,198

Average Engagement: 30.1

Post Frequency: 12.2

Total Engagement: 144

Average Engagement: 2.9

Post Frequency: 8.2

31Diana Adams

Diana Adams

Diana Adams

Founder
Adams Consulting Group

Personas: Journalist & Contributor, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 2,344

Average Engagement: 15.8

Post Frequency: 24.7

32Andy Sutton

Andy Sutton

Andy Sutton

Distinguished Engineer & Principal Network Architect
BT

Personas: Academic & Researcher, Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 1,812

Average Engagement: 72.5

Post Frequency: 4.2

Total Engagement: 108

Average Engagement: 9.9

Post Frequency: 1.8

33Päivi Kalske

Päivi Kalske

Päivi Kalske

Head of Corporate Social Media
Nokia

Personas: Social Amplifier, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 1,891

Average Engagement: 35.7

Post Frequency: 8.8

35Shekar Ayyar

Shekar Ayyar

Shekar Ayyar

CEO
Arrcus, Inc

Personas: Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 1,834

Average Engagement: 57.3

Post Frequency: 5.3

36Ravi Sinha

Ravi Sinha

Ravi Sinha

Chairman
O-RAN ALLIANCE e.V.

Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 1,634

Average Engagement: 90.8

Post Frequency: 3.0

36Shaun Collins

Shaun Collins

Shaun Collins

Executive Chairman
CCS Insight

Personas: Analyst

Total Engagement: 1,748

Average Engagement: 33.6

Post Frequency: 8.7

Total Engagement: 11

Average Engagement: 0.8

Post Frequency: 2.2

37Matthieu Bourguignon

Matthieu Bourguignon

Matthieu Bourguignon

SVP Europe
Nokia

Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 1,697

Average Engagement: 60.6

Post Frequency: 4.7

38Rudolf van der Berg

Rudolf van der Berg

Rudolf van der Berg

Partner
Stratix Consulting

Personas: Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 1,570

Average Engagement: 74.8

Post Frequency: 3.5

Total Engagement: 26

Average Engagement: 3.3

Post Frequency: 1.3

39Peggy Smedley

Peggy Smedley

Peggy Smedley

President & Editorial Director
Specialty Publishing Media

Personas: Content Creator, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 941

Average Engagement: 13.6

Post Frequency: 11.5

Total Engagement: 1,277

Average Engagement: 1

Post Frequency: 211.8

40Luke Kehoe

Luke Kehoe

Luke Kehoe

Technology Advisor
Arup

Personas: Analyst

Total Engagement: 1,484

Average Engagement: 106

Post Frequency: 2.3

41Mischa Dohler

Mischa Dohler

Mischa Dohler

VP, Emerging Technologies
Ericsson

Personas: Author, Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 1,272

Average Engagement: 318

Post Frequency: 0.7

Total Engagement: 43

Average Engagement: 5.4

Post Frequency: 1.3

42Ioannis Tomkos

Ioannis Tomkos

Ioannis Tomkos

Professor
University of Patras

Personas: Academic & Researcher, Event Speaker

Total Engagement: 1,454

Average Engagement: 55.9

Post Frequency: 4.3

Total Engagement: 7

Average Engagement: 0.4

Post Frequency: 3.2

43Danish Khan

Danish Khan

Danish Khan

Lead - ETTelecom +
The Economic Times

Personas: Journalist & Contributor

Total Engagement: 1,321

Average Engagement: 28.7

Post Frequency: 7.7

Total Engagement: 185

Average Engagement: 2.5

Post Frequency: 12.2

44Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

Andreas Mueller

Project Director 6G
Bosch

Personas: Event Speaker, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 1,335

Average Engagement: 74.2

Post Frequency: 3.0

45Emil Björnson

Emil Björnson

Emil Björnson

Professor
KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Personas: Academic & Researcher, Content Creator

Total Engagement: 1,225

Average Engagement: 306.3

Post Frequency: 0.7

46Rob Tiffany

Rob Tiffany

Rob Tiffany

Founder & CEO
Digital Insights

Personas: Content Creator, Event Speaker, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 1,090

Average Engagement: 83.8

Post Frequency: 2.2

Total Engagement: 5,138

Average Engagement: 0.7

Post Frequency: 1235.3

47Shelly Kramer

Shelly Kramer

Shelly Kramer

CEO
V3B

Personas: Analyst

Total Engagement: 744

Average Engagement: 21.3

Post Frequency: 5.8

Total Engagement: 651

Average Engagement: 6.9

Post Frequency: 15.8

48Jillian Kaplan

Jillian Kaplan

Jillian Kaplan

Head of Global Telecom Thought Leadership
Dell Technologies

Personas: Content Creator, Thought Leader

Total Engagement: 1,232

Average Engagement: 72.5

Post Frequency: 2.8

Total Engagement: 42

Average Engagement: 2.5

Post Frequency: 2.8

49Chelsea Larson-Andrews

Chelsea Larson-Andrews

Chelsea Larson-Andrews

Co-Founder
TechMode.io

Personas: Content Creator, Social Amplifier

Total Engagement: 349

Average Engagement: 15.2

Post Frequency: 3.8

Total Engagement: 929

Average Engagement: 12.2

Post Frequency: 12.7

50Prabhu Ram

Prabhu Ram

Prabhu Ram

Head, Industry Intelligence Group
CyberMedia Research

Personas: Analyst

Total Engagement: 1,115

Average Engagement: 50.7

Post Frequency: 3.7

Total Engagement: 104

Average Engagement: 2

Post Frequency: 8.8


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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