Gary Waite

Head of eSIM Strategy at NetLync

Gary is NetLync’s Head of eSIM Strategy, joining the company in March 2020. With over 30 years’ experience across the telecommunications and mobile sector, Gary has been key to the success of SIM technology ever since its inception. He helped author the original ETSI SIM technical specifications, then via a start-up, he designed and sold what became the de facto standard SIM & Mobile test tool for the entire mobile industry.

He has worked in industry for companies both large and small including Telefonica group, and is considered an expert on eSIM, NFC, Mobile Wallet and M2M/IoT. More recently, Gary was in charge of the GSMA’s Consumer eSIM technical specification development and has been key to the global market adoption of the GSMA eSIM standards.

Today, Gary is leading NetLync’s drive to deliver essential eSIM capability to MNOs and MVNOs worldwide, assisting them in their digital transformation from physical SIM to eSIM.