Jim Hodges

Research Director – Cloud and Security, GTM Telecom Insights and Advisory at Omdia

Speaker

As Research Director at Omdia, Jim focuses on the application and security impact of cloud technologies in the telecommunications industry.

Jim's research primarily centers on the security implications introduced by cloud and cloud-based technologies, particularly in the context of 5G networks. He approaches this from a cyberthreat detection perspective, offering critical analysis of emerging security challenges. Additional coverage areas include OSS/BSS evolution, service assurance, orchestration and API service driven models.

Jim previously worked at Nortel Networks, where he tracked the VoIP and application server market landscape and was a key contributor to the development of Wireless Intelligent Network standards. He gained additional technical experience at Bell Canada, where he performed IN and SS7 network planning, numbering administration, technical model forecast creation, and definition of regulatory-based interconnection models. Jim is based in Ottawa, Canada.