Jon Arnold is Principal of J Arnold & Associates, an independent telecom analyst and marketing consultancy based in Toronto, Ontario. JAA’s primary focus is on IP communications and disruptive technologies, such as VoIP, mobile broadband, IPTV, telepresence, unified communications, peer-to-peer, social media and Web 2.0. Client base covers the full industry gamut, including startups, mid-market vendors, incumbent vendors, all types of service providers, the financial community and PR/marketing firms.

Previously, Jon was the VoIP Program Leader at Frost & Sullivan, where he was responsible for managing their subscription service for Global VoIP Equipment Markets. In July 2009, Jon formed Intelligent Communications Partners, and has since partnered with TMC to produce the Smart Grid Summit and launch the Smart Grid portal. These ventures serve to create a forum and build a new community around the intersection of energy, utilities, smart homes, telecom and IT.

In May 2008, Blogged.com rated Jon’s widely-read Analyst 2.0 Blog#1 among all Telecom blogs, VoIP Now included his blog on their Top 100 Telecom blogs, and VoIP News  included Jon on their 2007 Top 25 VoIP Blogs list, as well as 2009's Top  15VoIP Blogs. In July 2008, Guy Kawasaki's Alltop portal included Jon's blog in their group of top VoIP blogs, and subsequently, Jon has been added to the Editorial Advisory Board of Business Trends Quarterly, and the Advisory Board for the 2009 eComm conference. He also serves as an Advisor to several emerging tech/telecom companies.

Jon writes a bi-monthly column - Service Provider Views - for TMCnet, is an Expert Contributor to Tech Target’s SearchUnifiedCommunications.com portal, a Contributor to The Mark News portal, and regularly speaks at VoIP and telecom conferences, including TMC IT Expo, eComm, VON, NXTcomm, Pacific Telecom Council, IT360 and the Canadian Institute.

Jon is frequently quoted in the business and trade press, radio and television, including Business Week, Financial Times, TheDeal.com, TheStreet.com, IT Business Edge, BBC, Light Reading, IT Business.ca, Globe & Mail, Financial Post, Toronto Star, CBS Radio, Bloomberg Radio and BNN TV. Media archive available on request.

On other media fronts, Jon produced a weekly podcast for Pulvermedia for two years, wrote a monthly newsletter for a well-regarded U.S. investment bank (samples available upon request), and served as Editor for industry portal IP Communications TV.

For more information, please email Jon at jon@jarnoldassociates.com, or visit www.jarnoldassociates.com to explore JAA’s full range of services, testimonials and samples of recent work.