Ashwinder is a Partner at Analysys Mason's New Delhi office. He specialises in spectrum valuation, business due diligence, fibre to the home (FTTH), digital terrestrial television (DTT) and go-to-market planning. Ashwinder has supported mobile and fixed operators, private equity funds and investment banks in South-East Asia.
In one project, Ashwinder advised a leading pay-TV operator in South-East Asia on its optimal channel bidding strategy for new DTT licences to be issued by the regulator as part of the digital switchover (DSO) process. He has also helped mobile operators to make technical and commercial valuations of spectrum and to build an optimal spectrum portfolio based on current and future market analysis.
Overall, Ashwinder has more than 6 years' experience of strategy consulting, spanning telecoms, media, technology and financial services. Ashwinder joined Analysys Mason in 2011, prior to which he worked with Bank of America, where he assisted clients in the financial services sector with demand forecasting and resource optimisation.
Ashwinder holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from Indian School of Business, Hyderabad and a B.Eng. in Computer Science from Thapar University, Patiala. Ashwinder is also a CFA Level 2 candidate.
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