An independent advisor and technology evangelist, James Brehm is a regular speaker at industry conferences and one of the leading voices on the state of the IoT and M2M market today. Mr. Brehm is a regular contributor to CNBC and is frequently quoted by media outlets such as Business Week, RCR Wireless, ComputerWorld, PC Magazine, and the San Jose Mercury News.
Over the past decade, Mr. Brehm has spoken to various groups on topics including wireless services, mobile marketing and advertising, mobile content, VoIP, activation and provisioning, service creation, mobile apps, premium messaging, wireless security, fixed-mobile convergence, mobile broadband (LTE and WiMAX), the telecom regulatory environment and vertical market deployment of web-enabled services.
From 2011 to 2014, Brehm served as practice leader, strategist and senior consultant for Compass Intelligence. Prior to joining Compass Intelligence, Mr. Brehm served in multiple roles for nine (9) years at Growth Consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. Prior to joining Frost & Sullivan, Mr. Brehm worked in marketing, sales management, and business development roles for Rackspace Managed Hosting and Interland (now Web.com), two of the largest pure play web hosting companies in the U.S. His responsibilities included research on the competitive landscape of the market, developing new product offerings, assessing emerging markets, improving the over-all value chain for Global 1000 clients, due diligence, and acquisition analysis.
Mr. Brehm entered the high-tech arena in the mid 1990’s working in sales management within the telecom arena for MCI and later working for Gateway, Inc in multiple roles including product marketing, product management, training, and sales management.

James Brehm & Associates is a consulting and market intelligence firm providing project-based and retained strategic advisory services to technology companies worldwide. Our value proposition is to help companies generate, evaluate,and implement growth strategies. We provide a range of syndicated market insights, vertical analysis, forecasts, reports, and surveys, custom market research and consulting, partner strategy work, and marketing support deliverables (message testing, webinars, white papers) to help clients expand their targeted marketing reach. With a focus on the Internet of Things (IoT), Machine-to-Machine (M2M), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Operational Analytics, James Brehm & Associates provides actionable insight and direction to a wide range of organizations including Communication Service Providers, Satellite Operators, MVNOs, MSOs, Hardware Manufacturers, Software Vendors,OEMs, Tower Operators, Technology Investors, Hedge Funds, Private Equity Firms, Investment Banks, and Venture Capital Firms. The foundation of our research and advisory services is based on our primary research data, which informs the advice and recommendations we give to clients. Using this data allows us to develop market segmentation models, by vertical application (or use cases), that provide our clients a deep understanding of what’s really going on in IoT. To validate both our numbers and our understanding of the market, we speak to over 300 IoT ecosystem participants each quarter, giving us a solid view as to the current state of the market.