This site iotworld.co is being maintained by Dr. Mazlan Abbas. He loves to write articles, share knowledge on IOT and his thoughts regarding both IOT and Smart City.

With more than 30 years of experience and accomplishments in a senior management capacity primarily accountable for R&D, Product Development Innovation & Solutions, Technology Management, Network Operations and Academia. He is a result-driven professional who utilises his subject matter expertise, leadership, and teamwork to design and execute innovative solutions that create sustaining value to the organisation.

Before joining REDtone IOT, he spent 8 years in MIMOS as Senior Diector of Wireless Communications Cluster reposnible for Wireless Applied research activities. He also spent 13 years in CELCOM (mobile operator), handling many senior management positions (including R&D, Billing Operations, Technology & Technical Management, Network Administration & Management, Mobile Data, Integrated Business Solutions and Mobility Solutions).Rich experience and knowledge with IT and Telecommunications operation and transformation. Prior to Celcom, he spent 10 years as an Assoc. Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

He is a frequent speaker in many major & established telco conferences such as IOT Asia 2016, CommunicAsia 2016/2015, IOT Expo 2016, Smart Cities Asia 2016, Asia Pacific Smart Cities 2016, IOT Global Innovation Forum 2015, M2M/IOT Business Asia Platform 2015, ASEAN IOT Innovation Forum 2015, GeoSmart Asia 2015, MICC 2014, U-World 2013, WiFi World Summit 2012, Wireless Broadband Emerging Market 2011, WiMAX Forum SEA 2011,ISBC 2010, P1 Expert Net 2009, WiMAX World Congress 2009, IPCentral/Wireless World CeBIT 2009, APT and AIC etc.

He currently serves as MOSTI’s Technofund, Innofund and Science Fund (ICT Cluster) Technical & Commercial Evaluation Committee. He’s active in many Industry Advisory Panel (IAP) for several local universities.

Dr. Mazlan is ranked No. 20th Thought Leader in IoT by 2014 Onalytics Report – “The Internet of Things – Top 100 Thought Leaders” , ranked Top 100 in Smart Cities Top Experts by Agilience Authority Index May 2016 and ranked 2016 Top 100 IoT Influencers by Postscapes. He is currently the CEO of REDtone IOT and is a public speaker at leading IoT events. You can get in touch with him on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

All of his posts illustrations are being designed by himself. In fact, the videos from Youtube are also being captured, edited and uploaded by him.