Mac Taylor

The Moriana Group, Founder and CEO

Mac Taylor founded The Moriana Group in 2000, to provide analysis, research and consultancy services to the telecom industry, specializing in the service layer and next generation networks. In 2002, he co-authored the world's first analyst report on OSA/Parlay: The OSA/Parlay Report: Enabling the Convergence of Telecom and IT. He pioneered the concept of free Operator Guides and was the editor of Service Delivery Platforms and Telecom Web Services – an Industry Wide Perspective (2004) which included twenty papers from SDP thought leaders. This report has influenced the development of SDP in the industry reaching over 12,000 readers worldwide. He has also worked as consultant with Deutsche Bank private equity, and with Middle East investment funds in Telecom & IT. He has a wide network of contacts with key personnel working in carriers, service providers, system integrators, vendors, ISVs and VCs. He has been regular speaker and has chaired a number of industry conferences on SDP since 2003. He holds an MA from Cambridge University in England.