{"id":42986,"date":"2019-11-05T08:36:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T08:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/gsma_people\/shamik-basu\/"},"modified":"2023-11-30T16:10:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:10:56","slug":"shamik-basu","status":"publish","type":"gsma_theme_people","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/technologies\/internet-of-things\/gsma_people\/shamik-basu\/","title":{"rendered":"Shamik Basu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shamik Basu is Head of IoT platforms at Verizon. In his current role, he leads the portfolio growth strategy for global IoT connectivity and the ThingSpace platform, and is responsible for creating and commercializing new data-enabled IoT offerings across industries. Shamik and his team work with cloud hyperscalers, incubators and the developer community on pioneering the next round in IoT devices &#038; apps. 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