Caroline Gabriel co-founded Rethink Research Associates in 2002. Rethink is a London, UK-based market research and consulting company specialized in technologies and business models for service providers and vendors, in the broadband wireless, 3G, fixed/mobile convergence and wireline broadband markets.

It provides published market reports, customized research projects and business model consulting, and holds one of the world’s most comprehensive research databases of operators and vendors in broadband wireless, particularly WiMAX.

Gabriel has also been responsible for creating the thought leading Wireless Watch and WiMAX Watch analyst services for Rethink. This provides weekly analysis and in-depth market reports on many aspects of wireless and mobile technology, with particular expertise in broadband wireless. Current reports include ‘WiMAX Business Models 2006-10’ and ‘The WiMAX Global Map 2006-9’.

Before Rethink, Gabriel spent a large part of her career in various senior positions at VNU Business Publishing Europe. VNU BPE is Europe’s largest publisher of IT-related information with over 50 magazines, seven web sites, a conference organization and various research services. It is part of VNU, the world’s largest business information group. Most recently, she was European editorial director with responsibility for editorial and research strategy, organizational structuring and business development.