Independent advisor · Since 2013
I'm James Williams — Mr Connectivity. A neutral, global advisor with 30+ years of industry experience, helping mobile operators, messaging players and domain owners turn connectivity into commercial advantage.
A career built inside the industry that connects the world
What I do
Connectivity isn't one thing anymore. It's how you're identified, how you're reached, and the name you're known by. I work across all three.
Who is really on the other end? I help operators and enterprises make mobile identity work — verification, authentication and trust that stand up to real-world fraud.
SMS never died — it grew up. From A2P and RCS to true omnichannel engagement, I help brands and operators reach customers on the channel they actually read, without feeding the fraudsters.
The right name is connectivity too. I broker and scale premium domains, matching the perfect digital identity to the businesses ready to own it.
How I work with you
I'm independent by design — no vendor to sell you, no side to take. That neutrality is exactly why operators, vendors and enterprises trust me in the room. Bring me in for:
Cut through the noise. Clear, commercial strategy for messaging, identity and connectivity — grounded in how the market actually moves.
The right introductions to the right people. I open doors across an ecosystem I've spent a career building.
Grey routes, SMS pumping, spoofing. I help you protect revenue and reputation before the fraudsters find the gap.
Keynotes, workshops and plain-English briefings that turn a complex industry into decisions your team can act on.
Multi-channel and omnichannel go-to-market for operators and the SME sector — messaging that lands and converts.
"Everything I do comes back to three words: Interaction. Insight. Impact. Connect the right people, share what really matters, and make something happen."
— James Williams, Mr Connectivity
The person behind the brand
I've spent my career inside mobile — from the early days of messaging at mBlox (now Sinch) to global roaming and identity at Syniverse, and championing the whole industry through the Mobile Ecosystem Forum.
In 2013 I stepped out on my own and became Mr Connectivity: a neutral, independent advisor with one job — to connect the right people to the right opportunities, and cut through the noise with insight they can actually use.
No vendor agenda. No jargon for its own sake. Just a career's worth of hard-won relationships and a genuine love for this industry, put to work for you.
Out & about
Connectivity is a people business. From summit stages and operator boardrooms to airport lounges and industry dinners, mine is a career spent showing up where the mobile world gathers — here are a few frames from the road.
On my mind
The conversations shaping mobile connectivity — the ones I'm having on stage, in boardrooms, and every day on LinkedIn.
The channel brands have waited a decade for — and what it means for A2P revenue.
Anti-FraudWhy messaging fraud is a board-level problem, and where to start.
eSIM & RoamingThe quiet shift reshaping roaming, identity and loyalty.
DomainsWhy the right premium domain is a connectivity decision, not a vanity one.
Follow the daily conversation on LinkedIn →
Let's talk connectivity
Whether you're an operator, a vendor, an enterprise or an entrepreneur with a name to sell — if it touches connectivity, I'd like to hear about it.
Prefer email? james@mrconnectivity.com