Bakhyt Weeks is an Analyst in Pyramid Research’s EMEA group. Her main responsibility is to analyze and forecast markets, companies, strategies and trends in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). She is responsible for maintaining fixed and mobile demand models for Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. Bakhyt has worked on several projects during her tenure at Pyramid including a Mobile Enterprise Market Sizing project, a Market Demand Assessment for Handsets in Russia and Eastern Europe, among others. Additionally, Bakhyt frequently writes for Pyramid Perspectives, Analyst Insights, and Country Intelligence Reports.  The latest topics covered include opportunities for WIMAX in the CIS (The Commonwealth of Independent States); the potential of 3G in Romania; Telefonica O2’s mould-breaking entrance into Slovakia’s mobile market; and the potentially global consequences of TeliaSonera’s expansion in Central Asia

Before joining Pyramid, Bakhyt worked as Analyst in Analysys Research in Cambridge, UK., where she was also responsible for the coverage of CEE. While at Analysys, she wrote “Strategic Options for Fixed and Mobile Operators in Central and Eastern Europe: Scenarios and Forecasts” – the report covering eight countries that entered the EU in 2004, plus Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan.

Bakhyt holds a Master’s degree from the University of Cambridge.  She speaks Russian and English. Bakhyt is based in the company’s London office.