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Professor William Webb FREng CEng FIET PhD MBA

Member of the Communications Sector Panel

Professor William Webb
Telecommunications Sector Leader and Vice President IET
Head of R&D, Ofcom 

William joined Ofcom as Head of Research and Development and Senior Technologist in 2003.   Here he manages a team of 10 engineers providing technical advice and managing research across all areas of Ofcom’s regulatory remit.   He also leads some of the major reviews conducted by Ofcom including the Spectrum Framework Review and Ultra-Wideband Consultation.   Previously, William worked for a range of communications consultancies in the UK in the fields of hardware design, computer simulation, propagation modelling, spectrum management and strategy development.   William also spent three years providing strategic management across Motorola’s entire communications portfolio, based in Chicago.

William has published ten books, sixty papers, and four patents.   He is a Visiting Professor at Surrey University and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. He is a Vice President and Fellow of the IET.   His biography is included in multiple “Who’s Who” publications around the world.   He sits on the judging panels of a number of awards including the Wall Street Journal “Annual Innovation Awards”.

William has a first class honours degree in electronics, a PhD and an MBA.