Peter Bury

Ofcom Role:

Peter is Ofcom’s Director of Spectrum Policy with responsibility for licensing and managing the radio frequencies used for sound broadcasting and television; and for the transformation of the computer systems on which Ofcom’s licensing processes are based.

Biography:

Peter has worked in the field of communications technology since 1979 when he joined the team launching Prestel – the UK ’s first mass-market electronic information service. In his subsequent career with BT, Lotus Development Corporation and Mercury he was responsible for product development and management of innovative communications services like Telecom Gold, Lotus Notes and corporate telecoms outsourcing. In 1994 he set up and led the technology watch and corporate venturing arm of Cable and Wireless in Silicon Valley.

Peter became Head of R&D at the BBC in 1998, leading the technology team which launched BBC services on the digital TV platforms; developed new capabilities for production and transmission; and planned the BBC ’s use of radio spectrum. In 2004 he joined Ofcom.

Peter holds MA and PhD degrees from Cambridge and an MBA from Warwick University.