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Ofcom announces new members to its Spectrum Advisory Board

Ofcom today announced four new members to its spectrum advisory board (OSAB). The new members join eight existing members in providing advice to Ofcom on long term technical, architectural and spectrum management issues. This helps Ofcom in its role of more fully understanding the future, allowing better policy making for the benefit of citizens and consumers.

The appointments are with immediate effect and will last for a period of three years.

The new members are:

Linda Doyle

Linda Doyle is an Associate Professor in Trinity College, University of Dublin in the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering. Prof. Doyle received her Ph.D. in radio wave propagation in 1996 and has been a faculty member since then. She leads a research team which works on wireless networking, software radio, cognitive radio, reconfigurable networks, dynamic spectrum access, spectrum trading and spectrum regulation. Linda is currently vice-chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Cognitive Networks.

Philip Marnick

Philip is currently Chief Technology Officer of SpinVox, a speech technology company. He has spent over twenty years working in the wireless communications industry. Prior to joining SpinVox, he held senior operational and strategic executive positions at O2, BT, Orange, J-Phone, Japan (now Softbank mobile) and Extreme Mobile.

Brigadier David Meyer

David Meyer has been an officer within the British Army’s Royal Corps of Signals since 1979. He has held posts including command of military units delivering operational information systems and services and a variety of office-based staff posts responsible for policy, procurement, operations, signals intelligence and computer network defence. He is currently the Deputy Chief Information Officer in the Ministry of Defence in London, and is responsible for a range of operational information services.

Gavin Young

Gavin’s current role is as Chief Architect for Access within Cable & Wireless (C&W). Following a range of Access technology leadership roles within BT, Gavin joined AdEvia in 2000 where as Chief Technology Officer he led the design of pan-European broadband networks. He then moved to Bulldog Communications (later acquired by C&W) where he held a variety of responsibilities from product development through to network operations and Chief Technology Officer.

NOTES FOR EDITORS

1. Further information on OSAB can be found here www.osab.org.uk

2. Section 3 of the Communications Act, 2003 requires Ofcom to secure optimal use of the radio spectrum taking account of the different needs and interests of all users. The provision of independent strategic advice will help Ofcom to carry out its remit.

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