The Big Interview: William Webb
News Professor William Webb is a man walking something of a tightrope between two roles. The basic problem is that there is always a trade-off between range and bandwidth, says Webb. Webb, 39, who lives in Cambridge with his wife and two young daughters...
[December 12, 2006, 11:42]
Wireless Needs A New Way Forward
Leader Apart from some diehard marketing executives, 4G is on nobody's lips — and, according to Ofcom's head of research William Webb, there are no generational changes due for the next 10 to 20 years. So while Webb is correct that there'll be no single...
[December 13, 2006, 15:19]
Ultrawideband Legal In EU Within Six Months
News Ofcom's chief technologist, Professor William Webb, told ZDNet UK on Friday that the UK regulator was "delighted" at the approval of ultrawideband (UWB). We think it's important to allow as many technologies to be tried in the marketplace as...
[December 8, 2006, 12:45]
Why 3G Over 2G May Not Happen
Blog However, the subject came up more recently in our fascinating interview with Prof William Webb, as reported here but sans the "3G over 2G" bit. We reported about a month ago that Ofcom may theoretically allow those operators with licences for 2G in...
[December 12, 2006, 12:17]
Military Spectrum Eyes Civvy Street
News This will enable us to engage with one representative industry body with regards to public sector spectrum issues to ensure the most effective use of scarce radio spectrum in the UK, " said William Webb, head of R&D at spectrum regulator Ofcom.
[September 18, 2006, 17:20]
Setting Radio Free
News Professor William Webb, head of research and development at Ofcom, said that "Nobody thinks that they have unused spectrum, but we do". There are three ways to manage spectrum: command and control - the old way, market forces, and unregulated...
[May 9, 2005, 11:10]
'Standards Wars' Threatening Ultrawideband
News We have to make balanced decisions -- when everyone's hurting equally, we've probably made the right decision," said William Webb, head of research and development at Ofcom. Professor Andy Hopper, chairman of the Cambridge University computing...
[April 19, 2005, 14:20]
Mobile Operators Defensive Over 3G Auctions
News William Webb, the regulator's chief technologist, said refarming might be unfair and cause competitive imbalances. Webb told ZDNet UK in a recent interview that: "A solution may be found tomorrow, or it might take many years to find a solution that...
[December 14, 2006, 12:40]
BT Hoovers Up Broadband Punters With 'free' Flights
Talkback Brian Webb? William Foust? Hoover " Fiasco" Free Flight BBC with out doubt the Largest Marketing Blunder in the World. There will probably never ever be another Hoover. The fear of another Hoover will keep all those MARKETING Guru's in jobs for life.
[June 29, 2004, 17:54]
