David Cleevely
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David Cleevely is an entrepreneur
and international telecoms
expert who has built and advised many companies, principally in Cambridge
, UK.
on VoIP creating the framework for VoIP within the EU and the identification of The Broadband Gap - where the cost of supply would exceed the price consumers were willing to pay which prompted UK Government policy intervention in 2001-2005 to force increased broadband infrastructure in the UK.
He is an authority on telecommunication policy and has advised numerous governments on policy and innovation frameworks. He advised the Prime Minister and UK Government on the ecommerce@its.best.uk report, and was one of the 8 industry experts that compiled the Communications White Paper
which became the Communications Act 2003
.
He is currently appointed by the UK government to the Spectrum Management Advisory Group and is member of the Ofcom
Spectrum Advisory Board and the IET
Telecoms Sector Panel. He has also appeared before Select Committees in both Parliament
and in the House of Lords
.
In April 2009, he will chair the Cambridge Wireless International Conference at the Imperial War Museum
, Duxford.
and is the and current Chairman. In 2007 he and co-founded and became the Chairman of the spectrum monitoring
company CRFS, which has subsequently carried out the first ever UK-wide spectrum monitoring. In 2008 he also became the Chairman of the scanning ion-conductance microscopy
company ionscope.
In 1997 he co-founded Cambridge Network
with Hermann Hauser
, Alec Broers
, Nigel Brown, Fred Hallsworth and Anthony Ross. He also co-founded Cambridge Wireless (originally Cambridge 3G) with Edward Astle.
In late 2004 he co-founded the 3G pico base station company, 3WayNetworks, which was sold to Airvana
in April 2007. He joined the Board of mobile phone social networking provider Trutap in October 2005. Between 2005 and 2008 he was Chairman of the Communications Research Network at University of Cambridge, part of the Cambridge–MIT Institute.
In February 2009 he was reported to be in discussion with a number of UK-based entrepreneurs (called 'the Cambridge Group). The Cambridge Group are planning to establish a new UK bank, having been 'outraged by the behaviour of [traditional banks]', including the lack of credit offered to small businesses and customer-focussed objectives. They are considering a bank operating as a mutual society (an Industrial and Provident Society). Other members of the Cambridge Group include: Nigel Brown (of NW Brown, the Cambridge-based corporate financial house), and Dr Alan Goodman (a biotech entrepreneur). Early talks were held with Cambridge University and Cambridge City Council.
In 2009 David Cleevely became the founding Chairman for the new Centre for Science and Policy
, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology
and he has held an Industrial Fellowship at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
and international telecoms
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
expert who has built and advised many companies, principally in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, UK.
Telecommunications
In 1985 he founded the telecommunications consultancy Analysys which was acquired by Datatec International in 2004. Whilst at Analysys he was involved with a report to the European CommissionEuropean Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
on VoIP creating the framework for VoIP within the EU and the identification of The Broadband Gap - where the cost of supply would exceed the price consumers were willing to pay which prompted UK Government policy intervention in 2001-2005 to force increased broadband infrastructure in the UK.
He is an authority on telecommunication policy and has advised numerous governments on policy and innovation frameworks. He advised the Prime Minister and UK Government on the ecommerce@its.best.uk report, and was one of the 8 industry experts that compiled the Communications White Paper
White paper
A white paper is an authoritative report or guide that helps solve a problem. White papers are used to educate readers and help people make decisions, and are often requested and used in politics, policy, business, and technical fields. In commercial use, the term has also come to refer to...
which became the Communications Act 2003
Communications Act 2003
The Communications Act 2003 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It gave regulation body Ofcom its full powers. Among other measures, it introduced legal recognition of Community Radio and paved the way for full-time Community Radio services in the UK; as well as controversially...
.
He is currently appointed by the UK government to the Spectrum Management Advisory Group and is member of the Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
Spectrum Advisory Board and the IET
Institution of Engineering and Technology
The Institution of Engineering and Technology is a British professional body for those working in engineering and technology in the United Kingdom and worldwide. It was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions: the Institution of Electrical Engineers , dating back to 1871, and the...
Telecoms Sector Panel. He has also appeared before Select Committees in both Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
and in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
In April 2009, he will chair the Cambridge Wireless International Conference at the Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum
Imperial War Museum is a British national museum organisation with branches at five locations in England, three of which are in London. The museum was founded during the First World War in 1917 and intended as a record of the war effort and sacrifice of Britain and her Empire...
, Duxford.
Entrepreneurship
In 1998 he co-founded Abcam plcAbcam plc
Abcam plc is a UK biotech company based in the Cambridge Science Park in Cambridge, England, with offices in Boston MA, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Tokyo.The premise of the company was incubated from a laboratory in the University of Cambridge, UK in 1998...
and is the and current Chairman. In 2007 he and co-founded and became the Chairman of the spectrum monitoring
Spectrum management
Spectrum management is the process of regulating the use of radio frequencies to promote efficient use and gain a net social benefit.The term radio spectrum typically refers to the full frequency range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz that may be used for wireless communication...
company CRFS, which has subsequently carried out the first ever UK-wide spectrum monitoring. In 2008 he also became the Chairman of the scanning ion-conductance microscopy
Scanning ion-conductance microscopy
The scanning ion-conductance microscope consists of an electrically charged glass micro- or nanopipette probe filled with electrolyte lowered toward the surface of the sample in an oppositely charged bath of electrolyte...
company ionscope.
In 1997 he co-founded Cambridge Network
Cambridge Network
The Cambridge Network is a commercial business networking organisation for business people and academics working in technology fields in the Cambridge area of the UK...
with Hermann Hauser
Hermann Hauser
Hermann Maria Hauser, CBE FREng FinstP CPhys , is an entrepreneur who was born in Vienna, Austria but is primarily associated with Silicon Fen in England....
, Alec Broers
Alec Broers, Baron Broers
Alec Nigel Broers, Baron Broers, is an Anglo-Australian electrical engineer.Broers was born in Calcutta, India and educated at Geelong Grammar School and Melbourne University in Australia, and then University of Cambridge in England.He then worked in the research and development laboratories of...
, Nigel Brown, Fred Hallsworth and Anthony Ross. He also co-founded Cambridge Wireless (originally Cambridge 3G) with Edward Astle.
In late 2004 he co-founded the 3G pico base station company, 3WayNetworks, which was sold to Airvana
Airvana
Airvana is a provider of Mobile Broadband network infrastructure systems and femtocells based on third-generation CDMA2000 EV-DO and UMTS mobile broadband technology...
in April 2007. He joined the Board of mobile phone social networking provider Trutap in October 2005. Between 2005 and 2008 he was Chairman of the Communications Research Network at University of Cambridge, part of the Cambridge–MIT Institute.
In February 2009 he was reported to be in discussion with a number of UK-based entrepreneurs (called 'the Cambridge Group). The Cambridge Group are planning to establish a new UK bank, having been 'outraged by the behaviour of [traditional banks]', including the lack of credit offered to small businesses and customer-focussed objectives. They are considering a bank operating as a mutual society (an Industrial and Provident Society). Other members of the Cambridge Group include: Nigel Brown (of NW Brown, the Cambridge-based corporate financial house), and Dr Alan Goodman (a biotech entrepreneur). Early talks were held with Cambridge University and Cambridge City Council.
In 2009 David Cleevely became the founding Chairman for the new Centre for Science and Policy
Affiliations
He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of EngineeringRoyal Academy of Engineering
-Overview: is the UK’s national academy of engineering. The Academy brings together the most successful and talented engineers from across the engineering sectors for a shared purpose: to advance and promote excellence in engineering....
, a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology
Institute of Engineering and Technology
The Institute of Engineering and Technology Lucknow is a state government-funded engineering college in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is a constituent college of Gautam Buddh Technical University .- History :The IET was established by the government of Uttar Pradesh in 1984, for imparting...
and he has held an Industrial Fellowship at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
The Computer Laboratory is the computer science department of the University of Cambridge. As of 2007, it employs 35 academic staff, 25 support staff, 35 affiliated research staff, and about 155 research students...
.