Simon Lockhart Email & Phone Number

Newport, Newport, United Kingdom

After consulting to FullFibre for the last 3 years, I've accepted a permanent role with them as Principal Network Architect with primary responsibility for their ISP network, but also with oversight of their entire network.

After a 13 year break(!), I was elected back onto the LINX Board as a non-exec director for an initial term of 3 years at the LINX AGM in May 2023.

I am co-owner of a small but growing ISP providing a range of Internet services in niche markets - from media streaming and hosting through to a range of broadband and connectivity solutions (Dark Fibre, Wavelengths, Leased Line, DSL, Fixed Wireless Access, and Fibre-to-the-Premises). Our flag-ship project is Balquhidder in Scotland where we have designed.

South Wales, UK

Bristol, United Kingdom

Glide Group is the leading provider of managed Internet services to the student accommodation, private residential and business park markets within the UK and Europe. As Technical Director, I am responsible for strategy, architecture, and network design. I have designed and built the Glide National Network from the ground up to today support a.

Move Networks acquired Inuk Networks in May 2009, which has allowed the new combined organisation to take the IPTV service offerings into the USA and other international opportunities.

I was elected to the LINX Board in February 2004, for a fixed term of 2 years (extended to 3 years due to change in board structure), and then relected in May 2007 for a further 3 year term. LINX is the largest Internet Exchange in Europe, and as a member of the board I was jointly responsible for steering the overall direction of the LINX in the best.

Inuk Networks is an innovative wholesale Triple Play services operator, servicing initially the UK student market before moving into the broadband ISP market. I had full responsibility for the design, build and operation of the Triple Play infrastructure, which I successfully launched in early 2006.

Established the BBC's web and streaming Internet Infrastructure (servers, applications and network), and provided technical leadership for this right through into the acquisition of the infrastructure by Siemens Business Services.

Various positions whilst sponsored at University, and then for a year after graduation as Unix admin before moving into a real job...

Bsc, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Canoe Club, Gulbenkian Theatre Backstage

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