Stephen Temple Email & Phone Number

Stephen Temple is visiting Professor at the University of Surrey 5GIC/6GIC, advisor to the head of department on mobile generation change strategy, spectrum policy issues, regulation/innovation alignment and Technical Secretary to their Strategy Advisory Board.

His track record in spectrum began in 1971 when he represented the UK at the ITU 1971 Space Conference on spectrum sharing between earth stations and radio relays. He has since been responsible for two groundbreaking advances in mobile spectrum. He was the first government policy official in the world to bring about the use of a band above 1 GHz for.

In the private sector he pioneered ntl’s (now Virgin) broadband Internet, harmonised the digital cable TV platforms of merged cable TV companies and become MD of their networks division. He was later director of special projects in Vodafone's HQ Corporate Strategy where he worked on their broadband and innovation strategies.

His past accomplishment, as a senior offiical in the UK Department of Industry, was changing the face of the global mobile industry through creating the next generation technology approach to mobile innovation in the way GSM was established through:(1) Ensuring spectrum was set aside for its introduction (900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 38 GHz for backhaul)(2).