Unthinkable Lab: URGENT Make Telecoms Fit for an AI World

The Clermont London, Charing Cross

Strand, WC2N 5HX, London, England, United Kingdom

Dean Bubley & Andrew Collinson

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Andrew Collinson, Director, Connective Insight LtdAndrew Collinson set up Connective Insight in 2023 to provide research and advice on strategy, purpose and senior stakeholder relationships, mainly in telecoms and technology markets. He also chairs and facilitates public events.Before that, he was the Commercial & Research Director of STL Partners, a leading consulting and research company, building the highly regarded research business, and achieving long-term commercial growth for the company overall. He previously worked at BT and Cellnet/O2 for 19 years in roles spanning engineering, marketing, strategy, and building new ventures.Dean Bubley,Director, Disruptive Analysis Ltd.Telecoms, Technology & Futures Analyst and AdvisorDean Bubley (@disruptivedean) is the founder of Disruptive Analysis, an independent technology industry analyst and consulting firm based in London. An outspoken analyst & futurist with over 25 years’ experience, he specialises in mobile / telecoms fields, with an eye on the broader technological, governmental and societal contexts. He is one of the leading market observers and forecasters covering 5G, 6G, FTTX, Wi-Fi, edge/cloud compute, enterprise private networks, wholesale, new telecom business models, voice/video communications & APIs and broadband/spectrum policy.He is known as a contrarian and visionary, often with challenging opinions that go against industry consensus. Speaking at over 30 conferences and other events per year, and quoted by publications such as The Economist, FT & Wall Street Journal, he is an authority and provocateur. He regularly appears in technology industry videos, podcasts and blogs.Mr Bubley was formerly an equity analyst, covering communications stocks, with the UK arm of investment bank Robert W. Baird. Prior to that, he spent eight years at UK research firm Datamonitor, where he co-founded the company's Technology business, managed the Internet & Networking area and custom consulting operations, with roles of Chief Analyst & Director of Consulting. He holds a BA in Physics from Keble College, Oxford University.