
William Webb
William oversees the development and dissemination of technology for our clients and vendors, bringing over thirty years’ experience in technological communications.

Assessing the UK AI Safety Summit with Sarah Hunter – Independent Thinkers on Digital
Following the UK AI Safety Summit, William Webb and Sarah Hunter delved into its effectiveness and pondered the impact of...

ComputerWeekly.com: The search for sustainable UK tech talent
The UK has plans to become a tech superpower by the end of the decade, but the region still has...

A Proposal for Global AI Regulation
“AI’s potential for both benefit and harm necessitates global regulatory evolution.” In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI)...

Disruptive.Asia: ICT and countries’ misguided trend towards nationalism
Over the last few years, countries have been getting increasingly concerned about their control over the development and production of...

AI Dreams: The Regulator’s Dilemma
The debate around AI regulation has focused extensively on what should happen, but in a world of conflicting interests, complex...

Independent Thinkers on Digital: Dissecting Telecom Turbulence
Unraveling the Complexities of the Telecom Market with Maurice Patrick Access Partnership CTO William Webb talks with Maurice Patrick, a...

The Fair Share Debate: Allocating costs for data generation and infrastructure
On 13 June, Access Partnership CTO William Webb hosted a live edition of his Independent Thinkers on Digital podcast to...

Wi-Fi is the best way to address capacity demands
Introduction This is my third and final blog on the subject of mobile industry profitability and the demands for subsidisation...

How to increase MNO profitability
Introduction In my first blog on the issue of demands for subsidisation from OTT operators and others, I concluded that:...

Why the concern about telecom operator finances?
Introduction There have been calls over the last few months for a “fair share tax” – an argument that the...

The future of smartphones: Effectively regulating direct-to-handsets services
Step into the transformative potential of direct-to-handset (DTH) satellite communications by downloading our latest white paper. The rapid evolution of...

Independent Thinkers on Digital | The Evolution of IoT
IoT with Matt Hatton of Transforma Insights Matt and William wrote a book together in 2020 called “The IoT Myth”...

Independent Thinkers on Digital | The Quest for Spectrum Abundance
Unlocking Spectrum Abundance Amidst Changing Demands. Simon Saunders and William Webb, two seasoned veterans in the field of radio spectrum,...

Independent Thinkers on Digital | Forecasting the Future: Winners and Losers of Emerging Industries
IT, healthcare, autonomous cars, and more… including ChatGPT Dean Bubley and William Webb share a mutual passion for forecasting the...

Independent Thinkers on Digital | Is Government Intervention in Digital Justified?
Ex-Minister’s Insights Reveal Eye-Opening Truths Questions about the level of government intervention in digital had cropped up in multiple earlier...

Independent Thinkers on Digital | The High Cost of Regulatory Hubris
Reflections on Telecom Regulation and its Relevance to Current Challenges. Steve Unger is completing a book on the history of...

Independent Thinkers on Digital | The Metaverse Dilemma: Immersion Without Purpose?
Exploring the Concept of Metaverse Beyond VR Headsets. Richard Harper and William Webb engaged in a conversation about the metaverse....

Capacity Media | HAPs and satellite for mobile connectivity – is it different this time?
This article was originally published in Capacity on 13 March 2023. High altitude platforms (HAPs) and satellites have been promising to...

Tech Policy Trends 2023 | Autonomous vehicles
Few technological innovations are more tantalising than self-driving cars. The prospect of autonomous vehicles transforming road safety and revolutionising how...

The Telegraph | How Putin’s war killed off the 5G dream
This article was originally published in the Telegraph on 27 February 2023. Surging energy costs and customer apathy have wrecked...

GovInsider | Is ChatGPT the new iPhone in terms of technological innovation?
This article was originally published in GovInsider on 23 February 2023. Within just a few weeks, the capabilities of ChatGPT astounded...

Independent Thinkers on Digital | Are Low Rates of Return Really a Problem for Mobile Operators?
Unpacking the Telecom Industry: Debating Returns on Investment and Market Signals with Richard Feasey William has a fascinating discussion with...

Independent Thinkers on Digital | Regulation of the digital industry, is it still fit for purpose?
“William talks with internet economist and widely published expert Roslyn Layton about regulation of the digital industry” It feels that...

6GWorld | Video Interview: Can We Make A 6G That Users Want?
This article was originally published by 6G World on 1 February 2023. 6GWorld talks with William Webb, CTO at Access...

Fierce Wireless | Evidence and expertise need to guide US spectrum policy
This article was originally published by Fierce Wireless on 25 January 2023. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) spectrum auction authority...

Exploring the benefits of a future metaverse: What can we learn from current virtual reality applications?
The metaverse has the potential to redefine almost every sphere of our daily lives, from healthcare and education to work,...

Center for Data Innovation | 5 Q’s with William Webb, Chief Technology Officer at Access Partnership
This article was originally published by the Center for Data Innovation on 18 January 2023. The Center for Data Innovation...

Policy and regulatory decision-making under uncertainty
Policy and regulatory decisions involve more uncertainty than we would care to admit. In terms of prominent ‘macro’ events, in...

LightReading | Operators’ 5G investments show no clear signs of paying off
This article was originally published in LightReading on 03 November 2022. Over the past few years, big wireless network operators...

Metaverse Dialogue: Reflection 2022
Watch Metaverse Dialogue: Reflection 2022 Access Partnership launched the Metaverse Policy Lab (MPL) in February 2022 to merge our experience...

The Economic Opportunity of NB-IoT
The Internet of Things (IoT) is critical to our future presenting solutions to major societal challenges. These include global warming,...

Operators, Responsibility and Design: Is it possible to design a 6G system that users want
From 2G analogue phones with limited displays and storage to the latest, ultra-fast, low latency 5G smartphones, we have been...

Telecoms.com Podcast | William Webb on 5G, IoT & Huawei
This piece was originally published on Telecoms.com on 14 June 2022. We are delighted to welcome special guest William Webb...