William Webb (engineer)
{{Short description|British engineer}}
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|birth_date = 1967
|birth_place = United Kingdom
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|nationality = British
|field = Telecommunications engineering
|work_institution = University of Southampton, UK
Ofcom
|alma_mater = University of Southampton, UK
|known_for = technology entrepreneurship
|thesis_year = 1992
|thesis_title = “QAM for Digital Mobile Radio
|prizes = {{no wrap|FREng (2005)
IET Mountbatten Medal (2018)}}
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William Webb FREng is a telecommunications engineer, and a visiting professor at the University of Southampton, UK. He was IET President 2014){{cite web|url=https://www.theiet.org/publishing/library-archives/the-iet-archives/iet-history/past-presidents/presidents-of-the-iet/|title=IET Past Presidents, UK}} and is a Director of Webb Search Ltd., UK.
Education
Webb was educated at University of Southampton, UK. He received his undergraduate degree in 1989 and Ph.D. degree in 1992.
He received his MBA from the same university in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://www.southampton.ac.uk/alumni-supporters/community/meet-our-alumni/1980s/william-webb.page|title=Meet the Alumni - William Webb, University of Southampton}}
Career
Webb started his career at Smith System Engineering Ltd. UK. He then worked for Motorola Inc. He joined PA Consulting UK to work on a number of telecommunications projects. He joined Ofcom UK as Head of R&D and worked on radio spectrum policy. He was one of the co-founders of Neul which was acquired by Huawei in 2014. Webb was President of IET UK (2014) and CEO of Weightless SIG. He is a director at Webb Search Ltd.{{cite web|url=http://www.webbsearch.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Webb-full-biography.pdf|title=Biography of William Webb, Webb Search Ltd}}
Awards
Webb received the IET Mountbatten Medal in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.theiet.org/publishing/library-archives/the-iet-archives/iet-history/awards-and-prizes-index/the-mountbatten-medallists/|title=The Mountbatten Medallists, IET UK}} He was elected to the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2005.{{cite web|url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2005/william-webb-honoured-by-royal-academy-of-engineering|title=William Webb honoured by Royal Academy of Engineering, Ofcom 2005}} He has received three honorary doctorate degrees, from University of Southampton,{{cite web|url=https://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/news/4749|title=Graduation 2015 marks achievements of students and honorary graduates, University of Southampton, 2015}} Anglia Ruskin University{{cite web|url=https://aru.ac.uk/graduation-and-alumni/honorary-award-holders2/william-webb|title=Honorary Degree Prof. William Webb, Anglia Ruskin University, 2015}} and University of Hertfordshire.{{cite web|url=https://www.herts.ac.uk/about-us/media-centre/news/2019/university-of-hertfordshire-celebrates-2019-graduates-achievements-with-ceremonies-at-st-albans-cathedral|title=University of Hertfordshire celebrates 2019 graduates' achievements with ceremonies at St Albans Cathedral, 2019}}
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Category:English electrical engineers
Category:Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Category:Academics of the University of Southampton
Category:Alumni of the University of Southampton
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