Colin is currently Chairman of the board of the 6G Smart Networks and Services Industry Association (6G-IA), the Vice-Chairman of the board of the European Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS-JU), and Vice-Chairman of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) board. He has detailed knowledge and experience of the telecommunications industry, having worked directly or indirectly with many of the major players over a 30-year period.
Colin’s roles have included software developer, technical consultant, technical marketing, standardization, and management. In addition to his role as a line manager, he has participated extensively in standardization activities at ETSI, ITU-T, and 3GPP, including instrumental work in creating and developing the TTCN-3 testing language. Colin has also been very active in the European research ecosystem, including leading a number of award-winning European projects such as TT-Medal, D-MINT, and SEMAFOUR.
Colin is currently head of Research Alliances at Nokia.