David Barker
BEng, MSc Managing Consultant , United KingdomDavid is a cellular network and technical radio spectrum domain expert in Coleago’s spectrum strategy and spectrum valuation practice areas. He is a specialist in the analysis of spectrum holdings, inference risks and development of technical valuation models.
David is a Chartered Engineer and a 30-year veteran of the radiocommunications industry. He is an experienced senior professional engineer and has spent his career working with and for telecoms consultancies, cellular operators in all continents, military communications, RAN eco-system hardware vendors, RAN design software vendors, and spectrum regulators. A recognised thought leader and a strong communicator, David is able to articulate the benefits, impacts, risks, opportunities and the technical value of radio spectrum to a wide range of audiences. He has filed and been granted numerous patents and has published many papers. David has been an active speaker at industry events throughout his career with a focus on interference analysis, mitigation, network optimisation, cellular antenna systems and spectrum valuation.
Education
Bradford University, UK
- BEng (Hons) – Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Royal Military College of Science, Cranfield University, UK
- MSc – Military Electronic Systems Engineering
Other team members
Simon Woodland
Managing ConsultantSimon Woodland is a member of Coleago’s financial modelling and training team, and is a seasoned management consultant with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, valuations, licence bids, financial forecasting and business planning.
David Conn
Managing ConsultantDavid is a senior finance professional with over two decades of experience in the telecoms sector. He is a specialist in business planning, forecasting, financial modelling and valuation in support of spectrum valuation and strategy projects.
Matt Halfmann
Managing ConsultantMatt Halfmann is an accomplished telecoms strategist, business modeler and executive trainer, has unrivalled expertise in digital infrastructure and telecoms regulation, and has worked in more than 100 countries.