I have always been excited by opportunities from new technologies. As part of a long and varied career in telecommunications, I was involved in many different technical, marketing and business development roles. These centred on the development and market introduction of new technologies.
After graduating with B.Sc and Ph.D degrees in Electronic Engineering in 1986 and 1989, respectively, I spent six years in research and development at BT’s Adastral Park, developing wireless technologies and publishing widely.
I then moved to O2, with responsibility for O2’s network investment plan, and also attained an MBA from Henley Management College, graduating as top student. I then moved to Nokia (Networks), where I ultimately became responsible for strategy and business development across Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Realising that corporate life was not really for me, I became self employed in 2001. In October 2001, I co-founded telecommunications consultancy Unwired Insight Limited with my friend and fellow technology specialist, Dr Alastair Brydon. I authored or co-authored over 50 reports on key telecom topics including 4G, mobile broadband and the future of the telecoms industry. For a full list of my publications, visit:
List of Mark Heath’s Publications
In August 2012, I decided to pursue new interests outside of telecommunications as a new challenge. Rather than advising others, I wanted to make a real difference at the heart of real businesses interacting with real customers. I now develop and run ultra-fast websites and industry-leading Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising campaigns for businesses in Cambridgeshire.
In my spare time, I was a Broadband Champion, supporting the Connecting Cambridgeshire programme to bring superfast broadband to rural Cambridgeshire. In 2014, I was awarded a volunteering award by the UK Prime Minister.
The road to decent broadband has been very challenging for rural areas across the UK. In 2011, I launched the Increase Broadband Speed website to help people with poor broadband provision to improve their speeds. This closed in December 2025, once the availability of superfast and ultrafast broadband had substantially improved. The site attracted over 50 million visitors during its long lifetime.
To get in touch, please contact Mark