Speaking and moderation
Clear, provocative and grounded perspectives for telecoms and technology audiences
Formats
Keynotes and conference presentations
Opinionated, evidence-led sessions that frame the real questions behind a technology cycle.
Panel participation and moderation
Sharp moderation that keeps panels honest, or a contrarian voice on the panel itself.
Executive briefings and webinars
Focused sessions for leadership teams, investors and policy audiences, online or in person.
Interactive workshops and stakeholder forums
Facilitated multi-stakeholder discussion of difficult, uncertain or cross-sector questions.
Selected themes
- 5G, 6G, spectrum, Wi-Fi and indoor wireless
- Technology policy and regulation
- Telecom strategy, industry structure and business models
- Computing and network infrastructure
- Voice, communications, CPaaS and AI
- Private networks, neutral hosts and enterprise connectivity
- eSIM, network APIs, satellite and emerging network models
Upcoming appearances
Alianza Navigate 26
Scottsdale, Arizona · Keynote — Bridging the Monetization Gap for AI Voice
STL Partners webinar
Online · Speaker — Satellite D2D: Down-to-earth scenarios for telcos
Tower & Co Global Hub 2026
London · Moderator — How 5G realities inform 6G blueprints
WBA Wireless Global Congress EMEA
Vienna · Presentation — Wireless Trends and Disruptors
GSMA WAS#24, hosted by Cellusys
Dublin · Keynote — Mobile interconnect, eSIM, wholesale trends and disruptions
Unthinkable Lab #6
London · Workshop — AI Voice: The Clearest AI Application Opportunity for Telcos
TelecomTV Digital Sovereignty Forum and Great Telco Debate
London · Participant
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Past appearances
Indoor Wireless Evolution Workshop
London · Host and facilitator
Bounteous Intelligent Operator
London · Speaker
Netaxis Inspiration Day
Sorrento, Italy · Speaker
2026
Unthinkable Lab on Sovereignty for Telecoms
London · Workshop
FutureNet World
London · Panel — Success for Network APIs
Wi-Fi Now Global Congress and HaLow Summit
Mountain View · Speaker
vCon Spring
Dallas · Speaker — Voice AI for Telcos
IWCE
Las Vegas · Panel — Indoor wireless for emergency connectivity
Unthinkable Lab / TelecomTV workshop
London · Workshop — Telco AI, Agents and MCP
2025
TelcoForge Forging Ahead Innovation Days
Online · Speaker
TelecomTV Digital Sovereignty Forum and Great Telco Debate
London · Participant
5G-OT Alliance Connect
Miami · Keynote — Enterprise private 5G and spectrum
Wi-Fi Now World Congress
Dubai · Analyst panel
Mplify Global NaaS event
Dallas · Analyst panel
Unthinkable Lab on Voice and AI
London · Workshop — Goldmine or Minefield?
FYUZ
Dublin · Panels — Indoor neutral host and OpenWiFi
TelecomTV AI-Native Telco Forum
Düsseldorf · Breakfast session and panel — Unthinkable Telcos and AI, plus Future Challenges panel
Techritory 2025
Riga · Speaker — 5G evolution to 6G and quantum resilience
WBA WGC EMEA and Network X
Speaker — Enterprise Wi-Fi, 6G and Wi-Fi 8
Speaker biography
Short version
Dean Bubley is an independent telecoms, wireless and technology policy analyst, consultant and speaker with 30+ years' experience. He is the founder of Disruptive Analysis and convener of the 6G Reset forum. He provides outspoken, grounded perspectives on network evolution, industry strategy, regulation and emerging technologies.
Medium version
Dean specialises in mobile and telecoms, viewed in broader technological, governmental and societal contexts. He covers 5G, 6G, Wi-Fi, voice and network AI, spectrum and broadband policy, edge and cloud computing, enterprise private networks, IoT, new telecom business models, eSIM, network APIs, and voice and video communications. He was formerly an equity analyst covering communications stocks with the UK arm of Robert W. Baird, and spent eight years at Datamonitor. He holds a BA in Physics from Keble College, Oxford University.
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