Iain Thornhill

VP – Service Providers & IOT, Ericsson

As VP Service Providers & IOT, Iain Thornhill leads UK business development, with specific focus on emerging customers, technologies, and IoT.
Iain is currently focused on developing the adoption of 5G in industry, creating new partnerships, identifying digitization use cases and business models to enable mass adoption of 5G in industry.
Iain is based in Reading, and is equally comfortable in technical and commercial roles, during his 20 years at Ericsson he has been a key driver of innovation in both business models and new customer proposition’s.
Iain holds a BA Hons in Business & Economics from Plymouth University

All Sessions by Iain Thornhill

  • 1st June - Summit 1 - 5G in the UK - The Realities of Implementing 5G


  • 10.40
    Format - 5 speakers, 40 minutes, panel discussion, 2 minute introductory remarks each (no slides), followed by group discussion
    - Private/enterprise networks
    - Private 5G networks - will this be driving a large part of 5G?
    - Driving enhanced productivity through smart automation
    - Manufacturing - supply chain productivity i.e. aerospace
    - MTC - Manufacturing Technology Centre - encouraging SMEs, private networks




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