The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP) is a
membership organisation
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for professionals in the telecommunications industry, based in the United Kingdom.
The Institute was originally founded in 1906. It is now a registered company with
Companies House
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in the United Kingdom, incorporated in 2002. Brendan O' Mahony has been the chief executive of the ITP.
Lucy Woods presided over ITP for fifteen years, until 2018, when the organization named Kevin Paige chairman for five years.
In 2022 the ITP appointed its new CEO, Charlotte Goodwill.
In 2021, the ITP assisted a UK fibre network
Vorboss
Vorboss is a company owned by Fern Trading Ltd, headquartered in Broadgate, London, England. The company provides communications infrastructure services, including fibre and bandwidth connectivity to business customers. It was established in 2006 ...
in establishing its training academy. In 2023, the ITP appointed Tim Creswick, the CEO of Vorboss, as the new chair of its board of directors.
The institute has an associated journal, the ''Journal of the Institute of Telecommunications Professionals'', established in 2007 and published quarterly.
See also
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Telecommunications in the United Kingdom
Telecommunications in the United Kingdom have evolved from the early days of the telegraph to modern fibre broadband and high-speed 5G networks.
History
National Telephone Company (NTC) was a British telephone company from 1881 until 1911, w ...
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Internet in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has been involved with the Internet throughout its origins and development. The telecommunications infrastructure in the United Kingdom provides Internet access to homes and businesses mainly through fibre, cable, mobile ...
References
External links
The ITP websiteThe Journal of the ITP
1906 establishments in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 1906
Companies established in 2002
Telecommunications organisations in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in Surrey
Sunbury-on-Thames
Telecommunications
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