WM5G
Rhys Enfield is a seasoned telecommunications professional with extensive experience in infrastructure development and deployment. Currently serving as the Director of Infrastructure Acceleration at West Midlands 5G since April 2020, Rhys is responsible for delivering a significant 5G testbed and trials project while accelerating 5G deployment. Prior roles include Consultant at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from February 2021 to January 2022, and Infrastructure Planning and Deployment Lead at West Midlands Combined Authority from January 2019 to March 2020. Rhys also held leadership positions at Nokia Networks as Head of Network Build, overseeing the EE Access network, and at Orange, where roles included National Delivery Manager and Regional Implementation Manager. Rhys holds a B. Eng in Civil Engineering from Coventry University, earned between 1989 and 1991.
WM5G
WM5G is a new innovation and digital acceleration company, born from a 3-year DCMS-funded programme to accelerate the roll out of 5G and be the lead partner of the DCMS 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme. The case studies and learnings from the testbed trials will benefit organisations primarily in the connectivity, transport, manufacturing, andhealthcare sectors. They also businesses innovate and become future-fit through connectivity solutions, the Internet of Things, and AI.