Simon Sherrington

AI, cloud and new technologies are fundamentally changing how we use digital services and are increasing our reliance on digital infrastructure. I am fascinated by what this will mean for how and where infrastructure should be built, who will own it and how they will monetise it. 

Simon is a Research Director and leads our programmes on Fixed Infrastructure and Data Centres. He also directs our Sustainable Networks research. With 30 years’ experience in the telecoms industry, Simon’s expertise spans fixed and mobile devices and networks, operator strategies and infrastructure evolution. He has overseen projects encompassing retail and wholesale, and business and consumer services. He is currently applying his insights to help clients make decisions based on a holistic view of communications infrastructure investment. His main areas of coverage include the evolution of investment in broadband networks, fibre, data centres and AI infrastructure. He is also focused on guiding the technology industry towards a more resilient and sustainable future. 

Simon spent his early career at Analysys Mason creating reports and databases that charted the early stages of liberalisation of fixed networks. He has been helping to shape the development of the sector ever since. After leaving Analysys Mason he spent 17 years running his own business (Innovation Observatory), writing and advising on technology innovations in the telecoms, energy and clean tech sectors. He returned to Analysys Mason in 2022, attracted by the commitment and intellectual rigour we invest in our analysis. 

Simon remains fascinated by how technology has changed the world, and enjoys trying to understand how things will evolve in future. Although a committed technophile, Simon is at his happiest when walking with his dog across the Fens of rural Cambridgeshire or the dramatic coastline of North Cornwall.