Mike Loundes

Director of Customer Service and CTO

Mike Loundes joined Manx Telecom at the age of 16, as a trainee technician. He progressed through the company to his current position of Director of Customer Service/Chief Technology Officer.

This role has overall responsibility for service availability through the operation, maintenance and development of our networks, systems and customer equipment.

The challenges Mike has met in his career at Manx Telecom have been broad and rewarding. These have included the design and conversion of the fixed network from analogue to digital, the design and implementation of the GSM mobile network, the development of the Satellite Earth Station and the installation of the optical fibre submarine cables.  The implementation of the World’s first 3G HSDPA broadband network in 2005 was another major success.

The latest, and most significant challenge to date, will be the replacement of the existing fixed, mobile and broadband networks with a converged NGN network.

Mike has BSc (hons) and BA degrees from the Open University.  He is Chairman of the Isle of Man College Engineering Advisory Committee and a Governor of the Isle of Man College.

Mike is married to Elaine and has two children, Clarinda and Kevin and two grandchildren, Megan and Nathan.