Tim Farrar has over 30 years consulting experience across the telecom and satellite industries, having worked for leading technical and strategy consultancies in both the UK and US. He has an M.A. and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Trinity College, Cambridge, and since 2002 has run his own consulting company, Telecom, Media and Finance Associates, Inc., based in the San Francisco Bay Area, which specializes in the technical and financial analysis of wireless and satellite ventures. Tim has worked for numerous operators, suppliers and investors, on market analysis, business planning, product requirements specification and due diligence assignments across the satellite and telecom sectors. He also publishes detailed research on the satellite industry, with a focus on LEO broadband and direct-to-device solutions, and writes on satellite and spectrum issues at https://blog.tmfassociates.com.


