Dr. Tim Farrar

Council Member Biography

Tim Farrar is the President of Telecom, Media and Finance Associates Inc., a consulting company specializing in business planning and financial and technical analysis for satellite services. He has over 17 years of experience in global telecom consulting, specializing in analyzing the impact of technical and product issues on market demand. Mr. Farrar is experienced in providing consulting services in broadband, mobile and internet services, and analysis of spectrum issues for satellite and terrestrial wireless networks. He is the President of the Mobile Satellite Users Association and has published many research articles on the Mobile Satellite Services sector, including analyses of all the leading players in the sector. He is also an authority on spectrum issues, including spectrum values, demand/supply and conversion of satellite spectrum to terrestrial uses. Previously, Mr. Farrar was a principal consultant at Analysys Consulting, a European telecom consultancy, working in Europe and the US for operators, equipment manufacturers and investors in the telecom sector. Prior to joining Analysys, he worked as a systems engineer for Smith Systems Engineering in the UK, specifying and developing a range of simulations, databases and data communications software for various government agencies. Mr. Farrar also sits as an independent Director on the Board of NTS Communications (formerly Xfone) since December 2010. (This is me - Update Profile)

Employment History

2006 - Unspecified

President, Mobile Satellite Users Association

2002 - Unspecified

President, Telecom, Media & Finance Assoc.

1995 - 2002

Principal Consultant, Analysys Consulting