Sarah James
Research Analyst
Hello, everyone, and welcome to today’s webinar. My name is Sarah James, and I lead the Tech, Media and Telecom News team within S&P Global Market Intelligence. It is my pleasure to moderate today’s webinar, Orbit as the Next Data Frontier: Capital Flows, Risks and Realities.
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Now it’s my pleasure to introduce today’s panel. I’ll begin with my colleague, John Fletcher, a senior analyst with S&P Global Market Intelligence to kick in. John leads the Americas research team for broadband, multichannel video and mobile with a focus on how the U.S. can close the broadband digital divide. Just as a hint, LEO satellites are
