Satellite is becoming a competitive connectivity option across the globe thanks to the development of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) technology. In this interview, OneWeb's Christopher Casarrubias, head of regulatory and government affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean, describes the opportunity rising in the region. With remote communities and rugged terrain, the LAC is ripe for innovation to bridge the digital divide.

Latin America's satellite opportunity with OneWeb's Christopher Casarrubias

In this week’s episode, host Daniel Raimi talks with Akhil Rao, a professor of economics at Middlebury College, about the use and management of Earth’s orbit. Rao outlines the significant increase in the number of objects orbiting the Earth in recent decades, challenges caused by this accumulation, and governance of the various layers of Earth’s orbit by countries and international organizations. Rao and Raimi also discuss the management of space as a resource, which is the subject of Rao’s current research on space sustainability technologies.

References and recommendations:

“The Earth Transformed: An Untold History” by Peter Frankopan; https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635264/the-earth-transformed-by-peter-frankopan/

“Building a Ruin: The Cold War Politics of Soviet Economic Reform” by Yakov Feygin; https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674240995

Governing the Satellites that Orbit Earth, with Akhil Rao

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