Microsoft has announced some movement within its two-year-old Azure Space program, which as the name suggests aims to offer cloud services to satellite operators.
The program lineup now includes a preview of Azure Orbital Cloud Access, which relays connections from the Azure cloud to data terminals on Earth via satellite; the general availability of Azure Orbital Ground Station, said to be a fully managed ground station service; and a virtualization service.
"First, we are dedicated to democratizing the possibilities of space by unlocking connectivity and data with the Microsoft Cloud," Zander."Second, we can also help support the digital transformation for our customers and partners in the space industry by using the flexible, scalable compute power in Azure."
Microsoft's Azure Orbital Cloud Access service is now in private preview, initially for US government agencies and aimed at environments where connectivity options are sparse or failover capabilities are critical. The service works withsatellite connectivity and Azure edge devices, giving users wireless access to Microsoft cloud services wherever Starlink reaches.
The service offers"one-hop low-latency connectivity" to Azure and gives enterprises a satellite network option to go along with fiber and cellular. It also accelerates the integration of 5G connectivity with satellite communications, Zander wrote.
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