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Kymeta team with flat-panel antennas for OneWeb

Satellite plans move ahead for Kymeta and OneWeb — and for SpaceX and T-Mobile

by Alan Boyle on March 13, 2023March 13, 2023 at 8:02 pm

Redmond, Wash.-based Kymeta Corp. says it has completed its first shipment of electronically steered flat-panel antennas to OneWeb for that company’s satellite-based data network. In a news release timed to… Read More

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Microsoft and Amazon take on new roles in Pentagon’s space communication plans

by Alan Boyle on November 2, 2022November 4, 2022 at 1:29 pm

Microsoft Azure Space, Amazon Web Services and Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network are now among the Pentagon’s partners in a campaign to upgrade space- and ground-based communications infrastructure for national… Read More

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Microsoft Azure ramps up access to cloud computing via SpaceX’s Starlink satellites

by Alan Boyle on September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 at 9:47 am

With SpaceX’s help, Microsoft is taking the next step toward merging cloud computing with available-anywhere satellite connectivity. Today Microsoft announced the start of a private preview for Azure Orbital Cloud… Read More

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Microsoft’s Azure Space strengthens its partnerships with final-frontier pioneers

by Alan Boyle on July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 at 8:22 am

Microsoft doesn’t build rockets. It doesn’t build satellites, and it doesn’t have a launch pad. So what does Microsoft’s Azure Space business unit do? “Azure Space is about bringing cloud… Read More

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Microsoft and Xplore team up with NOAA to demonstrate cloud-based satellite operations

by Alan Boyle on June 23, 2022June 30, 2022 at 12:27 pm

What do you do with an aging weather satellite? If you’re the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, you turn to Microsoft Azure and a Seattle-area startup called Xplore to find… Read More

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Microsoft and HPE put AI to the test on International Space Station … with gloves

by Alan Boyle on April 4, 2022April 4, 2022 at 11:04 am

“Check my spacewalking gloves, HAL.” The HAL 9000 computer that starred in “2001: A Space Odyssey” — and made such a mess of maintenance issues on the Discovery One spaceship… Read More

Microsoft Azure widens its space ecosystem through deals with Airbus and data partners

by Alan Boyle on December 9, 2021December 8, 2021 at 11:52 pm

One year after Microsoft expanded its Azure cloud domain to the final frontier, the company is taking another giant leap in its campaign to build a digital ecosystem for the… Read More

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Microsoft joins space industry information clearinghouse to boost cybersecurity

by Alan Boyle on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 at 6:07 am

Microsoft is joining the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center as a founding member, with a mission to strengthen cybersecurity for critical space assets. “As the first hyperscale cloud service… Read More

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Microsoft partners with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service for Azure Space cloud platform

by Alan Boyle on October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 at 6:28 am

Microsoft says it’s taking the next giant leap in cloud computing, in partnership with SpaceX and its Starlink broadband satellite constellation. “By partnering with leaders in the space community, we… Read More

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Azure Orbital launches Microsoft into cloud-based space race with Amazon

by Alan Boyle on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 at 11:23 am

Call it the Clash of the Cloud Titans: Today Microsoft is taking the wraps off Azure Orbital, a cloud-based satellite data processing platform that competes with Amazon Web Services’ Ground… Read More

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