Focus: Cloud

CGI Federal confirmed Wednesday that it successfully completed pilot testing of Microsoft Azure Orbital Cloud Access satellite backhaul and Nokia Private 5G communications for the U.S. Marine Corps. The demo took place at the Marine Corps Platform Integration Center (MCPIC) at Blount Island Command (BIC). The demo makes CGI Federal the first Microsoft global partner...

OneWeb has signed a letter of intent with Amazon Web Services EMEA SARL (AWS) to explore providing cloud-based connectivity and services, the companies announced on Monday, March 13.  OneWeb and AWS will work to expand both horizontal and vertical services to provide customizable and integrated solutions for edge-to-edge operations. The companies aim to create the...

ST Engineering iDirect is set for a busy year in 2023 as it aims to bring more of its technology to some of the satellite network business plans developing around the world. However, it has been an interesting time for the company. Its former CEO Kevin Steen recently left to join OneWeb Technologies, and Ka...

Microsoft EVP of Strategic Missions and Technologies Jason Zander confirmed in a blog post published Wednesday that the software giant will team up with SES, SpaceX, Pixxel, Muon Space, and Loft Orbital to expand and enhance the services of its two-year-old space platform, Azure Space. Satellite operator SES confirmed the expansion of its existing partnership...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) will provide cloud storage for Sidus Space‘s new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, LizzieSat, under the terms of a new contract the operator announced on Tuesday. Sidus Space is a Space-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that provides commercial satellite design, manufacture, launch, and data collection services. Its LizzieSat LEO microsatellite system is designed to...

Ball Aerospace signed an MoU with well-known data storage company Seagate Technologies to collaborate on data processing and storage technology in space, the company announced July 26. Through this collaborative effort, there are planned lab and on-orbit demonstrations to test the concept, which would include Seagate-built technology to support testing of space memory on a...

Capella Space is adding a selection of its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Open Data Sponsorship Program to make it openly accessible. The company said in a Thursday announcement it hopes this access will “encourage innovation and discovery of the next game-changing applications of SAR.”  This gives any individual...

Intelsat is introducing Cloud Connect Media to give programmers secure access between the IntelsatOne Media Network and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The service is designed to give content providers a private, secure gateway between AWS and the Intelsat global media distribution network. Intelsat is an AWS Select Partner in the AWS Partner Network.  Cloud Connect...

SES continued to fortify its cloud strategy with the signing of a new dedicated connectivity deal with one of the world’s biggest IT companies, Oracle. The contract, which SES announced on Thursday, will see the operator provide connectivity to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) FastConnect. SES, which is already a member of the...

Lockheed Martin is partnering with SpiderOak Mission Systems to develop and test a zero-trust cybersecurity platform for the space data supply chain. The companies announced an agreement on Tuesday to field key components of the SpiderOak OrbitSecure platform. OrbitSecure is a software solution for ground and space platforms to secure all data types over untrusted...