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Doug Mohney has been working in and writing about IT and satellite industries for over 20 years. His real world experience including stints at two start-ups, a commercial internet service provider that went public in 1997 for $150 million and a satellite internet broadband company that didn't.Follow Doug on Twitter at @DougonIPComm

About Doug Mohney

Doug Mohney has been working in and writing about IT and satellite industries for over 20 years. His real world experience including stints at two start-ups, a commercial internet service provider that went public in 1997 for $150 million and a satellite internet broadband company that didn't.Follow Doug on Twitter at @DougonIPComm

Space Lasers, Smart Antennas Are Key Enablers for Satellite Broadband

By Doug Mohney - March 3, 2021 Leave a Comment

Lasers beaming data between satellites in space will be a key enabler of broadband networks using low earth orbit (LEO) satellites, along with smart antennas that can track satellites in the sky. Here’s a closer look at these two technologies.

Tagged With: Satellite

SpaceX Gets Connected: Satellite Broadband Meets the Data Center

By Doug Mohney - February 23, 2021 1 Comment

Satellite company Telesat is preparing to deploy its Lightspeed network of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites to provide broadband Internet from space. (Photo: Telesat)

SpaceX, Amazon, OneWeb and Telesat all plan to offer low-latency broadband via constellations of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Here’s an overview of the LEO broadband players, strategies and what these services will mean for the data center industry.

Tagged With: Satellite, SpaceX

Zero Touch: Maintaining Server Uptime in Remote Locations

By Doug Mohney - December 9, 2020 1 Comment

Servers from Microsoft's Project Natick are analyzed after spending 18 months on the ocean floor in a nitrogen environment. (Photo: Microsoft)

With no onsite IT staff and distributed locations, organizations ranging from shipping firms to grocery stores to Microsoft deploy increasingly sophisticated solutions to ensure remote reliability.

Tagged With: Edge Data Centers, EdgeComputing

Azure Space Connects Microsoft Edge Modules to Satellites (Including SpaceX)

By Doug Mohney - October 20, 2020 Leave a Comment

The new Microsoft Azure Modular Data Center (MDC), which includes satellite connectivity. (Photo: Microsoft)

Microsoft Azure Space will feature satellite broadband from SpaceX Starlink and SES, which will support the Azure Modular Data Center (MDC) to create satellite-connected edge data centers. 

Tagged With: Azure, Microsoft, Modular, Satellite

Azure Orbital Will Connect Microsoft’s Cloud Data Centers to Space Satellites

By Doug Mohney - September 22, 2020 Leave a Comment

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the Ignite 2020 virtual event. (Image: Microsoft)

Microsoft will get into the satellite IT business with its new Azure Orbital ground station service. “We are extending Azure from under the sea to outer space,” said Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

Tagged With: Microsoft, Satellite

Project Kuiper: Amazon Bets $10 Billion on the Future of Space Commerce

By Doug Mohney - August 4, 2020 2 Comments

Amazon will invest $10 billion in Project Kuiper, a satellite network to provide broadband Internet service. Analysts say Amazon’s ambitions in space could expand the market for its online retail and cloud computing businesses.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Project Kuiper, Satellite, Space

Data Centers Above the Clouds: Colocation Goes to Space

By Doug Mohney - June 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

Data Centers in space? Several space startups are integrating micro-data centers into their satellite designs, offering computing power to process satellite imaging data or monitor distributed sensors for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Here’s a closer look.

Tagged With: Satellite

AWS Ground Station Connects the Amazon Cloud to Space Satellites

By Doug Mohney - June 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

AWS Ground Station is positioning Amazon’s infrastructure as the key link in the fast-growing stream of image data between satellites and cloud data centers. Here’s a closer look at AWS and its leadership in cloud services for commercial space startups.

Tagged With: Amazon Web Services, Satellite

Terabytes From Space: Satellite Imaging is Filling Data Centers

By Doug Mohney - April 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

A new wave of commercial satellite imaging companies are collecting upwards of 100 terabytes (TB) or more per day, filling data centers and enabling granular analysis of trends that drive our economy.

Tagged With: Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Satellite

The IoT Extends to Space: Satellite Startups Connect Remote Devices

By Doug Mohney - March 27, 2020 1 Comment

An illustration of a compact nano-satellite from Hiber, which is creating a space-based IoT network. (Image: Hiber)

More than 20 new companies are using constellations of low-cost low-flying “nanosatellites” to collect data from devices, pursuing a future in which space-based networks connect the Internet of Things (IoT).

Tagged With: Satellite

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