Microsoft, through its Azure Space initiative, acts as a cloud service provider aiming to integrate cloud and satellite technology. Azure Space provides services like Azure Orbital Ground Station, enabling satellite operators to manage data downlink, processing, and storage. They partner with organizations like Thales Alenia Space, ESA, NASA and SpaceX Starlink to connect the Azure cloud to space-based assets and offer solutions for on-orbit computing and data analysis.
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Approximately two-thirds of Microsoft's investment will go to building AI and cloud data centers in the UAE.
Microsoft announced $15.2 billion in AI and cloud computing investments in the UAE.
Space42’s AI-powered geospatial intelligence platform, GIQ, is now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
On October 13, 2025, Space42, an AI space technology company based in the UAE, announced that its geospatial information platform GIQ is now available on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.
Space42 integrated its GIQ platform into Microsoft Azure and opened its marketplace for third-party developers to monetize AI models.
The Sovereign Mobility Cloud is developed in partnership with Core42 and Microsoft Azure to support autonomous mobility solutions.
Space42 will help create the UAE's first Sovereign Mobility Cloud in a collaboration with Microsoft.
Microsoft will provide training, technical expertise, and co-investment to grow the ecosystem.
Microsoft and Core42 will supply the sovereign-enabled cloud foundation using their UAE region, AI platforms, and data governance frameworks.
The initiative aims to combine Space42's mobility expertise with Microsoft's cloud and logistics application suite.
The Sovereign Mobility Cloud will be enabled by Core42's Sovereign Public Cloud leveraging Microsoft Azure.
Karim Sabbagh, Managing Director of Space42, discussed the Map Africa project with Microsoft and Esri for creating high-precision base maps for Africa.
VirSat está diseñada para integrarse con servicios en la nube como Amazon Web Services y Microsoft Azure.
Andre L. Jones, Hughes, Microsoft, Colombia’s MICT, and Speedcast were selected as recipients of this year's Better Satellite World Awards.
Hughes partnered with Microsoft and the Colombian government on the Juntas de Internet program to bring internet access to isolated communities in Colombia.
SES used its O3b MEO constellation to provide 10 Gbps of satellite-based bandwidth and direct connectivity to a Microsoft data centre for a major sporting event in Qatar.
Alejandro Vidal, founder of GIS Routes, reported impressive performance working with geospatial data in Microsoft Fabric.
The integration of Esri’s ArcGIS with Microsoft Fabric is currently in its private preview phase.
The integration allows data experts to use Esri’s advanced spatial analytics tools and visualizations within Microsoft Fabric.
VertiGIS launched a new cloud infrastructure that unites all VertiGIS solutions into global cloud platforms using Microsoft Azure’s public cloud.