AWS in Orbit

AWS in Orbit: Cloud, Space, and AI Convergence.

In this episode of AWS in Orbit, solution architect Tony Jacobs (AWS) and chief strategy officer Russell Glenn (Viasat) discuss how cloud, satellite communications, and generative AI converge to provide resilient, tactical‑edge connectivity for warfighter missions, especially autonomous drone swarms. They explain the concept of the tactical edge—operating outside traditional data centers with limited power and intermittent links—and how an open‑architecture, multi‑layered network that blends GEO, LEO, 5G, LTE, and line‑of‑sight transports can keep mission data flowing. AWS’s hyperscale cloud enables near‑real‑time model retraining and edge compute, while Viasat supplies the global SATCOM backbone, together delivering a "network‑as‑a‑service" that adapts to austere environments and adversarial threats.