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Virtualizing satellite communication operations with AWS

AWS Public Sector Blog

The complexity of spacecraft operations has sky-rocketed with increased orbital activity and new satellite capabilities, like the ability to reconfigure capacity, power, and coverage on demand. Despite these advances, satellite communications (satcom) operators still find it challenging to scale and adapt to this new complexity on the ground.

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US government agencies can communicate, collaborate securely with AWS Wickr

AWS Public Sector Blog

Driven by the need for convenience, real-time conversations, and anywhere, anytime access, electronic messaging has become a go-to means of communication. In fact, instant messaging has become the preferred form of internal workplace communications, including email, according to Gartner’s 2022 Channel Benchmark and other research studies.

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Sri Lanka’s National Fuel Pass system: Tackling an economic crisis with digital public infrastructure

AWS Public Sector Blog

Having worked on DPI initiatives during my tenure at Sri Lankas Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA), Ive witnessed first-hand the potential of DPI to address critical national challenges. In 2022, Sri Lanka faced its worst economic crisis since independence.

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Japan Manned Space Systems uses AWS Snowcone to automate and optimize data delivery from space to Earth

AWS Public Sector Blog

The AWS Snowcone, which arrived on the ISS in July 2022 as part of the first Axiom Space Mission (Ax-1), is available to power on-orbit data processing experiments for researchers, students, and scientific organizations. It also can specify discrete data delivery destinations per user when there are multiple communications.

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AWS successfully runs AWS compute and machine learning services on an orbiting satellite in a first-of-its kind space experiment

AWS Public Sector Blog

Today at AWS re:Invent 2022 , Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that it successfully ran a suite of AWS compute and machine learning (ML) software on an orbiting satellite, in a first-of-its-kind space experiment. Image courtesy D-Orbit. The Unibap processing payload was then integrated onto a D-Orbit ION satellite and launched into space.

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What we learned at Amazon re:MARS 2022 for the public sector

AWS Public Sector Blog

The Amazon re:MARS 2022 conference brought together some of these thought leaders, technical experts, and groundbreaking companies and organizations that are transforming what’s possible in machine learning (ML), automation, robotics, and space. Using automation to enable communication for those who cannot.

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AWS investment in South Africa results in economic ripple effect

AWS Public Sector Blog

billion through 2022 to meet customer demand for cloud computing services, according to a new economic impact study (EIS) from AWS. According to the EIS, AWS operations will add an estimated ZAR 68 billion more to South Africa’s GDP by 2029. The development of Amazon EC2 in South Africa also resulted in significant economic impacts.