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Microsoft has signed a partnership with Mangata Networks, a global company offering satellite-enabled connectivity & intelligent edge computing solutions, aimed at developing an AI-enabled edge cloud product connected via satellite. This partnership marks the beginning of a sustained collaborative journey aimed at continuously advancing cloud technology as well as advancing the reach and functionality of the Microsoft Azure cloud through global, high-speed low latency satellite connectivity and advanced 
edge compute solutions. Mangata intends to provide seamless global connectivity and intelligent cloud computing services via a multi-orbit constellation of HEO (highly elliptical orbit) and MEO (medium Earth orbit) satellites and a terrestrial network of edge data centers as part of their all-encompassing network, infrastructure, platform, and software service.
Collaboration on an integrated Edge-to-Space-to-Cloud product roadmap is a core element of the partnership. These efforts will include integrating end-to-end AI capabilities in support of delivering Azure adaptive cloud solutions specifically designed to address unique and complex business problems at the edge and extend the geographical reach and functionality of Azure adaptive cloud. These collaborative solutions are targeted to deliver an array of features, including AI-enhanced network routing at the edge, remote bandwidth optimization, workload management, real-time data processing, digital twin support, advanced satellite backhaul management, end-to-end cloud-edge IoT applications, 5G integration standardization, and multivendor sub-system integration (for example, ORAN and RAN-based equipment).
Processing Data at the Best Location
With powerful edge compute and data management capabilities, customers can process data where it is created, reducing latency and time-to-insight by hosting advanced analytics and AI-inferencing at the edge. Valuable data, previously discarded due to lack of available bandwidth, can now be sent to cloud services like Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end, unified analytics platform that brings together data and analytics where they can be used to train and retrain AI models- to yield deeper operational insights.
This collaboration is set to address critical challenges on a global scale related to sovereign state requirements, enterprise innovation, maritime and digital ocean transformation, data gravity, and telecommunications access and capacity needs. For highly regulated organizations and governments, and for geographies with strict data sovereignty rules, applications can process sensitive data at the edge, keeping it within national or regional boundaries and only sending what is allowed to the public cloud.
The Mangata and Microsoft solution using Azure will be made available through the Azure Marketplace, offering end-to-end application-level Service Level Agreements (SLA) with bundled connectivity. This approach is designed to ensure a seamless experience for users seeking advanced and integrated solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Microsoft will position Mangata as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) on the Azure platform, with Microsoft providing substantial support in terms of technology, resources, engineering, and go-to-market. Microsoft's direct sales channels will be used to market the solution to enterprises globally.
The pilot phase of the pre-integrated solutions in customer trial networks is scheduled to commence in the late 2nd quarter of 2024, ahead of Mangata's planned constellation launch. Together, Microsoft and Mangata intend to create a new platform for highly reliable, scalable, and robust IoT and SCADA applications at the edge, all connected to and managed by Azure.