Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute was general available back on 2014. To connect to Azure ExpressRoute you need a direct line with an ExpressRoute provider. Now Microsoft announced that Microsoft cloud services can be accessed with Azure ExpressRoute using satellite connectivity, breaking the direct line barriers, making it feasible to connect your data center directly to Microsoft Azure from all around the globe!

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Azure ExpressRoute Satellite connectivity is currently provided by three Microsoft partners, Intelsat, SES, and Viasat. Microsoft expands its already large connectivity, adding Satellite connectivity options at the  54 Regions worldwide making Microsoft’s global network one of the largest in the world.

Source:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-introduction

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/satellite-connectivity-expands-reach-of-azure-expressroute-across-the-globe/

Pantelis Apostolidis

Pantelis Apostolidis is a Sr. Specialist, Azure at Microsoft and a former Microsoft Azure MVP. For the last 20 years, Pantelis has been involved to major cloud projects in Greece and abroad, helping companies to adopt and deploy cloud technologies, driving business value. He is entitled to a lot of Microsoft Expert Certifications, demonstrating his proven experience in delivering high quality solutions. He is an author, blogger and he is acting as a spokesperson for conferences, workshops and webinars. He is also an active member of several communities as a moderator in azureheads.gr and autoexec.gr. Follow him on Twitter @papostolidis.

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