Building Resilient Digital Infrastructure with Multi-Orbit Connectivity

As AI workloads push compute closer to the edge, the networks underneath them are being asked to do more than ever before, and in more places than fiber can readily reach. Data centers are racing to build multibillion-dollar facilities on timelines that terrestrial networks can’t always match, while mines, oil fields, and remote construction sites now rely on continuous cloud access to run automation. A single severed fiber ring or cut cable can halt production and revenue, making connectivity the lifeline of operations. Building resilient digital infrastructure means preparing a world where no single network is enough.

In this episode of the Satellite World Briefing Podcast, Sharedh Naicker, Managing Sales Director at SES, and guest host Marc Langston discuss how satellite is evolving from a niche backup option to a fundamental layer of enterprise connectivity. Naicker explains why multi-orbit architecture combines the agility of LEO with the stable backbone of GEO and MEO, and why AI agents, which can use four to five times the bandwidth of their human counterparts, are driving demand for uplink capacity. Additionally, they look at how satellite can expedite the construction and commissioning of data centers by providing a secure, monitored link months or even years before fiber arrives, then shift into a standby role once the site is live.