AI in space: why tomorrow’s networks will need an interconnected orbit
05 December 2025
Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX
AI’s growth is pushing the boundaries of what our digital infrastructure can support. In many places, the power required to train and run models is already outpacing the speed at which new energy capacity can be deployed, and the physical limits of terrestrial grids are beginning to shape the debate about what comes next.
At the Saudi Investment Forum last month, Elon Musk outlined a future in which large-scale AI compute is placed in orbit, powered by continuous solar exposure and cooled in the vacuum of space. In his view, the economics could shift within five years, creating future scenarios where solar powered AI satellites – or even compute clusters in deep space – will outperform Earth-based facilities for certain types of workloads. And Musk isn’t alone. Jeff Bezos has spoken about the lunar environment as a potential foundation for energy intensive operations, and Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, recently announced that Google will test machine learning hardware in orbit through its Project Suncatcher initiative.
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Imo State partners with Glo to accelerate digital infrastructure development
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Find out more Morocco’s cybersecurity market surpasses $1.2 billion
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