NB592: AWS Recommends UAE Migration; FCC Wants More Spectrum for Satellite Broadband

AWS’s recommendation that customers move workloads out of UAE data centers highlights how geopolitical risk and regional infrastructure uncertainty can directly affect cloud continuity, sovereignty planning, and application placement decisions. At the same time, the FCC’s move to open more spectrum for satellite broadband signals continued investment in non-terrestrial connectivity, which could expand resilience and reach for enterprise WAN, remote operations, and backup communications strategies. For IT organizations, the takeaway is to treat cloud-region risk, alternative connectivity, and spectrum-driven network options as board-level resiliency and architecture issues—not just infrastructure choices.