{"id":57533,"date":"2021-05-13T19:37:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T11:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/google-cloud-signs-deal-with-spacex-to-connect-with-starlink-satellites\/"},"modified":"2021-05-13T19:37:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T11:37:52","slug":"google-cloud-signs-deal-with-spacex-to-connect-with-starlink-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/google-cloud-signs-deal-with-spacex-to-connect-with-starlink-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Cloud Signs Deal with SpaceX to Connect with Starlink Satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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A SpaceX Starlink user terminal. Photo: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Google Cloud<\/b> has signed a deal with SpaceX<\/b> to connect its Starlink internet consetllation to Google\u2019s cloud services. Under the deal Google announced Thursday, SpaceX will locate Starlink ground stations within Google data center properties and connect Starlink to Google Cloud\u2019s infrastructure. <\/p>\n

Google Cloud\u2019s private network will support Starlink internet service to business and consumers. Google said that this combination will support public sector agencies and businesses working at the network edge, or those operating in rural or remote areas, to use cloud applications, or to cloud services like analytics, artificial intelligence, or machine learning. <\/p>\n

\u201cApplications and services running in the cloud can be transformative for organizations, whether they\u2019re operating in a highly networked or remote environment,\u201d commented Urs H\u00f6lzle, senior vice president of Infrastructure at Google Cloud. \u201cWe are delighted to partner with SpaceX to ensure that organizations with distributed footprints have seamless, secure, and fast access to the critical applications and services they need to keep their teams up and running.\u201d<\/p>\n

The announcement said this new capability for enterprise customers will be delivered by Google Cloud and Starlink starting in the second half of 2021, but did not offer more specific details about service plans.<\/p>\n

Starlink is SpaceX\u2019s constellation of more than 1,500 satellites designed to provide high speed, low latency broadband internet from space. The service is currently in beta testing and is available in parts of the United States, United Kingdom, Western Germany, and the south island of New Zealand.<\/p>\n

SpaceX has not announced any type of \u201cStarlink for business\u201d plan, and the terms of service for Starlink pre-order specify that the service must be for residential use. SpaceX did not respond immediately Thursday for a request to comment on potential future business offerings. <\/p>\n

\u201cCombining Starlink\u2019s high-speed, low-latency broadband with Google\u2019s infrastructure and capabilities provides global organizations with the secure and fast connection that modern organizations expect,\u201d SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell said in Thursday\u2019s release. \u201cWe are proud to work with Google to deliver this access to businesses, public sector organizations, and many other groups operating around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

[Read more: Gwynne Shotwell Talks Starlink in Conversation With Via Satellite]<\/i><\/p>\n

This is SpaceX\u2019s second cloud services deal for Starlink, after the company previously announced a similar collaboration with Microsoft Azure<\/b>. Under that deal, announced in October 2020, Microsoft plans to give its customers satellite connectivity via Starlink, and connect Starlink with its Modular Datacenter (MDC) offering, which provides cloud computing in challenging environments.<\/p>\n

Satellite players overall are cutting deals to combine their connectivity with cloud service. SES<\/b>, for example, plans to connect its O3b constellation to Microsoft\u2019s MDCs, and also works with Microsoft for cloud-enabled video playout services. Telesat<\/b> is working with Qu\u00e9bec-based CloudOps<\/b> to build the cloud infrastructure for its Lightspeed constellation.<\/p>\n

NSR<\/strong> Senior Analyst Shiva Muruganandham said this deal validates the ongoing relationship that Google has with SpaceX, as it has invested in the company in the past. Also, SpaceX\u2019s partnerships with both Google Cloud and Microsoft demonstrate a hybrid, multi-cloud approach from the satellite operator, looking to make its Starlink system interoperable with different systems.<\/p>\n

Overall, Muruganandham pointed to the inroads that cloud providers have made in the satellite industry, and this deal is another example of that. Allowing cloud providers direct peering into satellite networks is a benefit to provide cloud-based applications to end users in cruise, maritime, energy, mining, and energy, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems to be a long play in terms of increasing the amount of data traffic over the networks, while ensuring all the existing and upcoming systems, the next generation, are cloud ready,\u201d Muruganandham said. \u201cThe other part is being able to provide direct cloud access capabilities to increase the network usage among their customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said these cloud deals could lead to greater adoption of satcom services over time.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The industry] will probably be able to tap into a larger addressable market for satellite communications, because you\u2019re able to provide these low latency cloud services for the customer,\u201d Muruganandham said.<\/p>\n

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