Google partners with SpaceX's Starlink to access the Google Cloud platform from anywhere on the planet

Google has partnered with space company SpaceX's satellite Internet service ' Starlink ' to install Starlink terminals in Google Cloud data centers around the world and sign a contract to enable Starlink's network to be used. It was announced on May 13, 2021.

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Google Cloud wins SpaceX deal for Starlink internet connectivity
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SpaceX has launched 1625 satellites, of which 1550 are already in satellite orbit. Starlink has been in beta since 2020 and has at least 10,000 users in the United States, Canada and Europe. Google in 2015, as 'in order to support the continuous innovation in the field of re-usability, satellite manufacture of space transportation, spacecraft', 900 million dollars (about 99 billion yen) for the SpaceX investment made Was there.

The advantage of Starlink is that you can access the high-speed Internet at low cost from anywhere on the planet. Google says, 'When developing a wide range of businesses, such as companies based in public institutions and network edges, companies operating in rural areas and remote areas, applications running on the cloud, analysis, artificial intelligence, machine learning, etc. Cloud services are often required, such as Starlink, which provides a fast and secure way to deliver data and applications to teams scattered across countries and continents. '

In 2020, Microsoft's cloud service Azure also partnered with Starlink to announce 'Azure Space,' which connects data centers to the Starlink network.

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Urs Hölzle, Senior Vice President of Infrastructure at Google Cloud, said, 'By partnering with SpaceX, companies with distributed locations have seamless, secure and quick access to the applications and services that are important to their team's success. I am happy to be able to do it. '

As a satellite Internet service provider business similar to Starlink, there is 'Project Kuiper' developed by Amazon, and the authorities have already approved the operation of nearly 3000 satellites.

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Amazon is said to be aiming to strengthen its cloud service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), using Project Kuiper. Therefore, it is expected that this partnership between Google Cloud and Starlink will further intensify the competition between Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS as it expands into space.