SpaceX's Starlink teamed up with Google Cloud on Thursday, May 13, as Elon Musk's venture is eying to tap the internet enterprise market.
Google announced on Thursday that it had won a deal with Starlink, a satellite internet service. The move will allow SpaceX to install ground stations at the former's data centers to connect with the latter's satellite.
Fast and Secure Internet For Businesses
Starlink aims to provide low-latency and high-speed wireless internet, not only for homes but also for businesses. The company is eyeing to kick-off its services for the latter in the second half of 2021.
The outcome of the deal would be ideal for modern enterprises, Gwynne Shotwell, the president and chief operating officer of SpaceX, said in a Google press release.
"Combining Starlink's high-speed, low-latency broadband with Google's infrastructure and capabilities provides global organizations with the secure and fast connection that modern organizations expect," Shotwell said.
She added that the access that Google Cloud would provide would benefit both private and public organizations, and other groups in any location Starlink could reach. It would be, regardless, if these enterprises are located in remote or rural places.
Starlink and Google: One of a Kind Partnership
Other than the cloud services of Google, the said deal will give organizations access to machine learning, analytics, and even artificial intelligence.
Furthermore, the partnership vows to "deliver secure, global connectivity." To add, Google also said that its cloud infrastructure is both secure and seamless.
Thomas Kurian, the CEO of Google Cloud, said via CNBC that Starlink chose their company "because of the quality of our network and the distribution and reach of our network."
CNBC also said that the said deal is unique for cloud providers. Starlink will primarily rely on the connection of Google's data centers.
In other cases, cloud companies only provide data storage or computing power, not the network itself.
Bikash Koley, head of the global network of Google, also said to CNBC that the partnership "is one of a kind.
Koley goes on to add that: "I don't believe something like this has been done before."
Moreover, the deal will also propel the promise of Starlink to produce a low-latency internet connection. Google's data centers will enable minimal lag in using the company's services or the services of other companies nearby.
It is not the first time that Google has extended a helping hand to SpaceX.
Aside from the said partnership, Google invested $900 million in SpaceX in 2015.
Starlink and Remote Areas
Starlink, based on its promise, is ideal for consumers living in rural locations. But business and public organizations operating remotely, as well, could take advantage of its technology.
Meanwhile, the beta testing mode of Starlink for its 100,000 users is about to end this summer.
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Written by Teejay Boris
