SpaceX Starlink ground stations will be colocated within Google data center properties as part of a new deal between SpaceX and Google Cloud. In conjunction with Starlink ground stations at end user locations, the deal supports end user access to Google Cloud resources at virtually any remote location.
The capability is expected to be most useful for organizations operating in rural areas, especially organizations with broad footprints, such as public sector agencies.
The new access option is expected to be available in the second half of 2021. Though some might interpret the new capabilities as a way to extend Starlink’s role in “edge computing,’ that really is not the case.
Starlink provides the access connection, in place of a fixed network or other access method.
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