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SpaceX will also be orbiting in Google’s cloud?
SpaceX and Google have announced a deal.
The new deal will see Starlink ground stations placed in Google data centre properties…with the first to switch on in the second half of the year.
The goal is for businesses to reach cloud services from rural and regional parts of the planet.
Google said that Connectivity from Starlink’s constellation of satellites provides a path for data to be distributed across countries, quickly and securely
“Connectivity from Starlink’s constellation of low-Earth-orbit satellites provides a path for these organisations to deliver data and applications to teams distributed across countries and continents, quickly and securely,” Google said.
Also, Australian fibre provider, Vocus, has put a bid in to host LEO ground stations.
“This means having ground stations in regional areas close to where the end-users are located, to minimise round-trip time,” Vocus general manager for government and strategic projects Michael Ackland said.
In other Elon-related news, the SpaceX and Tesla CEO tweeted earlier this week that the carmaker would stop accepting bitcoin payments.