Google Cloud and SpaceX team up for satellite connectivity
SpaceX will locate their Starlink ground stations within Google data center properties.
Google Cloud and SpaceX this week announced a new partnership to deliver data, cloud services, and applications to customers at the network edge. The service will leverage Starlink's ability to provide high-s... Read more
Starlink to hit 300 Mbps later this year, according to Elon Musk
According to a tweet by Elon Musk, Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite-based internet provider will double its speed later this year. The tweet was posted as a reply to someone who just got their Starlink beta kit.
The company promises that users will have speeds of between 50 and 150mbps. Musk speci... Read more
Microsoft announces Azure Space and partnership with SpaceX
Move targets public and private industry customers as well as governments.
Microsoft announced this week that it’s making its Azure cloud-computing services available to the space industry. The new platform, called Azure Space, will provide space-based Azure services to customers in the agricu... Read more
SpaceX halves the height of internet satellites to avoid space debris
SpaceX has received permission from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to halve the orbital height of over 1,500 planned Internet satellites. In this way, the space company wants to reduce the risk of space waste and improve latency.
SpaceX has been working for some time on the project ... Read more
SpaceX gets permission to launch another 7,518 satellites
SpaceX, the space company of Elon Musk, has received permission from the American Federal Communictions Commission to send another 7,518 broadband satellites into space. That's what Silicon Angle reports. The company already had permission to launch 4,425 satellites, as part of the Starlink project ... Read more