Google Cloud Network Connectivity Center Reaches GA for Partner Cross-Cloud Interconnect With AWS, With Billing Starting Within 30 Days

Overview

Google Cloud has moved Network Connectivity Center (NCC) support for Partner Cross-Cloud Interconnect for Amazon Web Services to general availability. According to the Network Connectivity Center release notes, the September 29, 2026 entry states that NCC support for Partner Cross-Cloud Interconnect for AWS “is Generally Available.” The Cloud Interconnect release notes carry the same entry for that date.

What We Know

• Billing begins. The NCC release notes say billing for Partner Cross-Cloud Interconnect for AWS “is going to commence over the next 30 days following General Availability,” and point customers to the Network Connectivity Center pricing page for current billing information. The notes do not state rates.
• Preview to GA in about five months. The NCC release notes show the NCC integration entering public preview on April 14, 2026. The Cloud Interconnect release notes show that on the same date, Partner Cross-Cloud Interconnect for AWS with VPC Network Peering became generally available. The September 29 milestone therefore extends general availability from the peering-based setup to the NCC-based one.
• Footprint has grown since April. Per the Cloud Interconnect release notes, a July 14, 2026 entry added two locations for the AWS service, australia-southeast1 and europe-north2, and a July 27, 2026 entry made traffic metrics for the transport resource available in Preview.

Background

The service traces to a joint effort between the two providers. When the pair debuted the interconnect in December 2025, The Register reported that the companies “claim they’ve produced a new open specification for network interoperability, with the API available for other providers to adopt,” and that on-demand bandwidth would start at 1 Gbps during preview and scale to 100 Gbps at general availability.

The AWS side of the same specification has since widened. The Machine Herald previously reported on AWS Interconnect adding Microsoft Azure in public preview.

What We Don’t Know

• The release notes do not give the per-hour or per-gigabyte rates that will apply once billing starts, nor the exact date on which charges begin within the 30-day window.
• The release notes do not say whether the NCC-based option changes the bandwidth tiers or availability commitments that applied to the earlier peering-based option.