Mesh Optical Technologies raises $50M to mass produce American-made data center links

Three SpaceX Corp. alumni who helped the rocket company develop optical communications for its Starlink satellite Wi-Fi ...
Engadget

Amazon boosts its satellite internet network with the help of space lasers

Space lasers, once a mere futuristic joke, have become a real tool in building technology up there and making improvements for all of us down here. There's been NASA's use of space lasers to study ...
SDxCentral

Alphabet spin out Taara debuts optical switching solution that ‘instantly upgrades’ networks

The firm claims its beaming solution can “instantly upgrade” existing infrastructure over the air, reportedly offering 99.999% carrier-grade reliability. “Operators around the world are facing a ...
Seeking Alpha

Amazon successfully tests laser links between its Project Kuiper internet satellites

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) on Thursday said it had successfully completed tests of an optical mesh network of laser links between its Project Kuiper internet satellites in low Earth orbit. The tech and ...
SDxCentral

Rio de Janeiro to be connected with the world's first wireless optical mesh network

Freespace optics startup Taara is deploying a wireless network in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As part of a new partnership between the City of Rio de Janeiro and X Development, Google's research and ...