Alphabet's laser-basedTaara Project, so that Kenya, sub-Saharan Africa, and the areas on both sides of the Congo RiverAccess to high-speed internetLater, it was announced earlierTaara, a network data chip, claiming to be able to achieve high-speed network transmission effects with smaller devices.
Taara General Manager Mahesh Krishnaswamy explained that the Taara network data chip is only the size of a single fingernail and can achieve a high-speed network data transmission rate of 1Gbps through light over a distance of 10 kilometer, thereby achieving the goal of providing high-speed network resources with smaller devices than the design used in the initial Taara project.
The Taara project uses FSOC (Free Space Optical Communications) optical transmission network technology, which was first used in Alphabet's high-altitude Internet balloon project.Project LoonIn the Alphabet follow-upEndAfter the high-altitude Internet balloon project, the optical transmission network technology will be further applied to the Taara project.
The Taara project uses high-power, narrow-wavelength lasers as the backbone of its network, enabling transmission distances up to 20 kilometers and providing over 20Gbps of bandwidth, allowing thousands of users to seamlessly watch YouTube videos. The equipment can be installed in just a few days, unlike traditional fiber optic networks, which take months or even years to lay.
The Taara network data chip announced this time will be put into use as early as 2026. At the same time, the network transmission bandwidth and corresponding coverage will be improved through subsequent iterative updates.
