Wireless communications innovator Taara Connect Inc., a spinoff from Google LLC’s Moonshot Factory, has launched Taara Beam, its pioneering product within the newly established Taara Photonics platform. This groundbreaking technology utilizes optical phased arrays to revolutionize high-speed wireless internet delivery, potentially transforming global connectivity infrastructure.
Taara Beam utilizes an integrated circuit that electronically controls light, making it possible to deploy networks in just hours and scale them efficiently without the need for traditional fiber trenching or limited radio spectrum access. This advancement underscores a paradigm shift from fixed, cumbersome physical networks to adaptable infrastructure that can grow in response to user demand.
Delivering speeds of up to 25 Gbps with low latency over distances of 10 kilometers, Taara Beam offers fiber-like performance in areas where conventional networking methods are prohibitively slow or expensive to implement. “Every generation of connectivity has been defined by a physical constraint—copper’s speed, fiber’s deployment time, and the scarcity of radio spectrum,” states Mahesh Krishnaswamy, founder and CEO of Taara. “With air-transmitted light, those constraints begin to vanish.”
The technology employs a solid-state optical system featuring over a thousand miniature light emitters organized in an optical phased array. This design allows for precise tracking, shaping, and steering of light, enhancing reliability while minimizing mechanical complexity.
Taara Beam builds on the foundation established by the company’s Lightbridge product, which is currently in use across 20 countries and by major players like Bharti Airtel, T-Mobile US, and SoftBank Group. Engineered to fit into a compact shoebox-sized form factor, Taara Beam increases network density and flexibility, making it ideal for urban landscapes, enterprise campuses, data centers, and event venues.
The versatile deployment options for Taara Beam—including rooftops, poles, or existing structures—enable rapid establishment of high-bandwidth mesh networks suitable for a variety of applications ranging from small-cell backhaul to advanced AI-driven systems.
Despite being a venture capital-funded entity, specific financial details regarding Taara’s spinoff from Google X in March 2025 remain undisclosed, though Series X Capital and Alphabet Inc. have engaged in investment, with Alphabet holding a minority share.
