10 to 100 Times Faster than a Starlink Antenna, and Cheaper Than Fiber: Taara Unveils a Laser Internet That Could Shatter the Status Quo

10 to 100 Times Faster than a Starlink Antenna, and Cheaper Than Fiber: Taara Unveils a Laser Internet That Could Shatter the Status Quo

A small team of engineers in California believes it can outperform one of the most ambitious internet projects ever built. With a handful of custom devices and a new company name, Taara, the team has stepped away from Google’s parent company, Alphabet, in a bid to reshape global connectivity—this time from the ground, not space. The group, based in Mountain View, has been developing an internet system that relies on laser beams, not fiber cables…