Alphabet's Taara, a Project Loon spin-off, eyes deeper India telecom partnerships with laser internet
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Alphabet's Taara expands laser internet in India, targets deeper telco partnerships
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Moneycontrol•05-03-2026, 14:25
Alphabet's Taara expands laser internet in India, targets deeper telco partnerships
•Taara, an Alphabet spin-off from Google's X, uses laser-based technology to deliver high-speed data where fibre is difficult to deploy.
•CEO Mahesh Krishnaswamy aims to deepen partnerships with Indian telecom operators, having debuted in Andhra Pradesh with Bharti Airtel.
•Originating from Project Loon's free-space optics, Taara's technology provides fibre-like speeds (20 Gbps) over air for up to 20 kilometers, complementing existing fibre networks.
•Taara is active in 20 countries globally, including India, Africa, Europe, and the US, acting as an infrastructure accelerator for telecom operators.
•The company envisions an end-to-end light-based network, with future innovations like the Taara Photonics platform shrinking core components for wider applications.
