Alphabet's Moonshot Factory's New Venture 'Taara' Delivers Light-Beamed Internet to Remote Regions - Alph

26 Jun 2023

Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. is providing internet access to far away places through the use of light beams.

According to Reuters, Taara is a project being worked on within Alphabet's innovation lab, which is commonly referred to as the "Moonshot Factory."

In the past, Google attempted to provide internet coverage in remote and rural regions by utilizing balloons at high altitudes in the stratosphere, but ultimately was unsuccessful.

The creation of the Moonshot Factory took place in 2016. This was after attempting to use stratospheric balloons to provide internet access; however, the high expenses made it difficult to be successful.

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The higher-ups at Taara and Bharti Airtel, which is among India's biggest telecom and web service providers, are shifting towards implementing the country's latest laser internet technology on a grander scale.

According to the leader of Taara, Mahesh Krishnaswamy, the company is assisting in connecting online services in 13 nations at the moment. He also mentioned that Taara has made agreements with Econet Group and their branch Liquid Telecom in Africa, Bluetown, a provider of the internet in India, and Digicel in the Pacific Islands.

Krishnaswamy expressed Taara's goal to provide end consumers with the most economical and budget-friendly option for acquiring a gigabyte at one dollar or less.

Taara has developed a technology that works like a traffic light in terms of its size. Instead of using cables, the machine transmits data through laser beams, creating a fiber-optic internet connection. Companies such as Airtel are able to utilize Taara's machine to create communication networks in areas that are difficult to access.

According to Randeep Sekhon, the chief technology officer of Bharti Airtel, Taara can contribute to enhanced internet speed in urban locations of developed countries. Sekhon observed that it is cheaper to transmit data between buildings through Taara than to lay down fiber-optic cables through the ground.

Krishnaswamy has recently visited a village in India called Osur to set up Taara equipment.

In July of 2020, Google pledged $10 billion to aid in the digitization of India.

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