Taara, a spinout from X—Google’s Moonshot Factory—has announced a strategic partnership with Digicomm International to scale the distribution and deployment of its Lightbridge wireless optical communication system across the Americas. Under the agreement, Digicomm will serve as Taara’s Master Value-Added Reseller, stocking the Lightbridge system and supporting broadband providers, municipalities, and enterprises with rapid delivery, link planning, and customer support.
Taara Lightbridge uses beams of light to transmit data through the air at fiber-like speeds, offering a compelling solution for middle-mile connectivity, disaster recovery, and network redundancy in areas where laying fiber is costly or impractical. The technology complements Digicomm’s existing portfolio of wireless, HFC, and FTTx offerings, enabling service providers to expand high-speed networks more flexibly and cost-effectively.
Digicomm, a Colorado-based broadband distributor and manufacturer with over three decades of experience, will play a key role in bringing Taara’s technology to market. The partnership supports Taara’s broader mission to extend global internet access using scalable, high-capacity optical wireless links.
- Taara selects Digicomm as Master Value-Added Reseller for the Americas
- Lightbridge delivers fiber-speed wireless optical links for middle-mile and resilience
- Digicomm to stock, support, and deliver Taara systems with link planning and fulfillment
- Ideal for broadband, enterprise, and municipal connectivity in hard-to-wire areas
- Partnership targets rapid deployment of scalable wireless infrastructure
“Digicomm’s deep regional expertise and strong ecosystem of relationships will accelerate the deployment of Taara’s high-speed wireless optical technology where it’s needed most,” said Sanjay Nagpal, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Partnerships at Taara.
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Mahesh Krishnaswamy, CEO from Taara, a recent spin-out from Google X, explains how their breakthrough approach:
– Delivers high-speed internet up to 20 Gbps over 20km using advanced beam steering and error correction algorithms that maintain connectivity through tower sway and weather challenges
– Combines radio frequency flexibility with fiber optic throughput, effectively creating “fiber over the air” to overcome spectrum limitations and the terahertz gap
– Leverages breakthrough chip technology the size of a fingernail that can transmit, receive, and steer light at tens of gigabits per second
Taara’s mission is to deliver high-speed, fiber-like connectivity using beams of light, and its breakthrough silicon photonic chip marks a major milestone in the effort. In recent tests at Alphabet’s Moonshot Factory, Taara’s prototype chip demonstrated a data rate of 10 Gbps over a 1-kilometer outdoor link without any moving parts. The company plans to launch an advanced version of the chip in 2026.
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