💡Taara shows 25 Gbps internet link over light between buildings

Taara, a former Google X project, introduced Taara Beam at MWC 2026 in Barcelona. The device sends internet traffic through a beam of invisible infrared light and reaches speeds up to 25 Gbps over distances up to 10 km.

The unit weighs about 8 kg and mounts on rooftops or poles. Inside is a silicon photonics platform with an optical phased array that contains more than 1,000 tiny emitters. They form and steer the light beam electronically, with no moving parts.

The system carries the same type of optical signal used inside fiber cables, but through open air. The module that controls the beam is about the size of a finger.

The key advantage is deployment time. Fiber rollout can take months. A Beam link can be installed in hours.

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