Google is using laser technology to bring a new, cheaper Internet to remote areas
The tech - which uses a stop sign-sized terminal which beams lasers carrying data to a corresponding terminal - will provide high-speed Internet access.
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The tech - which uses a stop sign-sized terminal which beams lasers carrying data to a corresponding terminal - will provide high-speed Internet access.
This is not the first time that Alphabet, the parent company of Google, has embarked on a mission to bring reliable, cheap Internet to communities in rural and remote areas.
Alphabet — the parent company of Google — is embarking on an ambitious endeavor to extend internet access to remote and...
Taara's machine is the size of traffic lights that beam a laser carrying data – essentially fiber-optic internet without the cables. Partners like Airtel use the machines to build out communications infrastructure in hard-to-reach places.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, June 26 (Reuters) - Google parent Alphabet has already tried and failed to bring internet access to rural and remote areas by using high-altitude balloons in the stratosphere. But now,...