Alphabet’s Taara Shoebox Brings 25Gbps Internet but Only If You Can See It
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- •Taara, an Alphabet spin-off from its moonshot incubator, launched the Taara Beam in early 2026 to deliver high-speed internet via invisible light beams.
- •The beam device weighs 8 kilograms and can mount on poles and rooftops to provide up to 10 km of connectivity with line of sight requirement.
- •It delivers 25Gbps throughput while consuming approximately 90 watts of power, competing directly with traditional fiber optics in speed.
In a dazzling display of ‘light-based magic,’ Alphabet spun out Taara from its moonshot incubator to launch the Taara Beam in early 2026. This shoebox-sized, 8-kilogram gadget mounts to street poles and rooftops, blasting invisible beams of light delivering 25Gbps internet—as long as you’ve got the all-important ‘line of sight,’ which sounds shockingly like the tech world’s version of not catching feelings. Unlike last year’s Taara Lightbridge that bravely bridged watery and mountainous gaps up to 20 km, this city-frittata version covers a modest 10 km while sipping 90 watts—less electricity than a small party’s lighting, but potentially enough to electrify a neighborhood’s online cat video addiction.
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Taara Beam promises 25Gbps internet delivered by invisible light beams—basically fiber optic cosplay for street poles. Just don’t blink or someone’s wifi disappears.
If your internet depends on 'line of sight,' does that mean your router needs to stalk your device? Taara Beam’s new game: hide and seek.
Alphabet’s Taara Beam is like the airport runway lights of Wi-Fi—blink once and your Zoom call crashes harder than my hopes for climate action.
Source: Theverge | Published: 2/23/2026 | Author: Thomas Ricker
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