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Taara and Liquid use light-beam technology to expand data center capacity to large enterprises in Lagos, Nigeria. Language: en Date: 2026-08-05 11:00:27 Over the last two years, Liquid has deployed nearly a dozen Taara links across Lagos to quickly serve high-speed connectivity to large local enterprises and improve network resilience across key commercial areas for local internet service providers, banks, hotels, and a utility company SUNNYVALE, United States of America, August 5, 2026/APO Group/ - Taara, a graduate of X, Google's Moonshot Factory and a leader in high-speed, high-capacity wireless optical communication, today announced its continued collaboration with Liquid Intelligent Technologies (https://Liquid.Tech), a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology company. Taara has helped Liquid to quickly distribute high-capacity bandwidth from its points of presence at Africa Data Centres and other leading data centers in Nigeria to large enterprises within and beyond the reach of fiber, where traditional deployments can be costly, time-consuming, or operationally challenging, especially in areas where network outages caused by fiber cuts can take days to restore. Lagos, Nigeria Over the last two years, Liquid has deployed nearly a dozen Taara links across Lagos to quickly serve high-speed connectivity to large local enterprises and improve network resilience across key commercial areas for local internet service providers, banks, hotels, and a utility company. Nigeria is one of the largest economies in Africa, with some analysts reporting that the country's economy is growing faster (https://apo-opa.co/4fX49AN) in 2026 than it has done in the previous five years. Lagos is the country's largest and fastest-growing commercial hub, but expanding network infrastructure in dense urban environments can be challenging. To meet growing enterprise demand, operators increasingly rely on a mix of technologies to extend coverage and increase redundancy. Liquid is using Taara's technology to ensure improved proliferation of connectivity across the most difficult terrains in the country. By using highly focused beams of light to transmit data through the air, Taara enables operators to establish links within days rather than weeks, helping accelerate customer deployments while complementing existing fiber infrastructure. Liquid is now exploring opportunities to expand the use of wireless optical communication into regions across Nigeria, including Abuja, Ibadan, and Kano. "For Liquid, deployment speed has been one of the most significant advantages. Traditional fiber deployments aren't always a possibility, especially across difficult terrains. Taara links can often be installed and activated within hours, allowing Liquid to ensure it is remaining true to its mission to create a digitally connected future that leaves no African behind," said Eugene Uka, Acting Chief Executive Officer at Liquid Intelligent Technologies Nigeria. "As demand for connectivity continues to grow, operators need more flexibility in how they expand and reinforce their networks," said Bhavesh Mistry, Regional Lead for Taara in Africa. "Fiber remains an essential part of modern communications infrastructure, and will for some time, but there are many situations where deploying fiber quickly or cost-effectively can be difficult. Wireless optical communication gives operators another tool to extend capacity, reach customers faster, and build more resilient networks without compromising performance." Taara Lightbridge occupies a unique position between fiber and traditional radio-frequency solutions, delivering up to 20 Gbps of capacity across distances of up to 20 kilometers using narrow, invisible beams of light. The platform enables operators to rapidly deploy high-capacity links without trenching, spectrum licensing, or extensive civil works, helping bridge connectivity gaps that might otherwise remain unserved. Taara Lightbridge is currently deployed in more than 20 countries with operators including T-Mobile, Airtel, Digicel, Liquid, and SoftBank, helping extend and reinforce network capacity across urban, rural, remote, and hard-to-reach environments. Read more in the case study (https://apo-opa.co/4fGlpLK). For more information about Taara, visit https://apo-opa.co/4gbnzmO. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Liquid Intelligent Technologies. Multimedia content

Taara launches industry's first Link Planner for wireless optical communications. Taara, a graduate of X, Google's Moonshot Factory, and a leader in high-speed, high-capacity wireless optical communications, has announced the launch of Taara Link Planner, the industry's first link planning product developed specifically for next-generation free-space optical communications. Taara Link Planner brings nearly a decade of research and development originating at X into a publicly accessible platform for network operators, infrastructure teams, and network planners. Its models have been validated against one of the largest real-world datasets on free-space optical links ever assembled, drawing on deployments and atmospheric observations spanning diverse geographies, climates, and operating conditions around the world. The platform allows users to plan deployments of Taara Lightbridge, the company's wireless optical communications technology, which uses narrow, invisible beams of light to deliver high-capacity connectivity through the air between two fixed and easily deployable terminals. By entering an address or coordinates, or by placing link endpoints manually on a map, users can assess link distance, identify potential line-of-sight obstructions, adjust mounting heights and estimate expected availability based on local atmospheric conditions. Taara's internal modeling currently shows availability with about 1% accuracy of the predictions, on average, when local weather data is available and terminals are installed to specification. Wireless optical communication uses narrow, invisible beams of light to deliver high-capacity connectivity through the air. Unlike radiofrequency (RF) systems, it operates in unlicensed optical spectrum and avoids many of the congestion, licensing, disruption, and costs associated with traditional wireless infrastructure and fiber deployments. Because wireless optical communications transmit data using highly focused beams of light, network planning involves different environmental and atmospheric considerations than traditional RF systems. Taara Link Planner has been designed specifically with those optical characteristics in mind. Taara's availability methodology estimates whether a link can send traffic error-free by modeling atmospheric parameters, terminal design, and link margin. The models account for factors including fog, haze, rain, dust, temperature, humidity, turbulence, wind, and vibration. Built for real-world network planning Taara Link Planner is designed for a wide range of users, from large operators with dedicated network planning teams to local service providers where field engineers may plan links themselves. The product provides a visual interface for testing prospective link locations, identifying obstructions, adjusting endpoint heights, and reviewing estimated performance across the year. Because visibility data is a critical input for wireless optical communications, Taara Link Planner draws on available weather station data and Taara's own availability models to estimate performance at a given location. In areas where local weather data is limited or unavailable, the system uses broader climate and atmospheric modeling to support planning estimates. Taara's work on wireless optical availability dates back to its origins at X, where early studies used historical visibility data to understand how light-based links perform across different geographies. These studies found that in weather conditions representative of average large cities in the US and UK, the annual average link availability would exceed 95% over up to 10 km, and surpass 99% in many regions of interest. Taara Link Planner brings that expertise into a publicly accessible tool at a time when operators are looking for faster ways to expand capacity without waiting months or years for fiber construction. Taara Lightbridge is already deployed in more than 20 countries with operators including T-Mobile, Airtel, Digicel, Liquid, and SoftBank, helping extend and reinforce network capacity across urban, rural, remote, and hard-to-reach environments. The launch of the Taara Link Planner follows the recent introduction of Taara Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Calculator, a browser-based tool designed to help network teams compare deployment economics across different connectivity options. Mahesh Krishnaswamy, Founder and CEO of Taara Over the last decade, our deployments from dense cities and remote communities to some of the world's most demanding atmospheric conditions have taught us how light behaves in the real world. Taara Link Planner brings that body of research together in a product that operators everywhere can use. It gives free-space optical communications the kind of dedicated planning capability that established network technologies have relied on for years, and represents an important step towards making light a mainstream part of global connectivity. Devin Brinkley, SVP of Engineering at Taara Availability has always been the question operators ask first about wireless optical communications. The answer can't come from radio models alone, because optical links are dominated by different physical phenomena. Taara Link Planner turns Taara's field experience and availability modeling into a practical planning environment, helping operators evaluate links with much greater confidence before anything is installed. Ray Sharma is an Industry Analyst and Editor at The Fast Mode. He has over 15 years of experience in mobile broadband technologies and solutions, conducting research and analysis on various technology segments and producing articles and write-ups on the latest developments within the sector. He is also in charge of social media engagement and industry liaisons. The Fast Mode 9658 likes TWEETS 28.4K FOLLOWING 3479 FOLLOWERS 13.2K