Fast, Secure, Wireless Communication For A Connected World

Fast, global communication is critical in our increasingly-connected world. The World Bank has declared that broadband internet access is a basic necessity for economic and human development, not a luxury.¹ It opens up opportunities for education, employment, healthcare access, and government transparency and accountability that would be otherwise lost.

Free-space optical (FSO) communication involves using lasers to transmit data from one location to another, whether it is from a satellite to a telescope-like ground station, one satellite to another, or between different locations on the ground (Figure 1). According to Global Market Insights, the FSO market will likely grow at a rate of over 35% in each of the next five years, skyrocketing from $200 million to $2 billion by 2027.² In addition to fast internet access that can reach areas without optical fiber connections, FSO provides the means for highly-secure communications for defense applications that are difficult to intercept