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Free Space Optical Communication(FSOC) enables projects like Taara[0] from the Alphabet's X. This communication enables great internet infrastructure around Africa, especially coupled with already existing Telecommunication companies Fiber Optics(Project Equiano). [0] https://x.company/projects/taara/

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I'm not sure what's new here. TV companies and others have been beaming data through the air with lasers for at least 30 years.

When I worked in the television industry, it was how some of the TV stations in New York world get their skyline video back from their towercams in New Jersey. This was late 1990's.

It was my understanding at the time that it didn't work well in rain and fog, but that was O.K., because there was nothing to see then, anyway.

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