Taara, a graduate of X, Google’s Moonshot Factory and a leader in high-speed, high-capacity wireless optical communication, has announced its continued collaboration with Liquid Intelligent Technologies, 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 centres in Nigeria to large enterprises within and beyond the reach of fibre, where traditional deployments can be costly, time-consuming, or operationally challenging, especially in areas where network outages caused by fibre cuts can take days to restore.
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 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.
Wireless optical communication gives operators another tool to extend capacity, reach customers faster, and build more resilient networks without compromising performance.
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 fibre 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 fibre 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. “Fibre remains an essential part of modern communications infrastructure, and will for some time, but there are many situations where deploying fibre 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 fibre and traditional radio-frequency solutions, delivering up to 20 Gbps of capacity across distances of up to 20 kilometres 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.
