For years now, Alphabet's Taara division has been delivering internet connectivity in far-flung areas with traffic-light-sized transmitters that communicate over long distances using beams of light.

The new version utilizes advanced software to steer the beam. What’s more, the original project — Taara Lightbridge — was the size of a traffic light. Those look small hanging above the road ...

The technology comes from Taara, which has been using light beams to deliver high-speed internet ... Taara Lightbridge—which is the size of a traffic light—and shrunken it down to the size ...