EON Raises $10.75 Million in Seed Round to Fund Space Laser Transmission Projects
TechCrunch
08-04 20:24
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EON Raises $10.75 Million in Seed Funding to Connect Continental Data Centers via Satellite Laser Links, Aiming at the Infrastructure Transmission Needs of AI.
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全球云厂商和 AI 实验室持续扩建数据中心后,跨洲数据传输需求也在上升。当前主干网络仍主要依赖海底光缆,但这类设施建设和维修成本高,受损后的恢复也较慢。美国初创公司 EON 正试图用太空激光链路切入这一市场。

完成 1075 万美元种子轮

EON 今年 5 月成立,现已结束隐身状态。公司宣布完成 1075 万美元种子轮融资,投资方包括 General Catalyst 和 Andreessen Horowitz。EON 由 Charlie Horowitz 和 Tyler Presser 创立,计划部署搭载激光通信设备的卫星,在轨道上连接不同大洲的数据中心。

据 TechCrunch 报道,EON 目前接触的客户包括超大规模云厂商、AI 实验室以及内容分发网络运营方。公司希望先覆盖现有基础设施不足、或传输成本偏高的跨洲线路,例如法国至澳大利亚,以及非洲与南美之间的连接。

先建约 20 颗卫星网络

EON 计划先部署约 20 颗卫星。按照公司设想,每颗卫星可在两大洲之间提供一条专用链路,首批卫星将为早期客户提供 24 小时覆盖。地面部分则会在不同区域设置站点,服务附近的数据中心和 CDN 节点,并通过冗余站点和天气数据提升稳定性。

报道提到,海底光缆的传输速度通常可达每秒 200 太比特以上,而 EON 给出的初始目标是每秒 2.4 太比特。相比之下,此前一些商业地空激光通信演示项目的吞吐量约为 2.5 Gbps,EON 的目标明显更高。

首颗演示星瞄准 2027 年底

这一路线的难点在于,激光信号穿过大气层时容易发生畸变,云层也会影响传输。EON 表示,将把研发重点放在自研光通信终端和高精度指向部件上,卫星平台则倾向采购现成产品,以缩短开发周期。

公司称,本轮融资将主要用于建设光学实验室、扩充工程团队,并在发射前完成地面测试。按其时间表,首颗演示卫星希望在 2027 年底前后发射,光学下行传输能力至少达到 800 Gbps,最高可能接近 1 Tbps。

AI 数据中心成主要需求方

投资方 General Catalyst 认为,这家公司同时切中 AI 和基础设施韧性两条主线。随着 AI 训练、推理和全球数据同步需求增加,数据中心之间对高带宽专用链路的需求也在扩大。

不过,这一方向已有竞争者。蓝色起源此前公布过 TeraWave 计划,准备建设更大规模的卫星网络,面向大型客户提供最高 6 Tbps 的连接能力。行业研究人士 Caleb Henry 表示,数据中心客户对链路质量和冗余要求很高,卫星通信要真正满足这类场景,落地难度仍然不低。

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