Cailabs is a French company specializing in shaping laser light for various applications, including space. They are a manufacturer of optical components and optical ground stations that enable high-speed, secure data transfer between satellites and ground stations. Cailabs' laser technology is used for secure satellite links and has been tested and implemented in collaboration with organizations like the French Defence Innovation Agency, the European Space Agency, and international partners in South Korea, Australia, Greece, and the United States.
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Cailabs recently raised $67 million.
Cailabs has signed an agreement valued up to $60.82 million with DataPath to integrate and deploy the first unit produced of the Transportable Optical Ground Station (T-OGS) and the first lot of up to 12 production units.
Cailabs is working to bring transportable optical ground stations to market through a new agreement with DataPath.
Cailabs CEO Jean-Francois Morizur stated that optical communications are much more difficult to detect, intercept, and jam compared to radio frequency (RF) communications.
Cailabs and DataPath held a signing ceremony on December 15 during the Department of Defense (DoD) Commercial Satcom Workshop in Arlington, Virginia.
Cailabs has demonstrated its Space Development Agency (SDA)-compatible optical ground station in a space-to-ground optical demonstration with a Kepler Communications satellite.
Definvest recently invested in French optical ground station tech company Cailabs.
Cailabs' technology offers top performance in mitigating atmospheric turbulence and maintaining resilient communications.
Cailabs uses Multi-Plane Light Conversion to reshape and stabilize wavefronts in optical communications.
Cailabs' Optical Ground Station technology has been field-proven with various satellites and terminals.
Cailabs Optical Ground Stations can play a significant role in SES's global network of gateways with access to high-throughput infrastructure.
Cailabs has a contracted backlog of ten optical ground stations.
On 12 September, Cailabs announced it secured €57 million in funding, including €37 million from the European Investment Bank and €20 million from various investors.
The new funding will support Cailabs' expansion into new markets and development of new products, including turnkey 100+ Gbps solutions and transportable optical ground stations.
Cailabs plans to scale production to as many as 50 optical ground stations per year by 2027.
Cailabs was founded in 2013 and offers laser-based solutions for terrestrial and space applications.
Cailabs has developed an off-the-shelf optical ground station designed for communications between satellites and the ground.
Cailabs has secured €57 million in new funding to scale production of its optical ground stations.
Cailabs has implemented a new industrial platform capable of assembling and validating up to five ground stations simultaneously.
Prior to its most recent funding, Cailabs raised €26 million in a Series C round in December 2022.