初创公司Endeavor Optical Networks（EON）宣布获得1075万美元种子轮融资，由General Catalyst和Andreessen Horowitz投资[1]。该公司计划通过激光装备卫星网络替代海底光纤，为全球数据中心和AI实验室提供高速数据传输[1]。EON由CEO Charlie Horowitz和CTO Tyler Presser领导[1]，前者曾在卫星制造商Apex Space公司任职[1]。
公司的首个里程碑是在2027年底前发射演示卫星，目标实现至少800吉比特/秒的下行速率[1]。初期星座规模约为20颗卫星，预计可提供2.4太比特/秒的传输速度[1]。该网络将重点服务欠发达或洲际路由成本高昂的地区[1]。业界同时存在竞争方案，Blue Origin的TeraWave项目计划部署5048颗卫星，提供6太比特/秒的速度[1]。
Endeavor Optical Networks (EON), a startup focused on satellite-based data transmission, has secured $10.75 million in seed funding to develop a laser-equipped satellite network designed to supplement or replace undersea fiber optic cables for global data center and AI laboratory connectivity [1]. The funding round was led by General Catalyst and Andreessen Horowitz [1].
The company, led by CEO Charlie Horowitz and CTO Tyler Presser, plans to launch a demonstration satellite by the end of 2027, with initial target downlink speeds of at least 800 gigabits per second [1]. EON's initial constellation will consist of approximately 20 satellites capable of delivering 2.4 terabits per second in throughput, targeting underserved or expensive intercontinental routes [1]. Horowitz previously served at Apex Space, a satellite manufacturer [1].
EON enters a competitive landscape that includes Blue Origin's TeraWave project, which is planned to comprise 5,048 satellites with speeds reaching 6 terabits per second [1].