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SpaceX Acquires Optical Transceiver Startup for Terafab AI Data Center Links
SpaceX acquires Mesh Optical Technologies to secure advanced optical interconnects needed for massive Terafab-powered AI clusters and orbital compute.
Read as thread →"TERAFAB: Under FTC number 20261601, Elon Musk received early termination approval on June 25th to acquire Mesh Optical Technologies Corp."
— @SERobinsonJr
Key Points
- FTC early termination granted June 25 for acquisition
- Mesh founded by former SpaceX engineers; $50M Series A in Feb 2026
- Focus on high-speed optical transceivers for AI data centers
Coverage (5 sources)
tomshardware.com Elon Musk receives FTC greenlight to buy Mesh Optical as interconnects emerge as AI's tightest bottleneck — the move will expand Musk's growing stack of critical AI infrastructure | Tom's Hardware Jul 9 datacenterdynamics.com Elon Musk gets FTC nod to acquire data center optics business Mesh Optical - DCD Jun 29 @R6BTuxYEfb96385 (post) Jul 1 @SERobinsonJr (post) Jun 26 finance.yahoo.com Elon Musk wins approval to acquire communications startup amid AI data center push Jun 30