r/lasercom is a subreddit with 4k members. The most common flair used is news, research, article, video, and commercial.
Lasercom is free space optical communications. Think NASA, ESA, SpaceX StarLink, Amazon Leo. Lasercom is a revolutionary technology delivering faster, cheaper, more secure data at light speed. Applications include quantum comms, telecom, satcom, banking, maritime, agriculture, urban monitoring, emergency services, military and government intelligence, global navigation, and space exploration. It enables amazing high-def space photos, and will become a backbone of the interplanetary internet.
Flair Used in r/lasercom
#1
News
: "World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite from ESA, TNO, and TESAT (17TH Feb 2026)"
84 posts
#2
Research
: "New Research on "High-performance 100 Gbps free-space optical communication via optical pin beam receiver" (Open Access | Full-Text) | Nature communications engineering (27th Nov 2025)"
40 posts
#3
Article
: "How Nato is using unjammable lasers to defend against Russian sabotage | The i Paper (11th Dec 2025)"
39 posts
#4
Video
: "SpaceBeam Inc. (South Korea) appeared at CES2025 marketing their Space Communications Via Laser Beams | ViodiTV (7th Dec 2025)"
6 posts
#5
Commercial
: "Luxembourg-based startup SkyGrids shows off their SkyLink-100 (SL-100) laser communication technology for remote sensors and UAVs (29th March 2025)"
6 posts
#6
Question
: "Free space optical communication FSO"
4 posts
#7
Educational
: "KORUZA is a low cost, open source and open hardware, wireless optical communication system | Hackster.io (2016)"
3 posts
#8
Jobs
: "Relativity Space (California) are hiring a Senior Laser Communications Engineer to develop Deep Space Optical Communication | greenhouse (24th Jan 2026)"
2 posts
#9
Social Media
: "Laser Communication in the Real World: 5 Uses You'll Actually See | MV9 on LinkedIn (22nd Oct 2025)"
2 posts
#10
Meta
: "👋Welcome to r/lasercom - Introduce Yourself and Read First!"
1 post
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Last updated: July 31, 2026