High-speed communications networks that extend from land to space are being worked on by a team of techies inside the company.
A new spinout called Aalyria will be revealed on Monday as a secret project.
Aalyria said in a news release that its mission is to manage "hyperfast, ultra-secure, and highly complex communications networks."
The company says that it has a laser communications technology that is larger and faster than anything currently available. Aalyria's software platform has been used in a number of projects.
The spinout comes as the parent company looks to wind down experimental projects due to a decline in ad spending. It needs external funding for some of the projects that have been in the works for a long time. Businesses such as life sciences company Verily and self-driving car maker Waymo have raised money from outside investors.
Aalyria said it has a contract with the U.S. defense innovation unit. Chris Taylor is a national security expert and the CEO of the company. Taylor is the CEO of a company that he started in November, according to his profile.
It was announced earlier this year that a new subsidiary called "Google Public Sector" would focus on U.S. government partnerships through the cloud.
One of the fathers of the web, Vint Cerf, is a member of Aalyria's board of advisers.
There will be a minority stake in Aalyria that will be retained by Google, but the company won't say how much it has raised or how much it is owned by. Nearly a decade's worth of intellectual property, patents and physical assets, including office space, were transferred to Aalyria, according to the company.
Aalyria's light laser technology, calledTightbeam, claims to keep data "in tact through the atmosphere and weather" and offers "connection where no supporting infrastructure exists."
The company saidTightbeam dramatically improves satellite communications, wi-fi on planes and ships.
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