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Satellite Constellation & Ground
Infrastructure HALO -
Laser Light
Holdings, Ltd. (“Laser Light”) today
announced its Request for Information
(RFI) process seeking potential prime
contractors and associated
subsystem/component suppliers for its
planned High Articulation Laser Optical
(HALO) satellite constellation. HALO
will be a core component of Laser
Light’s ultra-high-speed, on-demand
global network spanning space,
terrestrial, and subsea infrastructure
and designed to meet growing worldwide
demand for artificial intelligence (AI)
connectivity.
Laser Light’s
all-optical constellation is slated for
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite
design and is expected to become
operational within 30 to 36 months of an
order. HALO will integrate with Laser
Light’s expanding ground network of
fiber, subsea cable, and optical ground
nodes. Together, this infrastructure
will support the company’s global,
multi-domain data service across space,
ground, and subsea networks, as well as
advanced services at the Edge and Far
Edge. Laser Light’s patented StarBeam™
network orchestration system will manage
the ecosystem, enabling high-bandwidth,
low-latency routes and data distribution
tailored to customers’ global, regional,
and local needs.
Laser Light is
soliciting companies interested in
acting as the prime contractor for the
HALO system, to include:
• Space Segment
o Optical Satellite
System (OSS) Payload
o Spacecraft Bus
• Ground Segment
o Optical Terminals
o Sky Sensor
o Extended Ground
Network System (XGNS) Interface
• Satellite
Operations Center
• Network
Operations Center
o Core interface
for Starbeam AI Operating System across
system
• The HALO prime
will be responsible for the entire
program from initial trade studies
through design/build to launch and
end-to-end On-Orbit verification.
Laser Light is also
interested in companies who may be
providers of HALO subsystems, components
or services (such as launch) but
otherwise are not proposing to be
considered for the Prime role.
Such vendors will be asked to
complete a Supplier RFI that Laser Light
will use to qualify them on the
prospective supplier list and to
distribute to prospective
Primes.
“This RFI marks the
final stage in bringing Laser Light’s
validated architecture to market,” said
Robert “Bob” Brumley, Chairman and CEO.
“With key patents approved, our ground,
subsea, compute, and storage assets
under contract and expanding, and
StarBeam orchestration software in
development, we are positioned to
deliver an industry-first, multi
domain global data ecosystem—built to
meet the communications demands of the
AI era at the global, regional, and edge
levels.”
Submission Details
1. Expressions of
interest must be submitted by October
2nd at 11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time.
The prospective vendors must
indicate whether they are interested in
the Prime Contractor role or will be
providing information to Laser Light to
be qualified as a potential subsystem or
component supplier.
2. NDAs must be
completed by Friday, October 9th, at
11:59pm Eastern Daylight Time.
3. Prospective
Offerors who express interest and
complete the NDA will be able to access
the full RFI details
4. Detailed RFI
responses will be due November 2nd at
11:59pm Eastern Standard Time.
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