Facebook Connectivity Lab

For a story in the Wall Street Journal I visited the Facebook Connectivity Lab in Fremont, CA. In their echo-free chambers the company is testing antennas that are being used to create mesh networks, providing high-speed internet access in places that are hard to reach with traditional fiber.

Portrait of Dan Rabinovitsj, vice president of Connectivity at Facebook.

Jonathan Weinberg of Common Networks climbs the roof of the Alameda Theatre. The service provider uses Facebook’s Terragraph technology to bring high-speed internet to the island at an affordable price.