Things just keep getting faster:
- CNET: Japan Just Broke the Internet Speed Record
- NICT: World Record Achieved in Transmission Capacity and Distance
Technically, it’s not the fastest ever—but it is the fastest over the greatest distance. Today I learned what capacity–distance product is (aka “bandwidth–distance product”):
With a capacity-distance product of 1.86 exabits per second x km—the highest ever recorded—this demonstration marks the fastest long-distance transmission achieved in any optical fiber to date.
“The result represents a major step forward in developing scalable, high-capacity networks and addressing the world’s growing demand for data.”