Japan Sets Internet Speed Record (319 Tb/s)

Dismas · 07-31-2021, 07:46 PM

Japan has set the new record for data transmission. While this won't see actual use any time soon, it is good news.

Quote:We're in for an information revolution.

Engineers in Japan just shattered the world record for the fastest internet speed, achieving a data transmission rate of 319 Terabits per second (Tb/s), according to a paper presented at the International Conference on Optical Fiber Communications in June. The new record was made on a line of fibers more than 1,864 miles (3,000 km) long. And, crucially, it is compatible with modern-day cable infrastructure.

This could literally change everything.

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Note well: we can't stress enough how fast this transmission speed is. It's nearly double the previous record of 178 Tb/s, which was set in 2020. And it's seven times the speed of the earlier record of 44.2 Tb/s, set with an experimental photonic chip. NASA itself uses a comparatively primitive speed of 400 Gb/s, and the new record soars impossibly high above what ordinary consumers can use (the fastest of which maxes out at 10 Gb/s for home internet connections).

Read More: https://interestingengineering.com/japan...9-terabits

Boudica · 07-31-2021, 08:28 PM

That's seriously impressive. The edge of technology today, will be the way of life tomorrow, right?

Dismas · 08-01-2021, 12:51 AM

(07-31-2021, 08:28 PM)Boudica Wrote: That's seriously impressive. The edge of technology today, will be the way of life tomorrow, right?

I don't think we'll see these speeds any time remotely soon. These sorts of things (like 3nm chips) are the extremes limited to the R&D of commercial behemoths. That said, the advancements will trickle down to civilians over time.

Mr.Kurd · 08-01-2021, 02:08 AM

Wow, I can't even imagine how much data that can hold...

124,800 hours of hd videos in one sec?

mothered · 08-01-2021, 03:20 AM

Impressive to say the least.

And I thought my speed was good.

Spoiler:

Accident Man · 08-01-2021, 08:50 AM

At that speed, you should be able to download every game on Steam and every title on Netflix in under 10 minutes.

mothered · 08-01-2021, 10:18 AM

(08-01-2021, 08:50 AM)Party Pete Wrote: At that speed, you should be able to download every game on Steam and every title on Netflix in under 10 minutes.

Inclusive of every torrent on The Pirate Bay.

atlas010101 · 08-01-2021, 04:51 PM

That's Impressive , Btw I'm still fighting with a 12mb/s Internet

Alex1759 · 08-02-2021, 06:47 AM

Its better if we don't challenge Japanese people in any online multiplayer games

Boudica · 08-02-2021, 07:40 PM

(08-01-2021, 12:51 AM)Dismas Wrote:
(07-31-2021, 08:28 PM)Boudica Wrote: That's seriously impressive. The edge of technology today, will be the way of life tomorrow, right?

I don't think we'll see these speeds any time remotely soon. These sorts of things (like 3nm chips) are the extremes limited to the R&D of commercial behemoths. That said, the advancements will trickle down to civilians over time.

This is more what I was getting at. The cutting edge of what happens today, won't look so cutting edge in 50-100 years. It's interesting to consider, 50 years ago, the internet didn't exist.