2.56 terabits a second? Wow!

Taken from shortnews.com -

Blazing New Technology Delivers Data at 2.56 Terabits per Second

Bell Labs has claimed that they have developed a new technique for sending data over long distances which shatters the previous records for data delivery.

By increasing the amount of data sent per optical fiber strand and utilizing 64 channels per cable, they were able to reach a blinding delivery speed of 2.56 terabits per second to a target 2,500 miles away.

Bell Labs plans to use this technology in future products, which should lower the cost of long distance networking while improving the speed.

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Sources cited:

http://www.shortnews.com/shownews.cf...501&u_id=26833

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?
tmpl=story&cid=581&u=/nm/20020322/tc_nm/telecoms_lucent_dc_3

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I think this is awsome!!!

Sweet!

But will it get me a broadband connection any cheaper!?

Yeah, in a second, i could download a HDD, if the other guy have this speed too.

I did this with a WiFi connection and my palmtop computer.

Gotta love Bell Labs. It's only decent thing Lucent has left.