erm, as far as I know, some one set a new data record a year or so back, using Optical cables running between france and england they sent something like 2.6Tb/s.
What they did was split the ligh up into something like 256 colours, and then sent it all parallel down one cable.....this wouldn't work on normal internet and such, but the speed was insane...I don't have a link to this, but some one feel free to correct me if I'm wong....any way...the difference here is that this technology wound't be very compatible with the internet right now, where as the one menioned in the first post is......any way....thats my 2 cents gone.

- Noia