Researchers reach throughput of 44.2Tbps over standard fiber optic cables

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Researchers from all the way down under, Researchers managed to establish a 44.2Tbps connection through fibers that we already use. Btw and yes, that's terabits per second.



While I am sure your 100 Mbit/s connection is sufficient for your needs, technology always advances and evolves. Researchers in Australia developed an internet connection that reaches 44.2 terabits per second, which in pale comparison, is the equivalent of about a million times faster than the average user in the US utilizing 50.2 megabits per second.

“What our research demonstrates is the ability for fibers that we already have in the ground… to be the backbone of communications networks now and in the future,” said Bill Corcoran, lecturer in electrical and computer systems at Monash University.

The team, made up of researchers from Monash, Swinburne and RMIT universities, reached 44.2 terabits of connection using an optical device called microcomb to replace the 80 standard lasers of modern telecommunications equipment. A microcomb "generates very sharp and equidistant frequency lines." This technology is compatible with the fiber optic lines used today, which means that the current internet infrastructure would not have to be remodeled to achieve this type of speed.

"Our research shows that today's fibers will be the foundation of communication networks of the future, " said Bill Corcoran of Monash University.

Researchers reach throughput of 44.2Tbps over standard fiber optic cables


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