Siemens Breaks Network Speed Record

Siemens AG set a new Network Speed Record when they transfer data at the speed of 107 gigabits per second through a single fiber optic cable. At this speed, one could download roughly two DVDs worth of data in just a second (107 Gigabits = 13.37500 Gigabytes)

The new record is nearly 2.5 times faster than its previous record. The test was conducted on a 100 mile long stretch of Fibre optic cable in the US. This is the first time such a test was performed out of the Laboratory.

Siemens said the advantage of its method of using electrical processing only was that it removed the need to split signals into multiple, lower data-rate signals to avoid bottlenecks — which makes transmission slower and more expensive.

This technology is comparatively cheaper and faster than the current technology what we use in our homes today. This new technology is still under its development cycle, so it might take few more years to get into the final shape. Lets patiently wait until then.

Source: Yahoo News

This post was published by on December 21, 2006

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  • http://www.digitalbuzz.co.nr Phalgun Shenoy

    It will be nice if it will come to India.

  • http://www.rishiraj.info Rishi

    Yeah…Very nice if it comes to India!

    But it will take a long time I think to come to India! :)

  • http://afterlife69.com Afterlife(69)

    Holy shit, I want this is my house :D