Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed.
Engineers in Japan have set a new internet speed record of 319 terabits per second (Tb/s). This is approximately 7.6 million times faster than the average home internet speed in the United States. Researchers created an experimental optical cable with four cores to attain the speed.
Engineers in Japan have broken the global record for fastest internet speed – it's so fast that you could download approximately 80,000 movies in one second.
Requirement for speed: Internet speed is commonly evaluated by how much data can be sent in one second between two devices.
319 terabits per second (Tb/s) is the new record. That is more than quadruple the previous world record for fastest internet speed and over 7.6 million times quicker than the average residential internet connection in the United States. the U.S. (42 megabits per second).
Fiber-optic cables: Many internet connections deliver data across various types of technology. Dial-up connections, for example, used telephone wires, but fiber-optic cables are used in the fastest type of internet accessible today.
These cables send data using light pulses that pass over tiny optical fibers with glass or plastic cores.
It might not be too difficult to integrate the tech into existing infrastructure.
To shatter the world record for fastest internet speed, researchers from Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology created an experimental optical fiber with four cores rather than one.
They then paired their fiber with a laser that emitted pulses of varying wavelengths and a variety of signal amplification methods. This allowed them to send data at 319 Tb s across a distance of more than 1,800 miles.
The laser and amplifiers used to break the fastest internet speed record are not inexpensive, so don't expect 300 Tb/s residential internet anytime soon.
Yet, one aspect of the experiment might have a significant influence on your life in the not-too-distant future: the optical fiber.
