BLAZINGLY FAST INTERNET2 GETS 10x BOOST
[SOURCE: Associated Press, AUTHOR: Anick Jesdanun]
The ultrahigh-speed Internet2 network just got 10 times faster, partly in
anticipation of rising demand for capacity after the world's largest particle
collider opens near Geneva next year. Until recently, the Internet2 had a
theoretical limit of 10 gigabits per second, which is thousands of times faster
than standard home broadband connections. By sending data using 10 different
colors, or wavelengths, of light over a single cable, operators are boosting
the network's capacity to 100 Gbps. That means a high-quality version of the
movie "The Matrix" could be sent in a few seconds rather than half a minute
over the old Internet2 and several hours over a typical home broadband line.
http://customwire.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FASTER_INTERNET?SITE=WABRE&SECTION=TOP_STORIES&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2007-10-10-16-16-54
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