IDG Contributor Network: Researchers reach data rates 50,000 times faster than home Internet
Researchers from University College London claim to have reached a data rate of 1.125 terabits per second, the fastest data rate ever recorded between a single optical transmitter and a receiver, according to an article on the university's website.
It's quick enough to download the entire high-definition Game of Thrones series in one second, the scientists claim.
'Super-channels'
A way of combining carriers into what the scientists call a "super-channel" is key to obtaining the speeds. Super-channels are used for sending bulk data between cities and continents, they explain.
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