From

http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1...mission-barrier

BOFFINS AT BELL LABS, the research arm of networking firm Alcatel-Lucent, have managed to set an optical data transmission speed record of more than 100Pb per second.kilometer.

To accomplish this feat the researchers combined 155 lasers, each capable of carrying 100Gbps of data, and offset the frequency of each beam to minimise interference, essentially boosting the performance of standard Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) technology.

Those doing the maths will realise that this amounts to a network speed of 15.5Tbps, but data was successfully sent over this connection for a distance of 7,000km, giving the final bit per second.kilometers result - a standard measure for high speed optical transmission.

Not that a fine upstanding company like Alcatel-Lucent would ever suggest illegally downloading movies, music or games, but it does point out that this data transfer speed record is the equivalent of transferring 400 DVDs per second over 7,000 kilometres.

Great stuff!

I suppose we will see this speed here in LOS next year then?

Great stuff!

I suppose we will see this speed here in LOS next year then?

Great stuff!

I suppose we will see this speed here in LOS next year then?

I live in a village so will be happy with half that speed.

Great stuff!

I suppose we will see this speed here in LOS next year then?

Let's see...CAT has been offering "high speed" internet for years now, and it's usually just a little worse than the old dial-up speeds, so I figure this country will see super high speed internet somewhere between a thousand years and never.