Imagine being able to download movies or video games in an instant. Japan is turning that dream into reality by achieving an unprecedented internet speed record of 402,000,000 Mbps!
For perspective, the average global internet speed in 2023 was just 46.8 Mbps, according to Statista. This means Japanese researchers have developed a connection that's millions of times faster.
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This incredible feat was accomplished by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) using commercially available optical fibers. Could this technology be deployed worldwide soon?
Japan's Record-Breaking Internet Speed
Phys.org reported that an international research team led by the NICT set the new record of 402 terabits per second. They achieved this using commercially available optical fibers and signal amplifiers, employing as many transmission bands as possible to reach a total signal bandwidth of 37.6 THz.
PCGamer notes that this bandwidth is over 100,000 times greater than what Wi-Fi 7, an industry standard according to Intel, can provide.
Progress Since Last Year
This latest achievement is a 25% increase over last year's record. In 2023, the NICT set a record of 22.9 petabits per second, as discussed in an Inquirer Tech article.
Can You Use This Ultrafast Internet?
Unfortunately, current consumer hardware can't handle these speeds. Top-tier motherboards are limited to 10 GbE, which is vastly slower than the NICT's breakthrough. Moreover, current RAM and SSDs can't write data quickly enough to keep up with these speeds.
Despite these limitations, the industry is closely watching this development, which could be crucial for meeting the growing global demand for data transmission.
Future Implications
With the proliferation of AI technology, which requires massive amounts of data transfer, advancements like this could make slow loading and booting times a thing of the past.
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