Since the invention of the Internet, technological progress has been incredibly rapid. Year after year we witness new inventions, and the new achievements make all kinds of technological advances possible. Recently, there was a major breakthrough when Japanese researchers set a new internet speed record. In July 2021, Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) reached a data transfer speed of 319 Tbps (terabytes per second).
The team behind this achievement had to build a fiber-optic cable that used four wires instead of the usual single-wire cable. The speed achieved is impressive, but what does it mean to an ordinary person?
While this new discovery will not directly affect our lives, at least not in the near future, it’s important for further development. It will, however, help improve infrastructure and allow us to eventually move to 6G internet, which will eventually increase internet speeds for the average customer.
You can read more details in the press release issued by NICT. The press release states, “NICT will continue to develop wide-band, long-distance transmission systems and explore how to further increase transmission capacity of low- core- count multi-core fibers and other novel SDM fibers.”
