New Fiber Network Operates at 99.7% of C

[bradscoolio]

The researchers have used these new optical fibers to transfer data at 73.7 terabits per second — roughly 10 terabytes per second, and some 1,000 times faster than today’s state-of-the-art 40-gigabit fiber optic links, and at much lower latency.

In normal optical fibers (silica glass), light travels a full 31% slower. Light actually travels faster through air than glass — which leads us neatly onto the creation of Francesco Poletti and the other members of his University of Southampton team: A hollow optical fiber that is mostly made of air.

Source:

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/151498-researchers-create-fiber-network-that-operates-at-99-7-speed-of-light-smashes-speed-and-latency-records?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=researchers-create-fiber-network-that-operates-at-99-7-speed-of-light-smashes-speed-and-latency-records#.UVBVq1NWe5M.reddit

[eshbop]

So in a couple years the fiber network the Aussie government is rolling out will be obsolete? Lol nice.

[bradscoolio]

So in a couple years the fiber network the Aussie government is rolling out will be obsolete? Lol nice.

Unfortunately the NBN will sck blls from the get go. 100megabit up and down is still not gigabit :/ they pushed it back several years too

[eshbop]

So in a couple years the fiber network the Aussie government is rolling out will be obsolete? Lol nice.

Unfortunately the NBN will sck blls from the get go. 100megabit up and down is still not gigabit :/ they pushed it back several years too

Wow, didn't realize they were limiting it to 100mbps. What's the point in that? Surely the same infrastructure can support higher speeds.

[bradscoolio]

So in a couple years the fiber network the Aussie government is rolling out will be obsolete? Lol nice.

Unfortunately the NBN will sck blls from the get go. 100megabit up and down is still not gigabit :/ they pushed it back several years too

It can, they're just limiting it and sticking a high price tag on it.

or so I've heard.

It's quite sketchy coming up on a election

Here is a thing on roll out:

http://www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2013/03/21/nbn-takes-out-garbage-under-cover-labor-leadership-drama

[eshbop]

So in a couple years the fiber network the Aussie government is rolling out will be obsolete? Lol nice.

Unfortunately the NBN will sck blls from the get go. 100megabit up and down is still not gigabit :/ they pushed it back several years too

Checked some prices on iiNet for the NBN, yeah there a bit up there. I don't see how it warrants such an increase in price for what is essentially the same service as we have now (yeah, yeah it's faster, but how does faster internet cost IPSs more?). They've got an ADSL 2+ speed(or maybe slower depending on where you live) speed connection for more $ than any ADSL2+ plan... Fair enough to re coupe a bit of the costs of laying out the network, but that will come with time anyway, I mean how long has the cooper network been in the ground?

Anyway, this has kind of gone off topic. Carry on.

[Nayjames123]

the reason glass was used was so that the light can undergo total internal reflection as the speed of light in the glass was slower than the outside of the tubing, using air would prevent TIR from occuring unless it was surrounded by a vacuum and even then the angle from the normal would be 88.6 degrees, pretty much meaning the cable would have to be perfectly straight

[Huntsman]

the reason glass was used was so that the light can undergo total internal reflection as the speed of light in the glass was slower than the outside of the tubing, using air would prevent TIR from occuring unless it was surrounded by a vacuum and even then the angle from the normal would be 88.6 degrees, pretty much meaning the cable would have to be perfectly straight

It might not even be a cable at all, Maybe short tubes with relays at the ends?

[bradscoolio]

So in a couple years the fiber network the Aussie government is rolling out will be obsolete? Lol nice.

Unfortunately the NBN will sck blls from the get go. 100megabit up and down is still not gigabit :/ they pushed it back several years too

I may be wrong about the speeds but they're definitely delaying it :/

[Nayjames123]

the reason glass was used was so that the light can undergo total internal reflection as the speed of light in the glass was slower than the outside of the tubing, using air would prevent TIR from occuring unless it was surrounded by a vacuum and even then the angle from the normal would be 88.6 degrees, pretty much meaning the cable would have to be perfectly straight

then again each relay would be slowing down the transmission speed ever more, but who knows, lets leave it to the guys in the white coats

[eshbop]

So in a couple years the fiber network the Aussie government is rolling out will be obsolete? Lol nice.

Unfortunately the NBN will sck blls from the get go. 100megabit up and down is still not gigabit :/ they pushed it back several years too

Narh, the fastest plans I can find are 100mbps down.