In what can be termed as the biggest breakthrough in the world of internet, scientists in UK have achieved fastest ever broadband speed of 1.4 terabits per second. This speed is enough to transfer 44 high-definition movies at once.
This test was conducted in London by British Telecom and French networking equipment company Alcatel-Lucent jointly, where they achieved the high speeds of 1.4 terabits per second, or 1,83,501Mbps, on the existing fibre network in London. This breakthrough is of high importance for the internet service providers, as it facilitates sending of greater amount of information through existing broadband infrastructure. All this can happen without costly infrastructure upgrades.
Earlier, tests on faster methods of transmitting data have been conducted using the complex laser technology, but this is the first test conducted in real world conditions, outside the testing labs. This test of fast internet was conducted in October and November last year, on a line from BT Tower in central London and the company's research campus near Ipswich.
Kevin Drury, optical marketing leader, Alcatel-Lucent, said that this development would reduce the space between lanes on a busy motorway, providing for more lanes of traffic to flow in the same area. In simple terms, this innovation would result in streaming of video via a large, wide lane while accessing standard web pages would need only a small part of the fibre's capacity.
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