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Technology Chat => New Technology, Science etc ... => Topic started by: DD1975 on January 23, 2014, 08:58:36 AM

Title: Fastest ever broadband
Post by: DD1975 on January 23, 2014, 08:58:36 AM
And you thought my 200mb was quick   :o

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25840502 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25840502)
Title: Re: Fastest ever broadband
Post by: Freddy on January 23, 2014, 14:38:09 PM
Cool, been thinking about upgrading to Fibre the past week.  8)
Title: Re: Fastest ever broadband
Post by: DaveMorton on January 23, 2014, 16:15:54 PM
Just wait till This (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-13469924) becomes commonplace! :D :o
Title: Re: Fastest ever broadband
Post by: DD1975 on January 23, 2014, 16:34:10 PM
Pretty amazing, only done in the lab so far though Dave.

The one I posted has been done on a normal network  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Fastest ever broadband
Post by: DaveMorton on January 23, 2014, 16:40:30 PM
Good point, but there's no harm in looking forward and hoping. :D
Title: Re: Fastest ever broadband
Post by: Snowcrash on January 24, 2014, 19:56:36 PM
Things have come a long way since BBS and dial up 14.4kb.

Just in case you can't handle standard notation...
1.4Tb is 1,400,000Mb or 7,000 people at 200Mb

The BT tower to Ipswich seems to be a microwave link.