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Japan sets new internet record with 319Tb/s data transfer speed

Ryan Daws — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 10:22:25 +0000

Japan has set a new internet data transfer speed record of 319Tb/s just under a year after setting the previous bar. Last year, Japan and the UK collaborated to achieve an internet speed record of 178Tb/s. That was an incredible feat, but the new record set by Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communication Technology... Read more »

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Virgin Media trials Infinera’s XR Optics to deliver multi-gigabit speeds

Ryan Daws — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 10:36:53 +0000

Virgin Media is trialling Infinera’s XR Optics technology with the possibility of using it to deliver multi-gigabit speeds to customers. Jeanie York, Chief Technology and Information Officer at Virgin Media, said: “Our next-generation network already offers gigabit connectivity to more than seven million homes, but with data use and demand for hyperfast speeds surging, we’re... Read more »

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Nokia and Vodafone set gigabit fibre broadband record

Ryan Daws — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 18:08:31 +0000

Nokia and Vodafone have joined forces to set a new gigabit fibre broadband record through a successful Passive Optical Network (PON) trial. PON implements a point-to-multipoint topology, in which a single optical fibre serves multiple endpoints by using unpowered fibre optic splitters to divide the fibre bandwidth among multiple access points. Nokia’s renowned subsidiary Bell... Read more »

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