Tested by Australian researchers, connecting technology uses standard fiber optic cables and has the potential to significantly increase the speed of global internet access infrastructure.
Made 75 kilometers and using a single integrated transmission face, the connection reached a record speed of 44.2 tbps, enough to convey the entire contents of 50 100GB Blu-ray discs every second.
According to the team of researchers, the test that reflected the communication infrastructure of the national Internet network Broadband (NBN) shows that the technology is compatible with the fiber optic infrastructure in Australia, and can be used to increase the transfer speeds on the essential connection nodes..
New technology on old cables
Record connection speeds have been obtained with a new technology called Micro-Bomb, which offers a more compact and efficient way for data transmission.On a slightly longer term, the researchers plan the development of new integrated photon chips, capable of supporting the promised transfer rates using existing fiber cables.An ideal scenario, these upgrades will be made with relatively low costs, replacing only the connecting relays at the ends of the fiber optical.But until then, technology could be used to connect data centers and other applications that involve transfer of very large volumes of information.