Nationwide Fiber Optic Science Network

zCyl writes "An article at SMH describes a large fiber optic network called the National LambdaRail, which has completed 1,084 out of a planned 16,000 kilometers between major universities and research institutions. Upon completion it should transmit 400 Gbps and stretch across the continental U.S. Access to the network will be intentionally restricted to scientists and researchers only 'for research and experimentation in networking technologies and applications'."

Comments

And once it goes commercial

[Anonymous Coward]

Half that bandwidth will be used by spammers.

Re:I wonder

[SugoiMonkey]

Maybe after we invade you.

In the spirit of public service...

[Anonymous Coward]

I volunteer my computer to be a test node on the new system.

Re:scientists and researchers only

[Hatta]

If your pipe is as fat as you say it is, what do you need pr0n for?

Spaceballs Reference

[perotbot]

Give me Ludicrious speed! ZOOOOMMMMM!!!!!!! My GOD! They've gone to plaid.........

Re:I wonder

[bj8rn]

Tell me again, what's the name of this piece of land between Alaska and the rest of the States? There should be an oil pipeline running from Alaska through Canada. And the state of Alaska is asking for money (billions of dollars) to build a gas pipeline, too. If you ask me, it would be a great idea for you to invade Canada in order to avoid any instability in the region (think Quebec) ;7

And as far as I know, they do drill oil and gas up there somewhere...

</sarcasm>

Re:I wonder

[jjeffries]

Yes, and it's also scheduled to be connected to South America's National LambadaRail, aka "the forbidden network."

Re:Rural America?

[Anonymous Coward]

It sounds like you need to make friends with someone in town with cable access and offer to mount a Pringles can on his roof.

Re:"scientists and researchers only" ?linux

[XipX]

Since SCO claimed ownership of physics.

pr0n?

[Lord_Dweomer]

"Access to the network will be intentionally restricted to scientists and researchers only 'for research and experimentation in networking technologies and applications'."

I think they mispelled 'pr0n'.

I can see it now

[bobdotorg]

Some poor NSF grant application reviewer will be saying, "WTF is with all of these grad student projects dealing with 'researching and networking simultaneous transfer of multiple large binary multimedia files'. "