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Nationwide Fiber Optic Science Network

Posted by michael on from the low-ping-bastards dept.

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'."

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  3. Kilometers? Please... by Entropy+Unleashed · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    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.
    What's with this kilometers nonsense? Do the editors think we're surrender monkeys?
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    1. Re:Kilometers? Please... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I don't think that Hope graduates would make that mistake. Maybe taco accidently hired a Calvin grad.

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