Internet Heading to Light Speed

dbaker writes "Wired Magazine has a very interesting article about the future of optical networks and the barriers we face before this technology is commonplace."

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[ackthpt]

"Wired Magazine ... ", according to Wired the other day it's not 'Internet', but 'internet'.

"Fiber-optic networks capable of sending information at 10 Gbps or 40 Gbps are being rolled out around the world and under the oceans to connect everyone to everything."

The downside to all this is that loafing on the internet will require significantly less of your time. Maybe this could help deliver Eurosport video broadcast over the internet :-)

"The new technology, described in a paper published Aug. 11 in the scientific journal Nano Letters, uses buckyballs glued together by a custom polymer, providing a way to create an optical switch."

Good ol' Bucky! There's a cool new stamp out for you Buckminster Fuller fans out there.

More speed, more stuff, you can almost hear the groan from Langley, "gawd, more crap to sift, better get a few more petabytes..."

Yes, but can it go plad?

[aardwolf204]

Yes, but can it go Plad!