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CSIRO Demonstrates Fastest Wireless Link Yet

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the sky-is-the-limit dept.

rob101 writes "The CSIRO yesterday demonstrated the world's 'fastest' wireless radio link by transmitting sixteen full quality DVD streams over a 250m link and only using a quarter of the available bandwidth. 'The CSIRO ICT Centre today announced that it has achieved over six gigabits per second over a point to point wireless connection with the highest efficiency (2.4bits/s/Hz) ever achieved for such a system.'" CSIRO hopes to double the speed of this connection in the future, pushing twelve gigabits a second.

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  1. Side benefit by quokkapox · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can pop your microwave popcorn by just holding it up between the router and the TV during the FBI warning.

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  2. Terminology by nacturation · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sorry, I just don't understand this DVD streaming thing. Can someone translate this into Libraries of Congress per second?

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  3. Rare, example of tech patents working by pingbot · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Remember this the Australian Government research organisation that has been defending there early 802.11a/g wireless patents against some mighty companies corps who want to avoid paying there dues http://www.theage.com.au/news/wireless--broadband/ csiro-wins-landmark-legal-battle/2006/11/15/116326 6614119.html.

    Heartening to know the licence fees are not just going to the lawyers (something they have received some flack for in Aus), but getting invested in more research. More power to them I say.

  4. Re:Ugh! by phrasebook · · Score: 5, Informative

    CSIRO is Australian.

    Your country does indeed take this sort of technology, and doesn't like to honour the patents on it either! So stop complaining.