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Japanese Researchers Aim to Replace the Internet

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the optimized-for-giant-robot-transfer dept.

Gary writes "Japanese communications minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday that Japan will start research and development on technology for a new generation of network that would replace the Internet, eyeing bringing the technology into commercial use in 2020. The envisaged network is expected to ensure faster and more reliable data transmission, and have more resilience against computer virus attacks and breakdowns."

6 of 214 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Doesn't this already exist? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Agreed. This is totally redundant, and there's no reason to do it - just like other companies writing operating systems when Windows Vista was being developed.

    Wait, bad example...

  2. Re:That's good and all, but... by iamdrscience · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, but unfortunately, because it's Japanese, all genitalia will be censored with mosaic pixelations. :(

  3. Sure, you all laugh at the Japanese by circletimessquare · · Score: 5, Funny

    Once upon a time, France had complete domination of network information communication thingies.

    France probably laughed too, a big gutteral Gaulic laugh: "Silly Americains, think you can replace the Minitel? I fart in your general direction!"

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  4. Replace it with what? by jollyreaper · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whatever they replace it with has got to be a) self-aware b) housed in a really cool-looking robotic body c) flail phallic, cybernetic tentacles on command and d) be preoccupied with conquering neighboring nations and cowering schoolgirls. I predict it will be called EcchiNet. Nuclear war and terminator endoskeletons to come later.

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    This Mahdi took Shaddam's Throne
  5. Re:Doesn't this already exist? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Internet 2.0 and Web 2.0 are different things.

    Internet 2.0 - New infrastructure for the net.
    Web 2.0 - My web site is shit, filled with AJAX and contains no content.

  6. Japanese version? by Yvan256 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The american internet is made of a series of tubes, right? Well, then we can guess that the Japanese version will be a series of tentacles.