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Photonic Switching to Boost Internet Speeds

Posted by samzenpus on from the greased-lightning dept.

Da Massive writes "Researchers at the University of Sydney have developed technology that could boost the throughput of existing networks 100-fold without costing the consumer any more, and it's all thanks to a scratch on a piece of glass. After four years of development, University of Sydney scientists say the Internet is set to become, on average, 60 times faster than existing networks. According to the Centre for Ultra-high bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS) at the University's School of Physics, the scratch will mean almost instantaneous, error-free and unlimited access to the Internet anywhere in the world."

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  1. Yeah? by the_mind_ · · Score: 5, Funny

    "without costing the consumer any more"

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    after reading the prices on Telstras new iPhone plans i needed a good laugh

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  2. 1 picosec/switch != 1 million switches/second by tomtomtom777 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "... this switch takes only one picosecond to change tracks. This means that in one second the switch is turning on and off about one million times. We are talking about photonic technology that has terabit per second capacity.

    I guess accurate reckoning was no requirement to be a part of the team...

    1. Re:1 picosec/switch != 1 million switches/second by bunratty · · Score: 4, Funny

      It's that darn metric system again. My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it.

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    2. Re:1 picosec/switch != 1 million switches/second by 4D6963 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Million, trillion, same thing!

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    3. Re:1 picosec/switch != 1 million switches/second by Albanach · · Score: 4, Funny

      Are you driving a Hummer? You go five meters on 238 litres of petrol?

  3. Re:The Scratch by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Back in my day we didn't call it a "press release", we called it "bullshit". Whilst walking uphill, backwards, in the snow.

  4. Re:Anywhere in the world. by tgd · · Score: 4, Funny

    Someone go invent an x-ray connection, or something.

    I think the governments will see right through that plan.