Scientists Test World's Fastest Wireless Network

MojoKid writes "Scientists in Pisa, Italy claim to have set a new world record for the fastest wireless data transmission. They report that they were able to achieve throughput speeds above 1.2 Terabits per second, which they say beats the previous wireless data transmission speed record of 160 Gigabits per second, achieved by Korean scientists. The technology that the Pisa scientists utilized actually shares a significant similarity with fiber optics. Unlike Wi-Fi or microwave communications, which use radio-based transmissions, the Pisa scientists used a technology called free-space optical communications. In free space optics, an energy beam is collimated and transmitted through space rather than being guided through an optical cable."

Comments

fastest wireless, sweet!

[nomadic]

I knew it was only a matter of time before they found a way to accelerate radio waves past 299,792,458 meters per second.

Re:Its a fricken "laser" beam, how cool is that.

[Crazyswedishguy]

It would be much cooler on a shark.