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Intel Boosts Optical Communication Speeds
An anonymous reader writes "Intel has developed a device, the Avalanche Photodetector, that senses light pulses and amplifies output signals for faster data transfer over long distances. Researchers claim this is a big advancement in the field of silicon photonics, in which silicon is used to transfer light pulses for data exchange between chips and devices. APD can detect light at higher frequencies and moves data at rates of 40Gbps, making it more sensitive and quicker than earlier photodetectors, at a tenth the cost."
but it's the price drop that means it's likely to find it's way to consumer-level stuff eventually.
Is that operational cost or deployment cost? If it's the deployment cost, you'd still need to dig up streets and lay down cables.
It might increase the likelihood of APD transmitting the populace's packets, and especially if we add eventually, but it's far from guaranteed.
yawn, it's not like it was too slow before
how about spending time and money on more practicle things
like actually start running their own ISP connectig the unused dark fibers so comcast stops ripping us off with their "unlimited" capped bs.