100-Petabit Internet Backbone Coming Into View

lostinbrave notes laboratory work that could lead to long-haul network cables capable of exceeding 100 Petabits per second.kilometer. "Alcatel-Lucent said that scientists at Bell Labs have set an optical transmission record that could deliver data about 10 times faster than current undersea cables, resulting in speeds of more than 100 Petabits per second.kilometer. This translates to the equivalent of about 100 million Gigabits per second.kilometer, or sending about 400 DVDs per second over 7,000 kilometers, roughly the distance between Paris and Chicago. ... The transmissions were not just faster, they were accomplished over a network whose repeaters are 20 percent farther apart than commonly maintained in such networks, which could decrease the costs of deploying such a network."

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Blu-Ray

[daybot]

...or sending about 400 DVDs per second

That's just about enough to cope with today's worldwide porn output, but what happens when the industry switches to Blu-Ray?

Re:Blu-Ray

[0110011001110101]

>>Why not put that money into a decent wardrobe and haircut, and you know, actually socialize and get a girlfriend or boyfriend?

umm, so to be clear... will this girlfriend or boyfriend help me find more porn??

Re:second.kilometer

[dsginter]

Maybe old hat to you network engineers, but I was previously unfamiliar with "bits per second.kilometer".

This is equivalent to 43 LoC/HI (Libraries of Congress per hour-inch).

already have this at home

[Anonymous Coward]

I've had 100-Petabit/decade internet at home for a while now.

That faint "thump" you heard in the background

[Opportunist]

That was MPAA chairman Dan Glickman fainting and hitting the floor 'cause nobody cared enough to catch him.