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Irish Gov't Invests In Color-Coded Fiber Optics

c0mpliant writes "The Irish government has invested a further €5 million, after already having invested €5 million one year ago, in a new system of fiber optics which heralds an era of virtualization of fiber networks, using color coding to enable multiple fiber providers to serve businesses and homes, often on a single strand of fiber. The technology, which has already sparked interest from companies such as BT and IBM, is already in its first phase and boasts an impressive 2.5 terabytes capacity, double the capacity of the London phone system. The company behind the technology, Intune Technology, is comprised of a group of ex-UCD photonics researchers and has been around since 1999 and are based in Dublin. The project is set to be completed by 2020."

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  1. One Word: WOW !! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuckin Amazin !!

    Whodathunk? Color coding fibers! Fuck-in amazing. God, those Irish are a lot smarter than the Scotch, which by the way I'M FUCKING DRINKIN NOW !! If I had Irish Whiskey instead, I'd be WAY SMARTER and could have color coded my vomit !! Yumm! Don't you love the smell of vomit in the morning?

  2. Re:5 millions for color coding? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ireland is soon going to be a THIRD WORLD COUNTRY, due to the massive, unwanted invasion of millions of THIRD WORLD PEOPLE.

    THIRD WORLD PEOPLE = THIRD WORLD COUNTRY.

    Please remember to mod this down as 'trolling', we can't have people discussing minor matters like the complete destruction of European civilisation, can we? I mean, your delicate 'holier than thou' sensibilities are far more important than what's actually happening to your country.

  3. Mauve by JustOK · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Don't the mauve wires have more RAM?

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  4. Re:5 millions for color coding? by RabbitWho · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Hey! We don't piss in the sink!