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German Researchers Hit 40 Gbps On Wireless Link

Posted by Unknown on from the don't-stand-in-front-of-it dept.

judgecorp writes "German researchers from the Fraunhover and Karlsruhe institutes have achieved 40Gbps transfers over 1km using a wireless link. The new record raises the hope that point-to-point wireless could be used instead of expensive fibers in some rural broadband applications." Partially thanks to transmitting between 200GHz and 280GHz.

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  1. Re:2 obligatory questions by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Here's another obligatory question

    3. How many Australian Luddites care about what's happening in Germany?

    Enquiring minds want to know

  2. Re:2 obligatory questions by bytesex · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, I'm sure you've heard that Adolf Hitler was an Australian!

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