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Facebook Achieves 20Gbps Data Rate Over MMW Radio Spectrum (thestack.com)

Posted by msmash on from the impressive-feats dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Facebook's Connectivity Lab has announced that it has achieved data transmission rates of 20Gbps over the millimetre-wave (MMW) section of the radio spectrum; however, the transceiving stations need to be incredibly tightly calibrated to each other, with the team describing the margin for error as equivalent to 'a baseball pitcher aiming for a strike zone the size of a quarter'.

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  1. Fantastic. by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Funny

    That's fantastic they can violate your privacy even faster now.

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    "That's the way to do it" - Punch
    1. Re:Fantastic. by Fire_Wraith · · Score: 4, Insightful

      You think Facebook only collects information on people who create accounts?

      That's adorable.
      https://www.theguardian.com/te...

  2. Of course by 93+Escort+Wagon · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's well understood that compression efficiency is inversely correlated with the amount of information contained in the data string. Since we're talking about Facebook, the information content is basically nil.

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