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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...