Researchers Just Set a New Record For Data Transmission Speed

You're going to be a long way behind the new record for data transmission even if you enjoy fast broadband at home.

It takes a million gigabits to shift down a line. A team at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Japan set a new record for distance traveled in a single transmission.

There is enough bandwidth here to transmit 10 million 8K video feeds at the same time. A lot of it.

The optical fiber network used by researchers to achieve the new data transmission speed record is similar to the one used for internet infrastructure. The researchers think this will make future upgrades easier.

Researchers from the same institute were getting maximum speeds around a third of what they have now.

This technology means signals of different wavelengths are sent simultaneously through the line. The channels were packed into a single line.

A new innovation was to use four cores instead of the standard one, quadrupling the routes for data to take, all while keeping the cable the same size as a standard optical fiber line. Researchers applied a variety of technologies.

Data transmission experiments are compared. The name of the company isNICT.

High speeds are hard to maintain over long distances in specialized experiments. The team wants to improve both transmission speed and transmission distance in the future.

The group of researchers who hit the petabit milestone in December 2020 used more complicated technology to decode the signals. The system used in this case is similar to the infrastructure already in place.

Although the number of devices that need to get online continues to rise, the signs are positive for a future of gadgets hooked up to an always-on, high-speed internet connection.

An explosion of data traffic from new information and communication services is expected and it is important to demonstrate how new fibers can meet this demand.

It is hoped that this result will help the realization of new communication systems.

The research was presented at a conference.