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RECORD INTERNET SPEED IN AUSTRALIA
- Researchers in Australia have achieved a world record internet speed of 44.2 terabits per second, allowing users to download 1,000 HD movies in a single second.
- A team from Monash, Swinburne and RMIT universities used a “microcomb” optical chip containing hundreds of infrared lasers to transfer data across existing communications infrastructure in Melbourne.
- In Australia, the average download speed is less than 20mbps {10 Lakh times slower} than the speeds achieved in the latest test.
WHICH COUNTRY HELD THE PREVIOUS RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST SPEED?
The highest commercial internet speed anywhere in the world is currently in Singapore, where the average download speed is 197.3 megabits per second (mbps).
IMPORTANCE OF THIS ACHIEVEMENT
The coronavirus lockdown has placed significant strain on internet infrastructure in recent months.
- “In the UK, daytime data demands have more than doubled, and there have been special efforts to make sure that connections are reliable,” said Dr Corcoran.
5G IS ALSO COMING AND SO IS “IOT”
- “What this extra usage gives us is a sneak-peek at capacity issues networks will see in just a few years time – especially as we start bringing on line data hungry tech such as 5G, self-driving cars and the ‘internet of things’ more broadly.
- Implementing the micro-comb device would alleviate this problem, according to the researchers.
- “So, we’re going to need new compact technologies like our fingernailsized device to expand the data carrying capacity of our networks gracefully – to reduce space and power consumption, as well as costs, while increasing overall data rates. Our demonstration also shows that the device we produced is compatible with the optical fibre infrastructure that is already in place.”
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE SHARED WITH OTHERS
- “I’d guess that we could see devices like ours available to research labs in two to three years, and initial commercial use in about five years.”
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