Siemens says sets network speed record
Germany’s Siemens AG has set a new speed record for electrical processing of data through a fiber-optic cable, opening the possibility of cheaper Internet and data networks.
Siemens said in a statement it had processed data using exclusively electrical means at 107 gigabits per second — roughly two full DVDs per second – and sent it over a single optical fiber channel in a 100 mile-long (161-kilometre) U.S. network, the first time outside of a laboratory.
“Such a system would be particularly interesting for the future 100-gigabit Ethernet on which the telecommunication providers are currently working,” Siemens said.
Ethernet networking technology powers the vast majority of local computer networks, such as corporate networks, but is increasingly important for larger networks, due to its flexibility, as the technology becomes cheaper.
Siemens said it expected the first products based on the prototype could be on the market within a few years.
[Source: Reuters]
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