The innovative development exceeds the average home Internet speed by millions of times.
Researchers from Aston University in the UK have achieved a record speed of data transmission over the Internet. It is estimated to be 4.5 million times faster than the average home broadband speed in the United Kingdom. This unprecedented record was set thanks to the use of special wavelength ranges that were not previously used in fiber-optic systems.
As part of an international collaboration, a team of researchers transmitted data at 301 terabits per second (301,000,000 megabits per second) using a single standard fiber optic cable. For comparison, according to Ofcom's UK Home Broadband Performance report for September 2023, the average Internet speed is 69.4 Mbps. From this figure, in fact, the researchers calculated an increase of 4.5 million times.
The achievement is the result of a joint effort between Professor Wladek Forysiak and Dr Ian Phillips from the Institute of Photonic Technology at Aston University, who worked in collaboration with researchers from the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT) in Japan, as well as Nokia Bell Labs in the United States.
The secret to this high speed is the discovery of new wavelength ranges that are not normally used in standard fiber-optic Internet systems. Different wavelength ranges are equivalent to different colors of light transmitted over an optical fiber. The team has been successful in developing new devices called optical amplifiers and optical gain equalizers to access these bands.
Dr. Phillips, who led the development of the control device (optical processor), explained: "The data was transmitted over optical fiber, as in a normal home or office Internet connection. However, along with the commercially available C and L bands, we used two additional spectral bands called the E-band and the S-band. Traditionally, such bands were not required, because the C-and L-bands could provide the necessary bandwidth to meet consumer demand."
Professor Forysyak added: "By increasing the throughput on the backbone network, our experiment can lead to significant improvements in end-user connectivity. This discovery underscores the crucial role of fiber technology development in revolutionizing communication networks for faster and more reliable data transmission."
As the demand for data transmission over the Internet increases everywhere, it is expected that the new technology will more than cover the future needs of humanity.
Thus, this achievement not only represents a significant leap forward for the entire industry, but also sets a new milestone for future research in this area.
Researchers from Aston University in the UK have achieved a record speed of data transmission over the Internet. It is estimated to be 4.5 million times faster than the average home broadband speed in the United Kingdom. This unprecedented record was set thanks to the use of special wavelength ranges that were not previously used in fiber-optic systems.
As part of an international collaboration, a team of researchers transmitted data at 301 terabits per second (301,000,000 megabits per second) using a single standard fiber optic cable. For comparison, according to Ofcom's UK Home Broadband Performance report for September 2023, the average Internet speed is 69.4 Mbps. From this figure, in fact, the researchers calculated an increase of 4.5 million times.
The achievement is the result of a joint effort between Professor Wladek Forysiak and Dr Ian Phillips from the Institute of Photonic Technology at Aston University, who worked in collaboration with researchers from the National Institute of Information and Communication Technology (NICT) in Japan, as well as Nokia Bell Labs in the United States.
The secret to this high speed is the discovery of new wavelength ranges that are not normally used in standard fiber-optic Internet systems. Different wavelength ranges are equivalent to different colors of light transmitted over an optical fiber. The team has been successful in developing new devices called optical amplifiers and optical gain equalizers to access these bands.
Dr. Phillips, who led the development of the control device (optical processor), explained: "The data was transmitted over optical fiber, as in a normal home or office Internet connection. However, along with the commercially available C and L bands, we used two additional spectral bands called the E-band and the S-band. Traditionally, such bands were not required, because the C-and L-bands could provide the necessary bandwidth to meet consumer demand."
Professor Forysyak added: "By increasing the throughput on the backbone network, our experiment can lead to significant improvements in end-user connectivity. This discovery underscores the crucial role of fiber technology development in revolutionizing communication networks for faster and more reliable data transmission."
As the demand for data transmission over the Internet increases everywhere, it is expected that the new technology will more than cover the future needs of humanity.
Thus, this achievement not only represents a significant leap forward for the entire industry, but also sets a new milestone for future research in this area.
