Researchers have achieved record-breaking fiber-optic data transfer speeds of 402 terabits per second (Tbps) — roughly 1.6 million times faster than typical home broadband speeds.
The scientists at Aston University in the U.K. achieved these new speeds by tapping into all the wavelength bands used in commercially available fiber-optic cables. Only one or two bands are used in most fiber-optic broadband connections. They outlined their methods in a technical report published by Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT).
