One second for 720 DVDs: New super-fast fiber optic cable

2009-08-13 19:10:45

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7021|132 and Bush

http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/07/28/on … tic-cable/

KDDI R&D Laboratories, research arm of KDDI (a Japanese telcom) and Japan’s National Institute of Information & Communications Technology (NICT) yesterday announced [JP, PDF] the development of the world’s most advanced fiber optic cable.

The companies claim their new cable is able to transmit data around 10 times faster than existing cables (30 terabits per second vs. around 3). In other words, 720 DVDs with two hours of video can be handled within a single second.

The researchers say they were able to transmit data to data points that were 240km away. KDDI aims at commercializing the technology by 2012. One field the cable could be used in is medicine, as it could allow physicians to give instructions on surgeries in distant places in a reliable way.

KDDI also said connecting all major Japanese cities with the new cable would cost around $210 million.

Holy Hell Japan.

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2009-08-13 19:11:48

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SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6989|Mountains of NC

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2009-08-13 19:12:33

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7021|132 and Bush

SEREMAKER wrote:
lagggggggggggggggggggggg

I think it's safe to assume it's the server or your machine..lol

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2009-08-13 19:12:40

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6573|what

Problem with fibre optics is that is can be difficult to install and really expensive over large areas. For Japan its great, so to Britain. The US is would probably be infeasible.

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2009-08-13 19:14:30

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SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6989|Mountains of NC

Kmarion wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
lagggggggggggggggggggggg
I think it's safe to assume it's the server or your machine..lol

yeah ............. I'm still runnin a mean machine from '03

2009-08-13 19:16:52

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7021|132 and Bush

AussieReaper wrote:
Problem with fibre optics is that is can be difficult to install and really expensive over large areas. For Japan is great, so to Britain. The US is would probably be infeasible.

Fios went up rather quickly here.. but you're right, there is no comparison as far as Japans highly congested infrastructre vs somewhere like the States.

I think the real application here is cloud computing. Instead of running programs like photoshop on your machine they can be hosted and used on remote machines just as if it was local. This will probably piss off PC manufacturers/parts, who rely on upgrades for profit. They'll have to solicit the corporations hosting the software.

my opinion

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2009-08-13 19:24:31

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NooBesT: Pizzahitler; +873|6890

Cloud computing is scary. Also 30 terabits is 3 times my current HD space.

2009-08-13 19:25:58

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Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7159|Toronto | Canada

AussieReaper wrote:
Problem with fibre optics is that is can be difficult to install and really expensive over large areas. For Japan its great, so to Britain. The US is would probably be infeasible.

Same with Canada We dont even have basic fibre optic. Or half decent internet

2009-08-14 03:11:51

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ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7070

$210 million isn't that much though. I'm sure for a country like the US it would obviously be a lot more expensive, but still possible.

2009-08-14 03:21:28

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Harmor: Error_Name_Not_Found; +605|6969|San Diego, CA, USA

/boggle 30 terabits per second of Anime porn

2009-08-14 03:26:20

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mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|7142|Sydney, Australia

AussieReaper wrote:
Problem with fibre optics is that is can be difficult to install and really expensive over large areas. For Japan its great, so to Britain. The US is would probably be infeasible.

Large areas? Well we're fucked aren't we?

That's damn crazy.

2009-08-14 04:46:36

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jaymz9350: Member; +54|6998

ghettoperson wrote:
$210 million isn't that much though. I'm sure for a country like the US it would obviously be a lot more expensive, but still possible.

Hell there is still a lot of people who can't even get broadband (aside from the satellite crap) so I wouldn't see this happening in the US anytime soon.

2009-08-14 04:54:30

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Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7042|London, England

Only $210 million? Wow, and for a country like Japan, that's small change anyway. They already have ridiculously fast internets though, way better than here. The UK has the advantage like Japan of being able to do stuff like this, but I doubt we'll see even standard fibre optic for at least another 20 years, and that's only for London. As for the US, maybe in the really big cities only.

It's astonishing just how far back the West is compared to Japan and South Korea when it comes to internets. And then there's Australia lol

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2009-08-14 07:41:34

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SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|6989|Mountains of NC

Mekstizzle wrote:
And then there's Australia lol

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2009-08-14 19:01:04

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7021|132 and Bush

Mekstizzle wrote:
Only $210 million? Wow, and for a country like Japan, that's small change anyway. They already have ridiculously fast internets though, way better than here. The UK has the advantage like Japan of being able to do stuff like this, but I doubt we'll see even standard fibre optic for at least another 20 years, and that's only for London. As for the US, maybe in the really big cities only.

It's astonishing just how far back the West is compared to Japan and South Korea when it comes to internets. And then there's Australia lol

Canada has it's issues to.. I think it's also a case of a low geographical population density.

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2009-08-14 19:24:40

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Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6866|The Land of Scott Walker

Wonder what we'll be capable of in 50 years when I'm 80. My grandma saw us go from a model T to 250mph supercars, from basic airplanes to space, from telephones to satellite communications and this crazy fast fiber optic. Amazing.

2009-08-14 19:27:26

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7021|132 and Bush

Stingray24 wrote:
Wonder what we'll be capable of in 50 years when I'm 80. My grandma saw us go from a model T to 250mph supercars, from basic airplanes to space, from telephones to satellite communications and this crazy fast fiber optic. Amazing.

ncc 1701

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2009-08-14 19:29:48

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Red Forman: Banned; +402|5821

Kmarion wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
Only $210 million? Wow, and for a country like Japan, that's small change anyway. They already have ridiculously fast internets though, way better than here. The UK has the advantage like Japan of being able to do stuff like this, but I doubt we'll see even standard fibre optic for at least another 20 years, and that's only for London. As for the US, maybe in the really big cities only.

It's astonishing just how far back the West is compared to Japan and South Korea when it comes to internets. And then there's Australia lol
Canada has it's issues to.. I think it's also a case of a low geographical population density.

I was going to ask that. These countries are small in comparison, so that makes it easier I reckon.

2009-08-14 19:40:03

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7021|132 and Bush

Red Forman wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
Only $210 million? Wow, and for a country like Japan, that's small change anyway. They already have ridiculously fast internets though, way better than here. The UK has the advantage like Japan of being able to do stuff like this, but I doubt we'll see even standard fibre optic for at least another 20 years, and that's only for London. As for the US, maybe in the really big cities only.

It's astonishing just how far back the West is compared to Japan and South Korea when it comes to internets. And then there's Australia lol
Canada has it's issues to.. I think it's also a case of a low geographical population density.
I was going to ask that. These countries are small in comparison, so that makes it easier I reckon.

Also.. The US is the equivalent of early adopters in the tech/infrastructure industry. It's like rushing to have the first of something and then the slower to develop countries are lucky enough to get improved technology. The cell phone industry is like this as well.

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2009-08-14 19:40:39

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Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6866|The Land of Scott Walker

Kmarion wrote:
Stingray24 wrote:
Wonder what we'll be capable of in 50 years when I'm 80. My grandma saw us go from a model T to 250mph supercars, from basic airplanes to space, from telephones to satellite communications and this crazy fast fiber optic. Amazing.
ncc 1701

Hopefully, I want a ride at warp speed before I kick the bucket.

2009-08-14 19:42:16

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Red Forman: Banned; +402|5821

Kmarion wrote:
Red Forman wrote:
Kmarion wrote:

Canada has it's issues to.. I think it's also a case of a low geographical population density.
I was going to ask that. These countries are small in comparison, so that makes it easier I reckon.
Also.. The US is the equivalent of early adopters in the tech/infrastructure industry. It's like rushing to have the first of something and then the slower to develop countries are lucky enough to get improved technology. The cell phone industry is like this as well.

Right. That's a good point also. Not sure many people understand that.

2009-08-14 20:05:03

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Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|7159|Toronto | Canada

Kmarion wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
Only $210 million? Wow, and for a country like Japan, that's small change anyway. They already have ridiculously fast internets though, way better than here. The UK has the advantage like Japan of being able to do stuff like this, but I doubt we'll see even standard fibre optic for at least another 20 years, and that's only for London. As for the US, maybe in the really big cities only.

It's astonishing just how far back the West is compared to Japan and South Korea when it comes to internets. And then there's Australia lol
Canada has it's issues to.. I think it's also a case of a low geographical population density.

Its true, our internet is shitty and expensive. But its not just population density, its the anti-competitive laws OUR OWN GOVERNMENT MAKES. Bloody CRTC makes it impossible to have more ISPs and Wireless carriers so the 2 ISPs (2!!) we have in Canada just lock prices and rake in the money.

2009-08-14 22:19:51

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7021|132 and Bush

Verizon is about to go live with 4g (LTE)(mobile downloads @ up to 12 meg down).. I'm sure they'll demand to rape us for the service though.

http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/14/veri … seattle-a/

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2009-08-14 22:23:57

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Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6859|King Of The Islands

Winston_Churchill wrote:
Kmarion wrote:
Mekstizzle wrote:
Only $210 million? Wow, and for a country like Japan, that's small change anyway. They already have ridiculously fast internets though, way better than here. The UK has the advantage like Japan of being able to do stuff like this, but I doubt we'll see even standard fibre optic for at least another 20 years, and that's only for London. As for the US, maybe in the really big cities only.

It's astonishing just how far back the West is compared to Japan and South Korea when it comes to internets. And then there's Australia lol
Canada has it's issues to.. I think it's also a case of a low geographical population density.
Its true, our internet is shitty and expensive. But its not just population density, its the anti-competitive laws OUR OWN GOVERNMENT MAKES. Bloody CRTC makes it impossible to have more ISPs and Wireless carriers so the 2 ISPs (2!!) we have in Canada just lock prices and rake in the money.

We have 1.

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2009-08-14 22:25:55

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Kmar: Truth is my Bitch; +5,695|7021|132 and Bush

Cheez wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
Kmarion wrote:

Canada has it's issues to.. I think it's also a case of a low geographical population density.
Its true, our internet is shitty and expensive. But its not just population density, its the anti-competitive laws OUR OWN GOVERNMENT MAKES. Bloody CRTC makes it impossible to have more ISPs and Wireless carriers so the 2 ISPs (2!!) we have in Canada just lock prices and rake in the money.
We have 1.

o that sux..lol

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