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Huawei Achieves 1 Terabits Per Second Speeds
Chinese networking giant Huawei, in partnership with telecoms company Proximus, have achieved unbelievable speeds of up to one terabits per second over super-channel optical cable, the equivalent of sending 33 HD movies in just a second. The successful trial was announced on Huawei’s website on Thursday. The record-breaking transmission, held in…
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Four More US Cities to Get Google Fiber Gigabit Internet
As a further sign of Google’s quest to take over the world, The Wall Street Journal says that the company’s Google Fiber service is set to expand to four more US cities. The Journal says that those cities are Atlanta, Nashville, Raleigh-Durham, and Charlotte, adding to the cities of Austin, Texas, Provo, Utah,…
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USA Intends to Provide Internet to Villages via Laser
According to US technology news website, TechnologyReview, several US communications carriers are going to pilot a technology which will see a laser beam internet up to speeds of 2 Gbps through the air – meaning underground cables don’t need to be laid. This advanced laser and millimeter wave technology is…
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Google Fibre Is Not Coming To The UK Anytime Soon
A couple of days ago we heard of a report that Google was looking at a project to bring Google Fibre to the UK, however it appears many people read into the report in the wrong way. Although Google do admit that they have looked at the possibility of having…
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5Gbps Benchmark as Ericsson Tests Wireless 5G
Excited by the speed boost your getting from 4G? Well you ain’t seen nothing yet, because 5G is so fast, it can even blow Google Fibre a death blow thanks to its breakneck speeds. Ericsson announced on Tuesday that they’ve tested their 5G network in a hardware trial, reaching a…
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NASA’s ‘ShadowNet’ Revealed To Be 10x Faster than Google Fiber
Google promised to bring internet speeds 1,000 faster than the current average internet speed found in homes around the US through Google Fiber. The connection, which is around 10 Gigabits per second, might be something seen only in sci-fi movies. However, NASA tends to disagree. The space agency allegedly uses…
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USB 3.Optical Cables By Corning Now Available
Corning, the same people who make the popular Gorilla Glass front to many of today’s mobile handsets, have today announced the availability of their latest USB 3.Optical cables which allow USB devices to be connected at far greater distances than with a traditional copper based alternative. Using the latest fibre…
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Job Posting Suggests New York City Is Next For Google Fiber
Google have posted up a job this week that suggests Google Fiber will be heading to New York City. The job listing is for a Google Fiber Regional Sales Manager for New York, a job that “will manage multiple teams that evangelize Google Fiber services to MDU (multi-dwelling apartments and…
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Google Planning on Bringing ‘Fiber’ To 34 Cities In The U.S. By The End Of 2014
It appears that Google is interested in providing its fiber services to even more cities in the US. The company giant has reportedly invited nine metro areas to analyse the requirements of bringing Google Fiber into their ‘neighbourhoods’. “People are hungrier than ever for faster Internet, and as a result,…
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Pre-registration Begins For Mississippi Gigabit Fiber Service
Regional wireless carrier C Spire have big plans, they’re looking to bring gigabit fiber to nine cities in Mississippi and residents in those areas can now pre-register for the service. This is of course a big deal for local residents who can get the service, but it also brings hope to…
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Noise Cancelling Tech Could Boost Internet Speeds
According to some new research, the same technology that is used in noise cancelling headphones and other audio device could in fact speed up internet connections. While most people will be familiar with the technology on high end headphones, gaming headsets and Bluetooth mobile phone ear pieces, best used to…
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Google Fiber’s Implementation Causing Other ISPs To Ramp Up Servcies
It’s always good to see one company’s action forcing every competitor to enhance their service and the price to stay in the business, because in any case it’s a win-win situation for end users as long as it’s implemented properly. This is a classic example as the presence of Google…
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Apple Just Isn’t Cool Anymore, It’s time for Google to shine.
Several years ago I would have said that Apple Inc was one of the coolest, if not the coolest companies out there. Unfortunately in the past few years it seems that Apple has stopped thinking outside of the box, they have stopped bringing us new and innovative tools and technology.…
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Sony-backed ISP launches fastest internet connection for a home user with 2Gbps speed
So-net Entertainment, Japanese internet service provider backed by Sony, has launched their ‘Nuro’ fiber-based 2Gbps Internet surface, most likely the fastest internet connection in the world for home use. The company uses a service called Gigabit-capable Optics network (GPON) which allows 2.488 Gbps downstream. The connection started on Monday, and…
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AT&T ‘Promises’ To Bring 1 Gbps To Austin after Google’s Official Announcement
Google Fiber’s implementation in Austin was recently announced, but AT&T has decided to follow Google with the 1 Gbps connection PR bandwagon. AT&T has put up their press release where they say that they are prepared to offer advanced fiber optic which can provide 1 Gbps. AT&T further added the…
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