While you don’t need a petabit internet connection to binge Netflix, you might need one to power the future and 🇯🇵 Japan’s NICT just set a new internet speed record: 1.02 petabits per second over 1,800 kilometers using a 19-core optical fiber. That’s 4 million times faster than typical home broadband. That's just a preview of the infrastructure we’ll need as AI, IoT, and data-hungry systems scale globally.
TL;DR
🚀 1.02 Pb/s achieved over 1,800 km
📡 19-core fiber with common cladding
🔁 Signal looped 21× to test range
🌐 Needed for next-gen internet backbone
https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a65402254/japan-internet-speed-record/
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