New data transmission record — 60 DVDs per second
March 27, 2006 | Source: gizmag
German and Japanese scientists recently collaborated to achieve a newworld record for data transmission.
By transmitting a data signal at 2.56 terabits per second over a 160-kilometer link, the researchers bettered the old record of 1.28 terabits per second held by a Japanese group. By comparison, the fastest high-speed links currently carry data at a maximum 40 Gbit/s, or around 50 times slower.