Japanese Researchers Break World Record in Data Transfer Speed at 1.02 Petabytes per Second

A research team from the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Japan has achieved a new world record in data transfer speed, reaching 1.02 petabytes per second over a distance of 1807 kilometers.

This speed is immense compared to current internet speeds, where one petabyte equals one billion megabits, meaning the experiment reached one billion and twenty million megabits per second, which is 3.5 million times faster than the average internet speed in the United States.

The researchers utilized advanced optical fiber cables with 19 cores, while maintaining the same international measurements (0.125 mm diameter), allowing for the use of 19 optical paths to transmit data in the same space occupied by traditional single-path fibers. This method significantly increases capacity without the need to replace existing undersea cables, which extend for over a million kilometers beneath the oceans.

This technology enables downloading all Netflix content in one second, paving the way for high-speed and scalable internet networks. This achievement comes at a time of increasing global demand for data, as indicated by Nielsen's Law _which states that high-performance internet connection speeds double every 21 months_, suggesting that current speeds (1 gigabit/second) could rise to 10 gigabits/second within a decade.