This speed is approximately 1.7 million times faster than a typical gigabit connection. Notably, this impressive result wasn't achieved over a short, test distance – the fiber optic stretched ...

The material surrounding the core of an optical fiber. The cladding has a lower refractive index (faster speed) in order to keep the light in the core. The cladding and core make up an optical ...

beamed internet speed at 301,000 Gbps over a single, standard optical fiber. NICT has since followed up with another test, hitting 402,000. The feat was achieved by harnessing additional ...