Alcatel Boosts Fiber Speed to 100 Petabits in Lab

By Sep. 28, 2009, 9:47am PT 25 Comments

Alcatel-Lucent today said that scientists at Bell Labs have set an optical transmission record that could deliver data about 10 times faster than current undersea cables,  resulting in speeds of more than 100 Petabits per second.kilometer.  A petawhat? This translates to the equivalent of… Read More »