Japan sets new internet speed record: 402 Tbps — fast enough to download thousands of GB in under a second
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) in Japan has achieved the fastest internet speed ever recorded.
Japan’s NICT has shattered previous records by reaching 402 terabits per second (Tbps), a speed so fast that it could theoretically download 50,200 GB in just one second.
To put this into perspective:
- It’s millions of times faster than the average home internet speed.
- At this rate, you could download an entire Steam library in less time than it takes to blink.
- Even the largest games, like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, could be downloaded in mere milliseconds.
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How was this speed achieved?
The experiment used standard fiber optic cables, similar to those found in home internet setups. However, researchers employed:
- Advanced amplifiers to boost signal strength.
- Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) to transmit multiple data streams simultaneously.
- A 4-core optical fiber, allowing for massive bandwidth expansion.
Despite using existing technology, this breakthrough is far from consumer-ready, as current hardware simply can’t process data at this speed.
Will we ever see speeds like this at home?
While 402 Tbps won’t be available to consumers anytime soon, this milestone sets the stage for future advancements.
Looking back to 1999, Wi-Fi speeds were barely 10 Mbps, now, 1 Gbps connections are common. If this trend continues, who knows what 2050 will bring?
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