Post by Phillip on Jul 13, 2007 18:24:53 GMT 2
Sigbritt Löthberg is no ordinary 75 year-old. From Karlstad in Sweden, the mother of Swedish internet legend Peter Löthberg is the recipient of the world's fastest residential internet connection.
Her home has been supplied with a 40 Gbps internet connection, over 10 000 times faster than the 4Mbps which is the fastest connection available in South Africa.
Sigbritt has never owned a computer until now, and the connection, arranged by her son and the local council's network arm, aims to persuade internet operators to invest in faster connections, as well as demonstrating how to build low-cost high capacity lines over long distances.
With the bandwidth available, Sigbritt would be able to download a full high definition DVD in just two seconds.
The connection makes use of a new modulation technique which allows data to be transferred between two routers up to 2,000 kilometres apart, with no intermediary transponders. In theory the distance could be unlimited as long as the fibre is in place.
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Her home has been supplied with a 40 Gbps internet connection, over 10 000 times faster than the 4Mbps which is the fastest connection available in South Africa.
Sigbritt has never owned a computer until now, and the connection, arranged by her son and the local council's network arm, aims to persuade internet operators to invest in faster connections, as well as demonstrating how to build low-cost high capacity lines over long distances.
With the bandwidth available, Sigbritt would be able to download a full high definition DVD in just two seconds.
The connection makes use of a new modulation technique which allows data to be transferred between two routers up to 2,000 kilometres apart, with no intermediary transponders. In theory the distance could be unlimited as long as the fibre is in place.
www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?from=rss_IOLTechHome&iSectionId=2883&iArticleId=3932209