China is claiming that it has developed the world’s fastest internet.
As per China’s claims, it has developed an internet service that is ten times faster than its competitors.
The network was officially launched on Monday, 13 November.
In today’s day and age, when it comes to the internet, we’re all running behind speed. Companies are competing with each other to offer the fastest internet speeds out there. And the race is never-ending. Now, China is claiming that it has developed the world’s fastest internet which can transmit up to 1.2 terabytes of data per second. Shocked? So are we. Let’s find out more about it.
As per China’s claims, it has developed an internet service that is ten times faster than its competitors, the US and South Korea. This is said to be the world’s first next-generation fibre internet service. This network is spread over 3,000 km of optical fibre cabling.
This covers Beijing in the north, Wuhan in central China, and Guangzhou in the southern province of Guangdong. This hence enables data transmission at the speed of 1.2 terabits (1,200 gigabits) per second. The United States had previously successfully tested and completed the transition to its fifth-generation Internet at 400 gigabits per second. So China clearly surpasses that.
We need to give credits where they are due. Tsinghua University, China Mobile, Huawei Technologies, and Cernet Corporation have collaborated to bring this network to life. After performing reliably under all the operational tests, the network was officially launched on Monday, 13 November. The network was however activated back in July itself.
For context, 1.2TB of speed means that you will be able to send across 150 movies, that too in 4K, within a second. Isn’t that impressive? Furthermore, it can even send all of Netflix’s global content library in less than half an hour.
Well, all said and done, China still doesn’t claim that it has the fastest data transfer speeds. That feat is with Japan where scientists shared data files at a speed of over 300 Terabytes per second. China’s internet network is a part of its larger Future Internet Technology Infrastructure (FITI) project. The current progress will allow China to develop an even faster internet in the future.
Follow Us
Mustafa Khan
Mustafa is new on the block and is a tech geek who is currently working with Digit as a News Writer. He tests the new gadgets that come on board and writes for the news desk. He has found his way with words and you can count on him when in need of tech advice. No judgement. He is based out of Delhi, he’s your person for good photos, good food recommendations, and to know about anything GenZ. View Full Profile
