Japanese Researchers Break Internet Speed Record Using Optical Fiber—How Did They Do It?

Japan researchers pushed the internet speed limit via optical fiber connection, beating the former world record of 178 terabits per second or Tbps. Just when you thought that an internet seamlessly streaming an ultra high definition video and letting you play video games uninterrupted is the ideal speed, engineers in Japan attempted to go faster than the previous record-holder -- which is still far from the connection that most have at their homes.