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Skip to content Open the Main Navigation Menu Open the Main Navigation Menu Freethink Primary Menu * About * Careers * Contact Us * For Brands * Privacy Policy * Challenges * It’s the news, reimagined. * Move the World * Tell a Story that Changes the World * Video Library JAPAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR FASTEST INTERNET SPEED It’s about 7.6 million times faster than what you probably have at home. By Kristin Houser July 22, 2021 Fields Engineering Inventions Share * Copy a link to the article entitled Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed * Share Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed on Twitter * Share Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed on Facebook Credit: Compare Firbre / Unsplash Engineers in Japan have set a new world record for fastest internet speed — and it’s so fast, you’d be able to download nearly 80,000 movies in just one second. Need for speed: Internet speed is typically measured by how much data can be transmitted between two devices in one second. The new record is 319 terabits per second (Tb/s). That’s double the previous world record for fastest internet speed and about 7.6 million times faster than the average home internet speed in the U.S. (42 megabits per second). Fiber-optic cables: Different types of internet connections transmit data over different types of hardware. The old dial-up connections, for example, relied on telephone wires, while the fastest kind of internet available today — fiber — uses fiber-optic cables. These cables transmit data using pulses of light, which travel along thin optical fibers with glass or plastic cores. > It might not be too difficult to integrate the tech into existing > infrastructure. To break the record for fastest internet speed, researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology developed an experimental optical fiber with four cores, instead of just one. They then combined their fiber with a laser that fired pulses at different wavelengths and multiple signal amplification techniques. This enabled them to transmit data over a distance of more than 1,800 miles at 319 Tb/s. Perfect fit: The laser and amplifiers used to break the fastest internet speed record are not cheap, so don’t expect 300 Tb/s home internet any time soon. However, there is one part of the experiment that could have an impact on your life in the not-so-distant future: the optical fiber. Part of the system used to break the record for fastest internet speed. Credit: NICT The researchers managed to pack all four cores into a fiber the same diameter as the single-core fibers used to deliver today’s fiber-optic internet. That means it might not be too difficult to integrate the tech into existing infrastructure. “[I]t is hoped that such fibers can enable practical high data-rate transmission in the near-term, contributing to the realization of the backbone communications system necessary for the spread of new communication services beyond 5G,” they write in their paper. We’d love to hear from you! If you have a comment about this article or if you have a tip for a future Freethink story, please email us at tips@freethink.com. Up Next A needle-free diabetes test that measures glucose levels from saliva, not blood, could be ready for consumers as soon as 2023. Inventions The world’s first needle-free diabetes test Subscribe to Freethink for more great stories Notice: JavaScript is required for this content. Fields marked with an * are required Email * Checkbox List * Freethink Weekly * Future Explored If you are a human seeing this field, please leave it empty. Subscription Center Freethink Media Info * About Freethink * Partner with Us * Careers Watch * Video Library * Most Popular Videos * Playlists * Original Series * Challengers * Just Might Work * Hard Reset Explore * Challenges * Coexisting with AI * Building a Solarpunk Future * Hacking Biology * Harnessing Psychedelics * Advancing the Space Frontier * Hacking Privacy * Playlists * Big Interviews * DIY Technology * We <3 Space * The Best in Bionics * youtube Subscribe to our Youtube Channel * instagram View our Instagram feed * Visit our Facebook page * View our Twitter feed Subscribe © 2021 Freethink Media Inc. All Rights Reserved. * Privacy Policy Close * youtube Subscribe to our Youtube Channel * instagram View our Instagram feed * Visit our Facebook page * View our Twitter feed Challenges * Coexisting with AI * Building a Solarpunk Future * Hacking Biology * Harnessing Psychedelics * Advancing the Space Frontier * Hacking Privacy Video * Hard Reset * Challengers * Just Might Work * Video Library Freethink * About Freethink * Partner With Us * Careers * Privacy Policy Subscribe We focus on solutions: the smartest people, the biggest ideas, and the most ground breaking technology shaping our future. Subscribe Search for: