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Who doesn’t want faster internet access? In Europe, homes and businesses may soon get “ultra high-speed” broadband because of plastic optical fibre. In the US, typical broadband speeds are 10 Mbps to download. Developers hope to reach speeds of 1000 Mbps with the rollout of the new fibre to complete the “last mile” from glass optic networks to the home.
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Ultra Fast Internet (Follow-Up)
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Europe to be 100x Faster Than US
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Internet Speeds Could Increase by 25x - 2.5 Gigs/Sec With Optical Fibre
For years, experts have predicted that the cost of optical fibre will eventually drop, or that wireless services will replace cables. But rather than wait, in 2006 the European Union funded researchers to further develop the plastic optical fibres, which have been used in niche markets like security for years. That project has now borne fruit.
The initiative, called POF-ALL (Paving the Optical Future with Affordable Lightning-fast Links) is headed by researchers at the Instituto Superiore Mario Boella, affiliated with the Politecnico di Torino, in Torino, Italy. Other partners included teams from the Netherlands and Germany.
Fool-proof fibres
Alessandro Nocivelli, an electrical engineer and founder of networking company Luceat, says that plastic optical fibres have many benefits over copper. "Anybody can install a plastic optical fibre," he says. "It is even cheaper than copper wire when installed in big volumes, and it gives a remarkable increase in speed."
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