Chris Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 A 75 year old woman from Karlstad in central Sweden has been thrust into the IT history books - with the world's fastest internet connection.Sigbritt Löthberg's home has been supplied with a blistering 40 Gigabits per second connection, many thousands of times faster than the average residential link and the first time ever that a home user has experienced such a high speed.But Sigbritt, who had never had a computer until now, is no ordinary 75 year old. She is the mother of Swedish internet legend Peter Löthberg who, along with Karlstad Stadsnät, the local council's network arm, has arranged the connection."This is more than just a demonstration," said network boss Hafsteinn Jonsson."As a network owner we're trying to persuade internet operators to invest in faster connections. And Peter Löthberg wanted to show how you can build a low price, high capacity line over long distances," he told The Local.Sigbritt will now be able to enjoy 1,500 high definition HDTV channels simultaneously. Or, if there is nothing worth watching there, she will be able to download a full high definition DVD in just two seconds.The secret behind Sigbritt's ultra-fast connection is a new modulation technique which allows data to be transferred directly between two routers up to 2,000 kilometres apart, with no intermediary transponders.More | HereI work that out at 5GB/s ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Fairly swift. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 That's all very well but how many servers are there that can work at that speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddacker Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 It's good to be the King . . . or at least have the support of the local council and a networking superstar for a son. <- eddacker -> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cozofdeath Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 I'm drooling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedpanda Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 hahha i spend a week downloading dvd's online2 seconds would be amazing haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted July 29, 2007 Report Share Posted July 29, 2007 It makes one wonder how the world has managed for all these years without this modern imperative. It is truly wonderful. You will now be able to fill your largest HD with crap far faster than you can get rid of it. What progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 30, 2007 Report Share Posted July 30, 2007 I'm always amazed at these multi downloaders who boast about how many thousands of what they call TUNES they have downloaded. How do they find time for meals and other activities if they spend all of every day listening to the tripe? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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