In a landmark trial, the research network announced yesterday that it successfully boosted the delivery speeds of its existing fibre optic network simply by placing 40GB "muxponders" - supersized transponders - onto either ends of the cable. The trial showed data travelling much greater distances through the cable without the need for regeneration.
Don Robertson, the chief operating officer for the not-for-profit network that services 38 Australian universities, told news.com.au that the research was well ahead of its time. “We’re complementary in that we will be doing things than the NBN might be doing in 10 years, except we’re doing them today,” Mr Robertson said.
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