swampsucka247
08-16-2007, 04:43 AM
75-year-old pensioner has fastest broadband
Swedish woman enjoys record 40Gbps connection
by Anna Lagerkvist
A 75-year-old Swedish woman currently has the fastest broadband connection in the world.
Sigbritt L?thberg, from Karlstad in central Sweden, enjoys a massive 40Gbps connection - many thousand times faster than the average connection speed delivered to homes. It's the first time such a high speed as ever been delivered to a home user anywhere in the world.
Sigbritt has only recently taking up computing. She is the mother of Swedish 'internet legend' Peter L?thberg, who arranged the connection along with the local council's network department.
"This is more than just a demonstration," said Hafsteinn Jonsson, network manager at Karlstad Stadsn?t.
Advertisement
"As a network owner we're trying to persuade internet operators to invest in faster connections. And Peter L?thberg wanted to show how you can build a low price, high capacity line over long distances," Jonsson told The Local .
1,500 HDTV channels
Sigbritt is now able to enjoy 1,500 high-definition HDTV channels simultaneously. Or, if she doesn't find anything to watch there, there's also the option of downloading a full high-definition DVD in just two seconds.
The ultra-fast connection speed has been achieved by a new modulation technology. It allows data to be transferred directly between two routers up to 2,000 kilometres apart, without any intermediary transponders.
The distance is, in theory, unlimited - there is no data loss as long as the fibre is in place, according to Karlstad Stadsn?t.
"I want to show that there are other methods than the old fashioned ways such as copper wires and radio, which lack the possibilities that fibre has," said Peter L?thberg, who works at Cisco.
The fibre technology behind such high speed connections is "technically and commercially viable," Jonsson said.
"The most difficult part of the whole project was installing Windows on Sigbritt's PC," Jonsson added.
tech.co.uk (http://tech.co.uk)
Swedish woman enjoys record 40Gbps connection
by Anna Lagerkvist
A 75-year-old Swedish woman currently has the fastest broadband connection in the world.
Sigbritt L?thberg, from Karlstad in central Sweden, enjoys a massive 40Gbps connection - many thousand times faster than the average connection speed delivered to homes. It's the first time such a high speed as ever been delivered to a home user anywhere in the world.
Sigbritt has only recently taking up computing. She is the mother of Swedish 'internet legend' Peter L?thberg, who arranged the connection along with the local council's network department.
"This is more than just a demonstration," said Hafsteinn Jonsson, network manager at Karlstad Stadsn?t.
Advertisement
"As a network owner we're trying to persuade internet operators to invest in faster connections. And Peter L?thberg wanted to show how you can build a low price, high capacity line over long distances," Jonsson told The Local .
1,500 HDTV channels
Sigbritt is now able to enjoy 1,500 high-definition HDTV channels simultaneously. Or, if she doesn't find anything to watch there, there's also the option of downloading a full high-definition DVD in just two seconds.
The ultra-fast connection speed has been achieved by a new modulation technology. It allows data to be transferred directly between two routers up to 2,000 kilometres apart, without any intermediary transponders.
The distance is, in theory, unlimited - there is no data loss as long as the fibre is in place, according to Karlstad Stadsn?t.
"I want to show that there are other methods than the old fashioned ways such as copper wires and radio, which lack the possibilities that fibre has," said Peter L?thberg, who works at Cisco.
The fibre technology behind such high speed connections is "technically and commercially viable," Jonsson said.
"The most difficult part of the whole project was installing Windows on Sigbritt's PC," Jonsson added.
tech.co.uk (http://tech.co.uk)