China claims to have the fastest internet in the world now. Their new network is said to transmit 1.2 terabits per second.
Today, you need a stable internet connection for various things:
- Many games require an internet connection.
- Anyone wanting to stream Netflix, Disney+, and others also cannot do without the internet.
- If you want to pay with a card in the supermarket, the terminal must also connect to the internet.
The fastest internet in the world has now been officially launched in China.
China now offers 1.2 terabits per second
What kind of network is this? China officially launched its new backbone network on November 13. Colleagues from FirstPost.com report this. It is said to comprise more than 3,000 kilometers of fiber optic cables capable of transmitting data at a speed of 1.2 terabits (1,200 gigabits) per second.
The new network connects Beijing in the north, Wuhan in central China, and Guangzhou in the southern province of Guangdong.
Work on the network has reportedly been ongoing for months, with important configurations already prepared in July. Many companies are behind the development, including Tsinghua University, China Mobile, Huawei Technologies, and Cernet Corporation.
Backbone networks are important components of the telecommunications network and connect many smaller networks together. For this reason, they need to offer high bandwidth. These central networks now almost universally rely on fiber optic cables.
How much speed is that anyway? 1,200 gigabits translates to about 150 gigabytes per second. This corresponds to an installation of Baldur’s Gate 3, which is around 120 gigabytes. However, this only applies if the corresponding download servers can handle it. At the release of Baldur’s Gate 3, the Steam servers buckled under the download load.
Therefore, it does no good if you could download at lightning speeds when the servers and your installed hardware cannot handle the speed.
When the internet is down: How important the internet is today is also shown by another example from Asia. Here, a shutdown of water cooling caused thousands of people to be unable to pay their bills:
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