IBM researchers demonstrate world's fastest optical chipset

Anaheim, CA, March 26, 2007—IBM (NYSE: IBM) scientists reveal a prototype of an optical transceiver chipset capable of reaching speeds at least eight times faster than optical components available today. The breakthrough could transform how data is accessed, shared and used across the Web for corporate and consumer networks. The transceiver is fast enough to reduce the download time for a typical high definition feature-length film to a single second compared to 30 minutes or longer.

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