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hothardware.com - 9/14/2008

Scientists Test World's Fastest Wireless Network

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Scientists in Pisa, Italy claim to have set a new world record for the fastest wireless data transmission. They report that during an uninterrupted 12-hour experiment, they were able to achieve throughput speeds above 1.2 Terabits per second; which they say beats the previous wireless data ...

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engadget.com - 9/14/2008

"World's fastest WiFi" uses "lasers"

— engadget.com — We love the smell of a " world's fastest " or " world's largest " claim in... the morning. This time it's a team of researchers led by Ernesto Ciaramella at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa Italy, saying they've developed the "world's ... (more) "World's fastest WiFi" uses "lasers"

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Scientists in Pisa, Italy Tests World’s Fastest Wireless Network - 1.2 Terabits per second
D' Technology Weblog — ... Pisa scientists utilized to achieve such high bandwidth, actually shares a significant similarity with fiber optics: Both technologies use optical communications. Unlike Wi-Fi or microwave communications, which use radio-based transmissions, the Pisa scientists used a Technology called free-space optical communications, which transmits data using light. The Harvard Broadband Communication Laboratory provides this explanation of Free-Space Optical Communications[…] Full Article ...

Italian Scientists Claim New World Record for Fastest Wireless Transmission [Wireless]
Gizmodo — ... an optical cable. These beams of light, operating in the TeraHertz portion of the spectrum, are focused on a receiving lens connected to a high sensitivity receiver through an optical fiber." The hurdles with this form of "wireless" are many, and it really only gets optimal speeds in places like space. Rain, fog and snow can all affect the transmission here on earth. Even wind has a tendency to make the beam "wander" off course. [Corriere Della Sella via Hot Hardware] ...