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| The inside of a fiber optic cable. |
The most common connection around the world according to Netindex.com is 13.76Mbs with Australia having and average of 13.04Mbps and ranking overall 42nd place in the world. To combat this the Australian government has created the national broadband network to increase the speed with a theoretical 1000 gigabit download and upload speed, this would put us at the frontier of the world for internet speed.
This is created by using fiber optic connection, this technology works by light being sent down a cable which has total internal reflection. Because the cladding absorbs none of the light, it can be used over extreme distances and not lose energy unlike copper. It will still degrade because the glass is not 100% pure so it will have to be renewed over a long distance.
What does this mean for you? This means you will be able to watch your favorite YouTube videos in higher quality and be able to watch high resolution movies on demand without having to buy physical media. When the higher resolution TV's (4k) come out, cable will not be able to produce full HD because of its maximum speed, while fiber optics will be able to, showing crisp footage from your favourite stations.
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