The Internet of the future will use airborne lasers to connect more people, more easily and more affordable. That's more than double the speed of the fastest download speeds possible over a 4G wireless connection.
Facebook has been working on new ways to deliver Internet service to people living in areas too remote to be easily reached with more common telecommunications infrastructures.
The research team said the new technology could allow for data transmission ranges on the kilometer scale while lowering the cost of equipment deployment. While the team has already achieved transmission rates of more than 2.1 Gbps, the researchers said even higher rates could be achieved using different materials optimized for communication purposes.
Combining those materials with more advanced signal collection and processing techniques could potentially increase transmission rates to the 100 Gbps range.
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