Copper wire as fast as fiber

[Lord Anubis]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061010-7952.html

 

[Peppercorns]

Hmmm...if it works, there might actually be an affordable High speed internet option in South Africa, but chances are that I'm dreaming again

 

[Slooth]

A current travels faster then fiber? ;o) So they can push more bandwidth down a line, that's nice. Now give it to us at the speed of light.

 

[mancombseepgood]

Wow

A current travels faster then fiber? ;o) So they can push more bandwidth down a line, that's nice. Now give it to us at the speed of light.

Now that is a little confusing...
lol
And here I was thinking that fibre operated at the speed of light (hence the name OPTICAL fibre.)

 

[Slooth]

Well I was referring to copper wire I just made a point that fiber offers something copper cant, low latency.