Super Fast Internet

[Samurai8472]

http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/07/cern-creates-a-new-super-fast-internet-invites-tons-of-people-t/

Imagine, all of the Doctor who from 1963 to 2008 downloaded in 2 minutes. Well the episodes that can be found that is

 

[MIB]

This will be freaking awesome. I can just imagine Battlefield 2 matches with armies of hundreds as opposed to the current maximum of 64 people. (32 for each side) Imagine the pandamonium in that war...*drools*

 

[Ronald Held]

Is it going to be offered to the public anytime in the next several years?

 

[Hitman]

Is it going to be offered to the public anytime in the next several years?

It's built on fibre optics, so that's a no for the general public.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Heh...they're calling it "The Grid". I bet if CERN asked real nice, they could get permission from the Wachowski Brothers to call it "The Matrix". You KNOW they want to!

 

[CuttingEdge100]

What's the rate of data exchange?