Brits Approach (True) Speed of Light Over Fiber Cable http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

The standard line is that fiber optic networks transfer data at the speed of light. But in reality, light travels about 31 percent slower through fiber optical cables than it does through a vacuum. But that's changing.



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