U.K. Scientists to Make Broadband 2,000 Times Faster

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In order to achieve the multi-gigabit speeds, the Ocean project at Bangor University in north Wales is using an existing technology from wireless networks and digital broadcasting known as Optical Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing, or OOFDM, to reduce dispersion.

How much change to current infrastructure will be necessary to implement this technology? How will American ISPs react - will they increase capacity, or will they continue to charge us more for less?

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