Yesterday's headline (local newspaper) reads: "THE Internet will become obsolete soon". Flabbergasted at this headline, I made a quick search on Google as I keen to know what kind of technology is capable of completely overhauling the internet connection into a hyperdrive. This ground-breaking technology (the grid) will enable connection of 10,000 times faster than a typical broadband connection.
While I'm thinking such a technology is just a mere possibility, this technology will make its debut this summer.
The latest spin-off from CERN, the particle physics centre that created the web, the grid could also provide the kind of power needed to transmit holographic images; allow instant online gaming with hundreds of thousands of players; and offer high-definition video telephony for the price of a local call.
David Britton, professor of physics at Glasgow University and a leading figure in the grid project, believes grid technologies could “revolutionise” society. “With this kind of computing power, future generations will have the ability to collaborate and communicate in ways older people like me cannot even imagine,” he said.
The power of the grid will become apparent this summer after what scientists at Cern have termed their “red button” day - the switching-on of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the new particle accelerator built to probe the origin of the universe. The grid will be activated at the same time to capture the data it generates.
This meant that scientists at Cern - where Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the web in 1989 - would no longer be able to use his creation for fear of causing a global collapse. This is because the internet has evolved by linking together a hotchpotch of cables and routing equipment, much of which was originally designed for telephone calls and therefore lacks the capacity for high-speed data transmission.
By contrast, the grid has been built with dedicated fibre optic cables and modern routing centres, meaning there are no outdated components to slow the deluge of data. The 55,000 servers already installed are expected to rise to 200,000 within the next two years. More...
How it affects our current life?
Eventhough the possibility of the grid to be available to domestic internet users is very unlikely in the near future, we can still envisage the huge impact of this breakthrough. Everything that seems impossible previously such as holographic video conference will become a reality.
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Apr 9, 2008 at 00:54:49
I’ve been hearing about this fibre optic technology, but 10,00 times faster than the current internet is just amazing. I’m thinking, will our current computers even be able to handle that?
Apr 9, 2008 at 12:40:01
Good question! Anyway I think current computer would be as long as we don’t download 8 high quality DVDs in 10s ;)
Apr 11, 2008 at 22:23:40
Ows? Will it be faster than transferring files inside local computer?
Aug 8, 2008 at 19:39:49
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