China launched the fastest internet connection in the world, 3 times faster than the US

China has just launched the world's fastest internet service with a connection of 1.2 terabits per second, 2 years earlier than predicted.

This is also the world's first next-generation internet service, 10 times faster than current network systems . The backbone network can transmit data at a speed of 1.2 terabits (1,200 gigabits) per second between Beijing in the north, Wuhan City (Central China's Hubei Province) and Guangzhou City in Guangzhou Province. South East, the South China Morning Post reported today (November 14).

Most of the world's internet backbone operates at 100 gigabits per second. The US has completed the transition to fifth generation Internet2 with speeds of 400 gigabits per second. South Korea also recently launched a 5G wired network with speeds on par with the US, according to The Korea Economic Daily.

This internet service is 10 times faster than current network systems. (Photo: SHUTTERSTOCK).

China's fiber optic cable line, which stretches more than 3,000km, was activated in July and officially launched on November 13, after passing operational tests. The new achievement is the result of cooperation between Tsinghua University (China) and corporations China Mobile, Huawei Technologies and Cernet Corporation.

South China Morning Post quoted information from the research team saying that all of the system's software and hardware are produced domestically, with the engineering team responsible for improvements to everything from routers and routers. switch to fiber optic connection.

The Beijing-Wuhan-Guangzhou Connector is part of China's Future Internet Technology Infrastructure (FITI) , a project 10 years in the making and the latest version of the China Research and Development Network. China National Education (Cernet).

The new backbone network marks another step forward for China, which is trying to reduce its dependence on foreign countries for router power and other components of internet technology.