The Siemens test was conducted via a single fiber optic line longer than 160 km directly connected between the transmitter and receiver.

" The new record will open the possibility of developing information transmission and receiving systems by electronic processing methods in optical networks, " Siemens said.

Data transmission via optical fiber reached a record of 107 Gb / sec images 1 The company's research aims to prepare for future broadband connectivity when the amount of data circulating in the network increases due to the popularity of online games and music and video downloading services. Research firm Forrester Research (USA) predicts digital music sales will account for 36% of the music business in Europe for the next 5 years.

Theoretically, Siemens was able to process signals from the system of 100,000 DSL users at the same time. They hope that the first compatible products will appear only in the next few years.