Showing posts with label the internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label the internet. Show all posts

Friday, May 1, 2015

Is the internet on the brink of collapse? The web could reach its limit in just eight years, warn engineers

  • Internet speeds have increased by 50-fold in the last decade alone 
  • Optical fibres have reached capacity and cannot transfer any more light
  • Laying down more cables may solve problem but this will increase costs
  • 'It is harder and harder to keep ahead,' said Professor Andrew Ellis

By BEN SPENCER SCIENCE REPORTER FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 00:28 GMT, 2 May 2015 | UPDATED: 00:28 GMT, 2 May 2015