Researchers at a British university claim to have developed a device which can provide broadband internet access at 100 times the usual speeds and at a lower cost.
The scientists from Bangor University believe that, using conventional telecommunications infrastructure, data equivalent to 15 feature-length movies can be downloaded in just a minute.
The team, who are working as part of the EU-funded Alpha project, now hope to construct a prototype device for further testing. It is expected that this unit, which will allow information to be channelled more efficiently through existing cables, will be DVD player-sized.
Dr Jianming Tang, of Bangor University's School of Electronic Engineering, told the Press Association: "The new larger and faster capacity networks would revolutionise home entertainment, delivering high speed HD films and television, high-power computer games and home video-conferencing facilities.
"This will make remote working far easier and could have many other applications such as supporting older people in their homes, enabling applications such as tele-medicine to flourish."
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