Researchers transmit optical data at 16.4 Tbps

[alfhenrik]

Carried out by researchers in Bell Labs in Villarceaux, France, the successful transmission of 16.4 Tbps of optical data over 2,550 km was assisted by Alcatel's Thales' III-V Lab and Kylia, an optical solution company. The researchers utilized 164 wavelength-division multiplexed channels modulated at 100-Gbps in the effort.
Researchers transmit optical data at 16.4 Tbps (http://www.itnews.com.au/News/71036,researchers-transmit-optical-data-at-164-tbps.aspx)

[dumdum]

WOW, that is alot of data to send since its not 16.4tb of data file but its actually SENDING at that speed. So the data is like more than 100tb.. Dang. Maybe in the really future like really, really, you could make 100tb games then. Its cool to think about 100tb gta.

[ZhengHe]

I guess they would have to call it something like Grand Theft Auto: Worldwide Adventures of something. Sounds like a good idea for an online MMORPG if they could ever figure out how to get that to work. Then again, maybe by then we'll have a colony on the Moon and Mars with their own respective online communities. Imagine the problems with extending data networks at that distance.