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New developments in the fibre optic lead sector could push data transmission rates up by a factor of ten, it has been claimed.
According to a group of researchers led by a team at Monash University, a new transmission technique called Optical Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing could be an ideal solution to the growing demand for data-intensive internet applications.
The new technology applies standard ADSL principles to fibre optic cables and the researchers claim the appeal is that the new standard offers an inexpensive means of boosting bandwidth.
Head of the research programme Professor Arthur Lowery said: "More and more people are accessing broadband internet and using it for data-heavy activities, such as video.
"This poses a major challenge to the existing optical fibre infrastructure unless the capacity or bandwidth on existing fibres can be augmented."
Recently, Frank Murawski, founder of FTM Consulting, claimed that copper cables will continue to dominate the local area network market in the foreseeable future.
Last Updated: 21/10/2009 15:00
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