Right under our noses, those Swiss wizards have been creating The Grid, a worldwide data network that’s 10,000 times faster than the slow-poke Internet we know today. It’s happening at CERN, that hotbed of technology where Web daddy Tim Berners-Lee got his start.
Seven years in the making, the awash-in-cash Swiss built this network from scratch, using only the latest routers and dedicated fiber optic connections. They've already connected 55,000 servers to The Grid, with another 145,000 set to go online in the next two years.
Don’t hold your breath waiting to use it, though. It’s rolling out this summer, but first only to academic and research institutions. We’re hoping this new Internet 2.0 will be so fast, the current Internet will be embarrassed into speeding up, at least just a little.
Times Online, via CrunchGear
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By sh at 10:58 AM ON 04/08/08
great
By techproject at 12:43 PM ON 04/08/08
Fantastic news. I will promote this one
By Scorpius at 4:53 PM ON 04/08/08
You know, it took an annoying one-half second for this post to load. When I click a link I want it noooooooow /Homer Simpson
By John Bailo at 12:32 PM ON 04/09/08
I've been trying to find a description of "The Grid" that isn't nonsensical and I have yet to do so.
So, ok, they have big bandwidth fiber between universities...so what? How are they going to get the connection between these "servers" and my living room to be 10,000 times faster by this summer?
[So much for the technical press!]
By ahreaaehr at 5:45 PM ON 04/09/08
We can make "internet" a million times faster then it is now. It just costs money, so much money that it will never happen.
By uthaman at 7:57 AM ON 04/10/08
It is nice to hear but do the ordinary man will beable to enjoy the benefits,