The line, which spans more than 3,000km (1,860 miles) of optical fibre cabling, was activated in July and officially launched on Monday, after performing reliably and passing all operational tests.
The achievement – a collaboration between Tsinghua University, China Mobile, Huawei Technologies, and Cernet Corporation – smashes expert forecasts that 1 terabit per second ultra-high-speed networks would not emerge until around 2025.
#VantageOnFirstpost: #China is claiming that they now have the world's fastest #internet. Their new network transmits 1.2 terabits per second. That's over 1200 gigabits, per second. @Palkisu tells you more. pic.twitter.com/j4ffbvAPaf
— Firstpost (@firstpost) November 15, 2023
The new backbone network marks another advance for China, which has been concerned about its reliance on the US and Japan for routers and other components of internet technology.
All of the system’s software and hardware has been domestically produced, with the technical research team making advancements in everything from routers and switches to optical fibre connections.
More than half of humanity's pre-modern inventions originated in China. But a few centuries ago, the Western world became the centre of innovation, and China seemed to stagnate for a long time. Today, however, all the indicators show that the West's dominance in this field has come to an end.
Digital trends sparked by the pandemic have fundamentally changed the way schools around the world operate. In developing countries, however, the digital revolution brought about by necessity has not only highlighted existing weaknesses in education systems, but has also widened the gap between students from different backgrounds.
A team of Chinese scientists are using artificial intelligence (AI) tech to accurately map out carbon emissions in big cities. This is an attempt that may help urban managers make more evidence-based plans in fighting global warming.