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Last January, NASA's Energy Science Network (ESNet) ran a test that achieved 91 Gbps end-to-end data transfers. The test made belated news this week in another outlet that touted ESNet as a "shadow network" faster than Google fibre. Leaving aside the inappropriateness of that hype, it got El Reg thinking about the business of …

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  1. A Non e-mouse Silver badge

    There are lies, dammed lies and statistics...

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    1. Anonymous Coward
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      statistics^G^G^G^G^G^G^G^G^Gbandwith estimates. FTFY.

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      1. WraithCadmus
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        Try ^W instead

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      2. Synonymous Howard
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        I've just had the Openreach FTTC product installed and my speed has gone down from 4.5Mbs to 3.5Mbs for downloads, yet up from 500Kbs to 18MBs for uploads .. screwy or what?!

        Sigh. And there I was hoping that the official estimate of 52 - 72 MBs would mean I'd get near the top end (as my ADSL2+ estimate was 1.5Mbs and I got 4.5Mbs thanks to an ADSLNation faceplate).

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    I'd be more impressed...

    If the speed of light through ESNet fiber was 186,001 miles per hour :)

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    1. FunkyEric
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      Re: I'd be more impressed...

      If the speed of light through ESNet fibre was 186,001 miles per second

      there fixed that for you....

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      1. Anonymous Coward
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        Re: I'd be more impressed...

        Thanks!, though I would be impressed if the speed of light through their fiber was 186,001 miles per hour too!

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  3. Christian Berger

    Just to put that into perspective

    This is the 100G uplink at a typical hacker event.

    https://twitter.com/c3noc/status/414073611855867904/photo/1

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    buy fiber that's in the ground already?

    No, probably not, but I'm sure Google could get a long-term lease on it.

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  5. ideapete
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    Mega BS in Fib-ur-land

    http://www.ideapete.com/megaBS.html

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