While you’re streaming Netflix at 100Mbps and thinking you’re flying, Japan has just clocked an internet speed of 1.02 petabits per second. That’s 1,020,000,000 megabits per second, over 4 million times faster than most UK home broadband.

This record-breaking feat was achieved by Japan’s NICT using a custom 19-core optical fibre cable. Not only did they hit that insane speed, but they sustained it across 1,800 kilometres of cable. For context, that’s enough bandwidth to download the entire Internet Archive in under 5 minutes.

It’s not about watching shows faster. It’s about powering the future: AI, smart cities, connected tech we haven’t even imagined yet.

You’re not going to get petabit speeds at home just yet. But you can still upgrade your connection, increase your speed, and save a wedge of cash with some of the best deals in the UK.

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