The fastest internet in the world?! Japanese researchers have achieved incredible internet speeds that allow the entire content of Netflix to be downloaded three times in less than a second. With technology that uses classic optical fibers and innovative methods of signal amplification, they set a new world record, opening up possibilities for the future of telecommunications.
Japanese scientists have once again proven that they are the true masters of speed - this time in the world of the Internet. They created the fastest internet in the world. A team from the National Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (NICT) managed to achieve a data transfer rate of 402 terabits per second. To give you a better idea, that means you could download the entire Netflix catalog three times in less than a second. Yes, you read that right – three times!
How did they achieve this?
The secret of their success lies in the use of classic optical fibers and advanced technologies for signal amplification. Although this speed has been achieved under laboratory conditions, it opens the door for future telecommunications networks that will be able to transmit data over long distances without signal loss.
How does it compare to internet speeds in Europe?
Europe, which boasts some of the most advanced internet services in the world, lags behind in this achievement. The average internet speed in Europe is around 100 Mbps, which is unimaginably slower compared to Japan's record. For example, Denmark and Switzerland have among the fastest average internet speeds in Europe, around 200 Mbps, which is still a fraction of Japan's achievement.
Who in Europe has the fastest internet?!
If you're going on holiday and plan to work remotely, it's important to know which European countries offer the fastest internet speeds. Here is a list of European countries and their average internet speeds in 2024.
- Romania: 232 Mbps
- Iceland: 209 Mbps
- Denmark: 199 Mbps
- France: 200.99 Mbps
- Monaco: 187.49 Mbps
- Switzerland: 187.48 Mbps
- The Netherlands: 177.88 Mbps
- Norway: 123.63 Mbps
- Sweden: 127.33 Mbps
- Luxembourg: 117.66 Mbps
- Finland: 102.43 Mbps
- Lithuania: 103.26 Mbps
- Portugal: 150.45 Mbps
- Estonia: 76.46 Mbps
- Austria: 82.52 Mbps
- Belgium: 90.59 Mbps
- Slovenia: 88.68 Mbps
- Germany: 87.94 Mbps
- Ireland: 94.62 Mbps
- Spain: 189.37 Mbps
- Italy: 69.99 Mbps
- Greece: 49.94 Mbps
- Hungary: 149.85 Mbps
- Poland: 133.35 Mbps
- Slovakia: 69.4 Mbps
- Croatia: 71.08 Mbps
- Bulgaria: 77.7 Mbps
- Ukraine: 72.42 Mbps
- Latvia: 81.01 Mbps
- Montenegro: 68.38 Mbps
- North Macedonia: 42.59 Mbps
- Bosnia and Herzegovina: 31.41 Mbps
- Albania: 52.54 Mbps
- Kosovo: 71.72 Mbps
- Moldova: 108.2 Mbps
- Cyprus: 61.26 Mbps
- Malta: 108.19 Mbps
This data was collected from several sources, including the World Population Review website, Speedtest Global Index, and BusinessFibre.co.uk (World Population Review) (Wikipedia) (BusinessFibre.co.uk) (Nomad Not Mad).
What does this mean for the future?
Although the current internet speed in Croatia averages 92.51 Mbps for mobile and 63.41 Mbps for fixed connections, this achievement by Japan points to a future where speeds barely understood today will become the standard. Scientists at NICT are already planning new research to further improve the speed and efficiency of data transmission.
Conclusion: In the world of internet speed, we seem to know no boundaries. Japanese scientists with this achievement, they set a new standard that will be difficult to surpass, but at the same time opens up many possibilities for the future. Who knows, maybe someday in the future we'll be downloading Netflix in milliseconds while making coffee.
