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China has launched the first commercial 10G broadband in Sunan County, Hebei, with Huawei and China Unicom, offering speeds up to 9,834 Mbps and 3 ms latency.
10G broadband offers speed up to 9,834 Mbps. (Representative Image)
While we continue to expand our 5G network coverage, China has surged ahead in the global digital race with the launch of the world’s first commercial 10G broadband service. The breakthrough, achieved in Sunan County of Hebei province, marks a major leap in internet connectivity, promising lightning-fast speeds that could redefine how people work, play, and communicate online.
The 10G broadband service is the result of a collaboration between Chinese telecom heavyweight Huawei and state-run operator China Unicom. According to a report by The Economic Times, the network is capable of delivering download speeds of up to 9,834 megabits per second (Mbps), essentially 10 gigabits per second (Gbps), while upload speeds can reach 1,008 Mbps. More impressively, latency is reportedly as low as 0.003 seconds, a feature critical for real-time applications.
This ultra-high-speed service is powered by next-generation 50G passive optical network (PON) technology, which significantly enhances data transmission over existing fibre-optic infrastructure. In simple terms, it’s a major upgrade to current broadband backbones, capable of handling enormous volumes of data with unprecedented efficiency.
To grasp just how fast this network is, consider this: downloading a 20GB 4K movie – which could take between 7-10 minutes on a 1Gbps connection – can be done in less than 20 seconds. Such blistering speeds open the door to a range of high-bandwidth applications, from seamless cloud computing and lag-free virtual and augmented reality experiences to uninterrupted 8K video streaming and more intelligent, responsive smart home systems.
For India, still in the thick of its 5G rollout, this development underscores the widening technological gap in broadband infrastructure.
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