Bell Labs transmitted data at a record 10 Gbps over a standard copper line

Bell Labs has announced it set a record for broadband by transmitting data over traditional copper telephone lines at a speed of 10 gigabits-per-second. The research subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent describes this as a “major breakthrough for copper broadband” as it could mean high-speed Internet connections provided by fiber optic cables except the fiber cables might not need to be connected directly into people’s homes. Instead, “fiber can be brought to the curbside, wall or basement of a building and the existing copper network used for the final few meters,” a press release states. “.