Bangor team develop superspeed broadband
Published Date:
20 March 2008
By Alex Ballard
A TEAM of engineers at a British university have developed a device which promises 100 times faster broadband speeds and 75 per cent cheaper costs.
The scientists at Bangor University, working on the EU-funded Alpha project, are now set to build a prototype.
The machine uses the UK's existing telecommunications network – but channels the information more efficiently.
The Bangor team says it will be able to download 15 full-length Hollywood movies a minute, making broadband dramatically quicker and cheaper for consumers.
Dr Jianming Tang, of Bangor University's School of Electronic Engineering, hopes his efforts will revolutionise the communications industry.
Dr Tang has just been awarded the Royal Society Brian Mercer Feasibility Prize as part of the Royal Society's 'fromlabstoriches' event.
Bangor University has been awarded funding of one million euros for the three-year Alpha project.
The full article contains 143 words and appears in North Wales Chron Bangor newspaper.
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Last Updated:
20 March 2008 8:58 AM
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Source:
North Wales Chron Bangor
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Location:
Bangor
