Will sending bits to space and back really be faster than fiber? How?

Cyberdog • today at 3:42 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

davrosthedalek • today at 4:14 AM

Lightspeed in air is close to c_vacuum. Light speed in fiber is roughly 2/3 c_vacuum. So for transatlantic it might be faster.

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ozim • today at 11:12 AM

It will definitely be faster when someone drops an anchor on the undersea cable.

bamboozled • today at 4:04 AM

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