Really high-speed internet.

75-year-old Sigbritt Löthberg of Sweden has the world’s fastest internet connection. She can receive information at 40 gigabytes per second, allowing her to receive 1500 high-definition TV signals at once, and download an entire DVD in two seconds. Löthberg never had a computer before now. She was the recipient of the setup because her son is Swedish internet legend Peter Löthberg.
"This is more than just a demonstration," said network boss Hafsteinn Jonsson.

"As a network owner we're trying to persuade internet operators to invest in faster connections. And Peter Löthberg wanted to show how you can build a low price, high capacity line over long distances," he told The Local.

They wanted to prove that fiber technology makes such connections commercially viable.
"The most difficult part of the whole project was installing Windows on Sigbritt's PC," said Jonsson.

http://www.thelocal.se/7869/20070712/ -via Reddit

Newest 5
Newest 5 Comments

Sure, I've heard this story elsewhere before. In fact it was a Swedish old lady I was told about so I'm sure this story is known beyond this page.

My input was that in order to download, say, a DVD in .2 seconds, the download host would need a line as fast/faster.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
That would be rather pointless unless she has a harddrive capable of writing at such a great speed as well. In the end it's not the connection that craps out (in the case that she'd be able to recieve data at such a speed) but the computer hardware that'd be unable to handle it.
Abusive comment hidden. (Show it anyway.)
Login to comment.
Email This Post to a Friend
"Really high-speed internet."

Separate multiple emails with a comma. Limit 5.

 

Success! Your email has been sent!

close window
X

This website uses cookies.

This website uses cookies to improve user experience. By using this website you consent to all cookies in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

I agree
 
Learn More