If you think 24mbps is fast, think again...

Engadget reports that the fastest home broadband connection has been installed for a 75 year old Swede. The fibre connection gives reported speeds of 40Gbps meaning that you could, theoretically, download a full high definition dvd in about 2 seconds !!! The 75 year old is the mother of Sweden's "internet legend" (whatever that means !) Peter Lothberg. Apparently such speeds are possible due to a new modulation technique which allows data to be transferred directly between routers up to 2000 kilometres apart with no intermediary transponders. I think we'll be waiting a looooong time to get those sort of speeds over here though...