New world record for wireless data is 9000 times faster than 5G

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Researchers have set a new world record for wireless data transmission, achieving speeds of 938 gigabits per second – roughly 9,000 times faster than current 5G phone networks in the UK. “Current wireless communication systems are struggling to keep up with the increasing demand for high-speed data access, with capacity in the last few metres between the user and the fibre optic network holding us back,” said Dr Zhixin Liu from UCL’s Electronic & Electrical Engineering department. This results in super-fast and reliable wireless networks, overcoming the speed bottleneck between user terminals and the internet.” UCL claims the new technology has the potential to revolutionise home WiFi speeds, while also massively improving mobile internet speeds through next-generation 6G networks. This work brings wireless technology up to speed with the increased bandwidths and speeds that have been achieved with the radio frequency and optical communications systems within next-generation digital communications infrastructure.” The research was published in the Journal of Lightwave Technology, in a study titled ‘938 Gb/s, 5–150 GHz ultra-wideband transmission over the air using combined electronic and photonic-assisted signal generation’.