China launches world's first 10G broadband network in Hebei, surpasses global internet speeds
Beijing: China has launched its first 10G broadband network in Sunan County, Hebei Province, on Sunday, April 20. This marks a major step forward in the country’s internet technology. The new high-speed network was developed through a partnership between Huawei and China Unicom, reported Economic Times.
The 10G broadband promises extremely fast internet speeds up to 9,834 megabits per second (Mbps) for downloads and 1,008 Mbps for uploads. It also has very low latency, around just 3 milliseconds. This means data can travel much faster and more smoothly than before.
This new network is powered by a 50G Passive Optical Network (PON) technology. It helps improve how data moves through fiber-optic cables and supports high-bandwidth activities like cloud computing, virtual and augmented reality, 8K video streaming, and connecting smart home devices.
For example, downloading a full-length 4K movie that’s around 20 GB in size usually takes 7 to 10 minutes on a 1 Gbps connection. With this 10G broadband, the same movie can be downloaded in less than 20 seconds.
With this move, China is now leading the world in broadband technology, going ahead of countries like the UAE and Qatar, which also have high-speed internet.
The new network is expected to bring improvements in many areas, including healthcare, education, and farming, by allowing faster and more dependable data connections.
Huawei, founded in 1987 and based in Shenzhen, is a global leader in telecom equipment and has helped advance optical broadband and 5G technology. China Unicom, a major state-owned telecom company in China, offers broadband, mobile, and enterprise services across the country.
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India-Pak tensions: Saudi junior foreign minister in Delhi on unannounced visit
New Delhi (PTI): Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Aljubeir is in India on an unannounced visit and held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday with a focus on de-escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
Aljubeir's visit to New Delhi comes as the already frosty ties between India and Pakistan plummet further following the Indian military's targeted strikes on nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.
"A good meeting with @AdelAljubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia this morning," Jaishankar said in a social media post.
"Shared India's perspectives on firmly countering terrorism," he said.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also landed in New Delhi around midnight last night on a scheduled visit amid the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.
Araghchi will hold wide-ranging talks with Jaishankar shortly. He is also meeting President Droupadi Murmu in the afternoon.
In retaliation for the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian armed forces on early Wednesday carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets, including Bahawalpur, a stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror outfit, and Muridke, the base of the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said India decided to carry out the "proportionate" strikes to bring the perpetrators and planners of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack to justice as there was "no demonstrable step" from Pakistan to act against terrorist infrastructure on territories under its control.
