How fast?

The advent of 5G is already planned for 2020 for the commercial market, but earlier for the technology world.  This means really high speed connection. It’s not just a step up from 4G – they’re talking 340 times faster than 4G, 25GB per second. Even more people will...

Transatlantic cable: ancient and modern

In 1866 the first successful telegraph cable was laid across the Atlantic from the UK to Newfoundland in North America.  That means it’s now 150 years old. This wasn’t the first attempt at laying a cable across the Atlantic, the first three attempts were abandoned as...

High speed transport or stay at home?

Never mind the high speed trains that keep causing controversy in the UK – what about the Hyperloop?  This is based on a tube with a magnetically suspended train inside, the pilot in Scandinavia claims that it can reach speeds of up to 1000 miles an hour – faster than...