Ever feel like your Wi-Fi is stuck in the Stone Age?
Meanwhile in Japan, they’re not just ahead—they’re lightyears ahead.
With internet speeds that blow past the competition, Japan has once again left the rest of the world scrambling to catch up.
How fast are we talking? Try 1.02 petabits per second.
That’s not just fast—it’s historic. For perspective, that’s 3.5 million times faster than the U.S. average of 242 Mbps.
While you’re waiting for your Netflix show to buffer, Japan could download the entire platform in just one second.
Plus all of Wikipedia 10,000 times.
Japan’s Streaming Leap
Developed by Japan’s Photonic Network Laboratory, in collaboration with Sumitomo Electric and European partners.
This breakthrough uses a special fiber optic cable with 19 cores.
And yet, the cable itself is no thicker than what’s already in use.
The data? A jaw-dropping 1.86 exabits per second times kilometers—the fastest in history.
Imagine streaming 10 million 8K videos at once or downloading every Steam game ever made in 10 seconds.
Tempted to ask when the U.S. might catch up?
Don’t hold your breath. For now, if you want to experience the future of the internet, you might just have to fly east.
