With the promise of operating several times quicker than existing networks, China has begun to roll out what it calls the most advanced internet network in the world. According to Chinese tech giant Huawei, the network can carry data from 150 films in a second at a speed of 1.2 terabits, or 1,200 gigabits, per second. These are theoretical speeds that will not soon be available in consumers’ homes. However, a stronger, quicker internet connection has far-reaching effects on enterprises, including quicker information transfers, benefits for stock trading, and other consequences for national security.
Huawei and China Mobile
This week, during a press conference, Huawei and China Mobile, in combination with Tsinghua University in Beijing and Cernet, an education and research network by the Chinese government, formally unveiled the nation’s next-generation backbone network. A backbone network is the network infrastructure that carries internet traffic to various geographical regions and can handle large scale data transfers from electric cars and 5G technologies. A translated press release states that the new network connects Beijing and the south via 1,800 kilometres of optical fibre connections. It withheld information about its intentions to grow across the nation. While testing and operation began this summer, it is launching around two years ahead of schedule according to experts.
President Biden and Xi
Following months of hostility between the two nations. On Wednesday, President Biden and President Xi Jinping of China are going to meet in San Francisco. According to the press release, Xi had earlier stated that the backbone network’s construction will make the nation “a cyber power” and “accelerate the promotion of core Internet technologies.”
However, unlike how it normally competes with AI, semiconductors, or wireless networking technology, this doesn’t directly threaten the US because it applies to internet infrastructure rather than home internet speeds. On the other hand, it might provide a basis for Chinese companies that need a lot of bandwidth.
Made in China
The backbone internet project is being overseen by Wu Jianping. A professor at Tsinghua University’s department of computer science and technology. According to the press release, the system—which consists of both hardware and software was developed, manufactured, and is under independent management in China. He also referred to it as the world’s most sophisticated network. The timing of a significant tech launch with a visit to the US has happened before. During a late summer visit by certain US officials, Huawei unveiled the much awaited Mate 60 Pro phone, which boasts a revolutionary 5G processor manufactured in China. After the US made extensive attempts to limit China’s imports, the US government subsequently announced that it was looking into how the corporation would have the technology to create such a device.
In partnership with Tsinghua University and Cernet, Huawei and China Mobile formally unveiled the next-generation backbone network. This network is important for facilitating data transfers from 5G and electric car technologies.
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