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You could imagine commercial/institutional sites hundreds to thousands of miles apart with <10ms latency on dedicated fiber.
by closeparen 5y ago
You could imagine commercial/institutional sites hundreds to thousands of miles apart with <10ms latency on dedicated fiber.
- tomklein 5y agoWouldn’t that be way faster than the speed of light?
- gearhart 5y agoDepends how many thousands ;) light travels about 3000km in 10ms https://www.google.com/search?q=speed+of+light+*+10ms https://www.google.com/search?q=speed+of+light+*+10ms
- soVeryTired 5y agoThat’s in a vacuum, in a straight line. In fibre optic cable, light travels around two thirds of that speed.