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Re: U.S./Europe connectivity


From: "Robert E. Seastrom" <rs () seastrom com>
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:37:30 -0500



Michael.Dillon () btradianz com writes:

BTW, the speed of light in fibre is roughly equal to
the speed of electrons in copper and roughly equal to
two-thirds the speed of light in a vacuum. You just
can't move information faster than about 200,000 km/hr.

Slow day at work, Michael?  In my universe light in glass moves about
3600 times as fast.  :-)

                                        ---Rob


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