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Re:Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed by sigstoat on Monday September 27, 2021 @05:31PM (#28676278)
> 100G per wavelength has been standard fare for some time now.

fair enough.

> You also don’t need 10U worth of rack space to switch 1 Tbps. You can do that with a single 1U switch.

how much does that cost?

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Re:Japan breaks world record for fastest internet speed by iptrans on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @12:08AM (#28679235)
List price for a 32x 100G switch is $30k, but nobody pays list price.

About six grand on eBay.

Edit: for reference, the FS switch with 1.2 Tbps of switching capacity is $4k new.

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