Intel claims quantum leap in fiber-optic detectors

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RE: Intel claims quantum leap in fiber-optic detectors: New application to old tech. And power to them. Though I would have preferred some other corporation had made the development - AMD perhap - so that Intel quits dominating markets and we have some price competition - but that's a topic for another board. Point is, the increased throughput aside, costs are costs are costs. If this is cheaper, then it is already the standard. Period.

Take fiber optic internet - Verizon FIOS in my area. HAs been around for years. I'm not seeing it my neighborhood. Why? Costs too much to lay the lines and give new customers converter boxes. Result? Philadelphia has been stuck with Comcast cable with no real alternatives. Paying $50 a month and for what? A subpar service that goes out with no apparent reason for anywhere from 5 minutes to several days. There's one perfect application of this tech that will now allow for faster fiber-optic infrastructure development in major population centers.

Anyway, huzzah Intel. Thank you and give it to us sooner then later. We're hurting for something to replace 20 year old cable technology.

On a side note, this brings us one step closer to true quantum computing! AI is that much closer to reality.

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