The Department of Energy's ESnet brings blinding speeds to big thinkers

Engadget: Sure, you might be paying your cable company for premium internet performance, but you don't know speed. Research scientists who have access to the Department of Energy's ESnet (or Energy Sciences Network for those in the know) sure do, though. You see, ESnet is capable handling data transfers at a staggering 91 gigabits per second over some seriously long distances -- think between Denver and Maryland, and that's without a direct connection between the two.

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