Internet Obsolete?

This is a question to arise soon as newer technologies come to the fore when the demand for something just exceeds the capacity of current technology to deliver. In this case, data. Reminds me of the data format conundrum back in my last post.

The super eggheads from CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research or Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) have developed what they called a "grid". This grid was built to handle the large information transfer loads which can break or choke conventional internet and possible stall a broadband connection in terms of speed. It basically entails an entirely fiberoptic cable network as well as more modern routing centers. One of the key techonologies that would make the grid possible is dynamic switching, which creates the dedicated channels needed for particular types of data streams being funneled through it like say movies or files. A movie would be downloaded in a span of 5 seconds as opposed to the usual 3 hours on a conventional network. Grid computing would definitely be seen over the horizon soon at the rate it gains acceptance whether its be openly implemented or subtly done in the many upgrades and repairs of the current internet setup. If fiberoptic networks is the coming wave of the future, a newer network technology would be in the works after the fruits of this data sharing and associate tech have matured? I guess a worldwide holographic network would be in the works soon. I guess can one say "The Matrix" in due time? ;) The news of this discovery is located here.

What the article also described therein is that it would possibly lead to what they called "Cloud computing" where all the data would be stored on this grid which eliminates the storage of data on our own computer, effectively rendering them as access terminals. Of course, this would lead to the stuff of cyberpunk/transhumanist fiction ideas of privatizing more than ever the data from such public networks wherein newer business would accomodate such storage as in data havens or more ominously data fortresses.

Just a interesting tech update post for me to chew over briefly and moving on. Next time and happy computing.