Intel have developed this to speed communication between processor cores. As the number of cores on processors grow, so does the distance between them. Light is faster, and light signals don't interfere with each other if they cross paths.
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Engadget have missed the point.
It's for bigger CPUs, not for faster tinternet.
Intel have developed this to speed communication between processor cores. As the number of cores on processors grow, so does the distance between them. Light is faster, and light signals don't interfere with each other if they cross paths.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12/08/intel_world_record_apd_research/
Heck, you can get a faster internet with just more copper. : D