China, Japan, S. Korea launch study to develop fiber optic-speed WANs

In a move that will no doubt make the US lag even further behind Asian countries in high-speed wireless technologies, China, Japan, and South Korea have launched a joint study with hopes of developing a common standard for cellular data transmission that is as fast as fiber optic cables. The study, which will also look at ways of dealing with spam, was announced by Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Heizo Takenaka at a three-way conference between the nations in Amoy, China. Hey guys, if anything good comes out of your study, could you like do us a solid and pass the specifics our way — we could really use some help over here.

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