NEC Breaks Data Speed Limit, 3x speed USB 3.0 Possible at Ludicrous Speed

Apparently not happy with the game-changing new speed of USB 3.0's theoretical maximum of 4.8 Gbps, NEC claims they are now capable of 14.8 Gbps. Their R&D team has re-engineered some very technical aspects of signal transmission to expand the amount of data that can be successfully transmitted. We won't bore you with the hardcore details of the change, but this clears a significant hurdle. This update also opens new avenues for any of current or future standards that care to try and incorporate it. PCI Express and USB could all take advantage of this incredible new ceiling.

This could mean that a USB 3.1 standard is around the corner or that up-and-comers like LightPeak will have to work significantly harder to challenge USB. NEC currently stands alone in the manufacture of USB 3.0 chipsets and could easily shepherd this improvement into production and into our homes. Let's hope that USB 3.0's true friend gets this approved and onto the shelf really soon.