A new method allowed scientists in the UK to send data 4.5 million times faster than average broadband, setting a new world record. Aston University developed an optical amplifier that allows data wavelengths to operate in the E-band, which researchers say is about three times wider than traditional wavelengths used for data transmission. Before this breakthrough, no one was able to emulate E-band channels in a controlled way. The breakthrough could be a revolution in internet speeds across the spectrum of users.