Generally Windows updates and With Xbox purchases Microsoft, which is on the agenda, is also investing and developing dozens of different projects. If you remember, the company recently developed a “Super App”. had appeared.

Today, Microsoft acquired British fiber optic cable company Lumenisity. announced that he was buying. This company has the distinction of being the only manufacturer of a special type of cable that is believed to herald a new era in the Internet world.

So what is this special cable?

Hollow central fiber optic cable (Hollow Core Fiber) or short HCF These cables, called these cables, are used in old-fashioned satellite antennas, if we have to put it simply. with coax cables a combination of fiber optic cables as we know them. HCF cables, which are not really a new technology, are based on a simple principle of physics,”Light travels faster in air than in glass”.

covered with an insulating material consisting of hollow fiberglass tubes Lumenisity, who developed this cable system, has compared HCF cables to standard fiber optic cables thanks to a number of technologies that it does not disclose. 40 times more performance can be achieved. Standard cables per second 10 GBP while HCF cables can carry It can carry 400 GBPS. In addition, the data from HCF cables is compared to standard fiber optic cables. 50% faster can carry data.

So why does Microsoft want this technology?

Although many users don’t know or use it, Microsoft has Azure systems, one of the largest cloud systems in the world. According to information from Microsoft 95% of the world’s 500 largest companies It uses Azure systems. The fact that there are important companies in the field of technology, automotive, stock exchange and health among these companies does not make you aware of the Azure system. makes life important.

Microsoft also wants Lumenisity to use these HCF cables in Azure systems. With cables that have less latency and can carry more data, the company’s Azure systems will run much faster and more stable. This too It will ease the workflow of other companies.

While HCF cables are currently designed for business use only, Lumenisity will soon release these cables with Microsoft’s support. can also start development for individual users.