Japan breaks Internet speed record with 319 Tbps figure Ewdison Then - Jul 19, 2021, 12:56am CDT The need for speed on the Internet has never been greater than before, and not just because of video streaming or game streaming. From mass video conferences to real-time collaboration on a multimedia project, much of today’s society has become dependent on the Internet. While network operators and carriers push 5G and WiFi 6 forward, computer scientists and engineers are setting their sights on even bigger numbers, numbers for which Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communication Technology or NICT just set a record. Last year, the faster Internet transfer speed was achieved through a collaboration between the UK and Japan. They were able to achieve an astounding 178 Tbps in August 2020, but that has now been eclipsed by the NICT’s feat. Nearly doubling that figure, the world’s record for the fastest Internet data transfer speed is 319 TB/s.