CARRIER PIGEONS

CARRIER PIGEONS: Still Faster Than ADSL

The news that everyone sent me today (thanks, everyone) is that a South African IT company has managed to send data using a carrier pigeon faster than by using Telkom’s (largest South African ISP) ADSL line. While interesting, this is not the first attempt at sending digital data via carrier pigeons; in fact, this type of data transfer has been defined (albeit humorously) as IP over Avian … (News Source: Mashable - 11:07:59)

Data transfer? Forget email, send for the pigeon post

Carrier pigeons are being used to transfer data between offices because bosses believe it is quicker than broadband. (News Source: Daily Mail - 11:37:20)

It’s a sad day when a pigeon is faster than broadband

We might complain about how it would be nice to have faster broadband but at least we don’t have to use a carrier pigeon to transfer data like Unlimited Group in South Africa. The IT firm in South Africa quite regularly transfers four gigabyte of encrypted data between two offices that are 50 miles apart. […] (News Source: The Inquisitr - 04:40:42)

Firm enlists Winston the homing pigeon to transfer data - as he’s faster than broadband

Firm enlists Winston the homing pigeon to transfer data - as he’s faster than broadband (News Source: Daily Mail: World News - 12:10:45)

Pigeon beats Telkom

Winston, a homing pigeon, has made history by beating a Telkom ADSL line in delivering 4GB of data from Howick to Hillcrest, despite giving it a 26 minute head start. (News Source: News 24 South Africa - 10:34:32)

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