Cern, the birthplace of the Web, is now working on a project that will make the Web obsolete. This magnificent project is “the grid”, which supposedly is nearly 10K times faster than a typical Broadband connection, thus making the Web obsolete.

The grid project was started seven years ago by researchers at Cern. By using fiber optic cables, a “grid” is produced around the world. First, Cern is connected to eleven other centers, which then will be connected to smaller centers worldwide. Such a grid would be more organized than the Web which looks like this.

Almost like a parallel Web, the grid will provide a connection with the rest of the world as well as what we currently enjoy on the Web. Although it might be slow to become as common place as the Web, virtually anyone can hook up to the grid. It also will be extremely fast because of the high-tech fiber optic cables and routing centers that will ensure the usage of up-to-date material, thus preventing any temporization of data flow.