China sets a new record for data transfer speed in optical fibers - 3.2 Pbit/s Chinese researchers celebrated the 50th anniversary of the creation of the first home optical fiber by increasing data transfer speeds by 30% - from 2.5 to 3.2 Pbit/s. At this speed, the equivalent of "more than 20,000 4K movies" can be transferred in one second, the developers claim.