Applications could include optical storage devices and quantum computers, far quicker and more powerful than today's PCs.

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The Optical SMART Hub helps extend the storage on devices by acting as a personal cloud.

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It leads in supplying data storage devices that connect to host computers via optical fibre networks to transmit masses of data over long distances.

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It leads in supplying data storage devices that connect to host computers via optical fibre networks to transmit masses of data over long distances without clogging up other operations.

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Consumer devices use common digital storage technology such as flash memory, hard disk drives or optical discs.

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