[JonnyaiR]

the main difference is, this demonstration uses cables within Telekoms Network - so it's no laboratory but a real-world-test. (german source: http://www.golem.de/news/saser-muenchner-forscher-uebertrage...)

[fulafel]

According to the article, FASTER has already entered service. It's the name of a deployed submarine cable, not a lab demo of new fiber technology.

[DannyBee]

uh, the parent is talking about an in-operation undersea cable. So it's no laboratory, it's a cable deployed in really harsh conditions.