Is data transfer close to the speed of light?
LOL, not yet. We just measured a ping between Paris and Washington (across the Atlantic Ocean). It took ping 86 milliseconds to perform the travel. Which means…
86 ms per 6147 km
8600 ms per 614700 km
8,6 seconds per 614700 km
1 hour= 60 minutes = 3600 seconds
3600 seconds (or 1h) / 8,6 sekundi = 418,60
614700 km X 418,60 = 257,313,420 km
257,313,420 km/h ping
1,079,252,849 km/h speed of light (source Wikipedia)