Is minimum latency fixed by the speed of light?

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Published on 2010-04-23T00:31:27Z Indexed on 2010/04/23 0:33 UTC
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Suppose i had a fiber optic link from one side of the planet to the other side of the planet.

Is it safe to say, that with current technology, the latency of communication can never be reduced?

Understand that a fiber optic cable is not a perfect medium thus data only travels close to the speed of light.

Also lets consider that i will not be drilling a hole thru the center of the earth and it is just running along the ocean.

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