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  "meta": {
    "key": "ethernet_speed",
    "title": "Ethernet Speed Standards",
    "unit": "Mbps",
    "category": "Connectivity",
    "source": "IEEE 802.3 Standards History",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.ieee802.org/3/archive.html",
    "verified": "2026-09-06",
    "url": "https://exponentialtracker.com/curve/ethernet_speed",
    "csv": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/ethernet_speed.csv",
    "json": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/ethernet_speed.json",
    "retrievedFrom": "Compiled by Exponential Tracker and re-derived from the source named above. Rebuilt on every deploy, so re-fetch rather than trusting a saved copy to be current.",
    "rights": "The underlying data belongs to IEEE 802.3 Standards History. This compilation may be reused with attribution to Exponential Tracker. No licence is claimed or implied over the source data.",
    "citation": "Exponential Tracker, \"Ethernet Speed Standards\", exponentialtracker.com/curve/ethernet_speed, data verified 2026-09-06. Underlying source: IEEE 802.3 Standards History."
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "year": 1980,
      "value": 10,
      "label": "10BASE5 (DIX spec, pre-IEEE)"
    },
    {
      "year": 1990,
      "value": 10,
      "label": "10BASE-T twisted pair"
    },
    {
      "year": 1995,
      "value": 100,
      "label": "Fast Ethernet (100BASE-TX)"
    },
    {
      "year": 1999,
      "value": 1000,
      "label": "Gigabit Ethernet"
    },
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "value": 10000,
      "label": "10 Gigabit Ethernet"
    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "value": 100000,
      "label": "100 GbE"
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "value": 400000,
      "label": "400 GbE"
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "value": 800000,
      "label": "800 GbE ratified (802.3df-2024)"
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "value": 1600000,
      "label": "1.6 Tbps in standardisation",
      "projected": true
    }
  ]
}