Intel Light Peak is the code name for high-speed optical cable technology to connect electronic devices, developed by Intel. The PCs running on Intel Light Peak will be available in 2010. It does not has electro-magnetic interference like the electrical cable technology. It connects electronic devices to each other in peripheral bus. Intel demonstrated a system at the 2009 Intel Developer Forum (IDF).

Those kinds of speeds are even sustained over a 100-meter distance, which is really impressive. Intel is currently working with hardware manufacturers (computers, handhelds, etc) to try to get the optical tech onto devices sometime in 2010. - Dan Nosowitz, Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/5366186/intel-light-peak-optical-tech-achieves-insane-10gbs-speeds

The company envisions Light Peak as a replacement for the cables that currently lead to monitors, external drives, scanners, and just about anything else that plugs in to a computer. - Stephen Shankland, CNET http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-10360047-264.html

More to the point, the new standard will play a hugely important role in upcoming products from Cupertino. - Joshua Topolsky, Engadget http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/26/exclusive-apple-dictated-light-peak-creation-to-intel-could-be/

Intel Light Peak delivers 10Gb/s speed but can be increased up to 100Gb/s within a decade. It handles multiple communication protocols at the same time, with quality-of-service provisions to ensure that high-priority traffic such as video get preferred treatment.