China has completed the development of a new Internet network, the largest of its kind in the world.

The CERNET 2 is a next-generation network. Its speed is 1000 times faster than the current generation, and provides many more IP addresses. And it will make long-distance communication much more convenient and reliable. But ordinary web users will have to wait for the benefits.

The CERNET 2 is now the exclusive property of research institutions, and developers say it will be another four years before it's available to users at home.

(CCTV December 4, 2008)