FILE PHOTO: Ethernet cables used for internet connection are seen at the headquarters of the Wnet internet service provider in Kiev, Ukraine July 26, 2017. Picture taken July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
(Reuters) - Computing networking pioneer Bob Metcalfe on Wednesday won the industry's most prestigious prize for the invention of the Ethernet, a technology that half a century after its creation remains the foundation of the internet.
The Ethernet is the standard connection for everything from servers inside data centers to telecommunications networks.
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