World of Future Technology : Li- Fi Connect Network using lights

LiFi is a new way to establish wireless communication links using the Led lighting networks. The LiFi protocols are defined by the international standard IEEE 802.15 established since 2011 by the IEEE comity. This is the same comity that has defined previously the Ethernet 802.3 and WiFi 802.11 standards. For numerous specialists, LiFi is a major breakthrough technology for the mobile Internet community and for the connected objects domain.

After more than 4 years of scientific research at the University of Versailles, OLEDCOMM is the first European company that start to commercialize LiFi communication solutions a worldwide level.

When the lighting networks become wireless communication networks

The world of Lighting companies experiences a true revolution with the development of Led lighting devices. With reduced energy consumption and a longer liftime, Leds appear as a solution that cannot be overlooked to face up to the challenge of the CO2 emission reduction at the worldwide scale. The sale of Leds Lighting units knows an impressive increase these last years.

Ten times higher data rates compared to WiFi

Leds are different from the other kinds of lamps because they are semiconductors. This characteristic gives them the capability to switch-on and off within few nanoseconds or billionth of a second. Converted in terms of data rates, this corresponds to 1 Gbits/s. In order to compare, at best WiFi can reach 100 Mbits/s data rates and so 10 times lower. 

Worldwide Economic and Green Impact

Thanks to the LiFi technology, the 14 billion lamps in the world will become gradually green mobile internet masts that will permit to respond to the impressive increasing demand of mobile conectivity. Also, this will allow reducing the electromagnetic pollution generated by the numerous radio wave solutions developed until now.

Some key numbers of the Led market

• 14 billion of new lamps each years.
• 25 billion Euros of turnover in 2011.
• 25% of CAGR only for the EU Led market.