Li-Fi Rewind 2019
2019 was yet again a year of great developments and advancements for the Li-Fi industry. The technology is getting cheaper and better every year. The following timeline displays the main events that took place in regards to Li-Fi.
LiFiMAX - The 100 Mbps Li-Fi system
Oledcomm announced their 2nd generation Li-Fi system called “LiFiMAX”. The latter will offer a connection ranging from 40 Mbps to 100 Mbps, over a radius of 28 m², and allowing up to 16 people to connect simultaneously.
Infinity LiFi X
Infinity Technology Services Ltd claimed that their latest Li-Fi product is the most powerful plug and play system available for Li-Fi communication. They claimed that it can transmit data up-to 150 Gbps and allows up to 100 simultaneous users to benefit from a secure connection.
Gigabit LiFi
The Gigabit LiFi system is capable of transmitting data of up to 1 Gbps. From the pictures below, the Gigabit LiFi laptop achieved a download line rate of around 975 Mbps and an upload line rate of 377 Mbps.
The Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) opened an accelerator centre equipped with Li-Fi equipment in London. This was in partnership with the UK Leading Li-Fi company, pureliFi.
Air France LiFi Project
Antoine Laborde, Air France Innovation Manager, added: " We are very pleased to have the opportunity to experience the Li-Fi on one of our aircraft, and to organise an on-board video games tournament, two major" world premieres ".
Trulifi
Signify recently launched a new Li-Fi system called “Trulifi”. The new Li-Fi system comprises of a USB Network Access adapter, Li-Fi enabled LED lights and a Trulifi-6002 Plug-In Optical Transceiver. The Trulifi-enabled luminaires can provide wireless connectivity at speeds up to 150 Megabits per second (Mbps) over large spaces, such as meeting rooms and office floors.
5G RuralFirst
5G RuralFirst has successfully trialled Li-Fi technology in the Orkney Islands. The first stage of the project is the creation of rural test-beds and trials for 5G wireless and mobile connectivity across the three main sites in the Orkney islands, Somerset and Shropshire.
Latécoère, Signify, and Huneed Technologies
Latécoère, Signify, and Huneed Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership on Li-Fi Implementation in Commercial Aircraft.
pureLiFi
pureLiFi just announced successful fundraising of $18 million (£14 million). The funding round includes Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, and the Scottish Investment Bank. The investment will permit the company to further develop miniaturised LiFi components and make them available in mobile devices.
LiFi-multicell
CEA-Leti announced the demonstration of its LiFi-Multicell system for the CES 2020. LiFi-multicell system is the first-ever smart interference orchestrator that automatically detects interference between lighting zones in networks and optimizes data transmission rates for each nearby device. The CEA-Leti technology is able to provide data-transmission rates up to 150 Mb/s over distances up to three meters by LED.
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