Lucibel Announces The 3rd Generation of Their Li Fi Products, The “Lucipanel”
A few days ago, Lucibel made the announcement of the upcoming unveiling of their 3rd generation Li Fi product, the “Lucipanel LIFI”.
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After the release of their 1st generation of Li Fi products in September 2016, the first industrialized LiFi luminaire in the world, followed the release of their 2nd generation of Li Fi products in October 2018, Lucibel is now bringing their third generation, with improved performance and a very sleek design, to the Li Fi market.
Lucibel is an innovative French group that designs and manufactures new-generation lighting products and solutions in France based on LED technology. LED technology is cost efficient, sustainable, and smart. It is transforming the world and is now part of the digital era. Not only are Lucibel lighting solutions compatible with remote management systems. Light can now interact with its surroundings and be controlled and measured in real time. But it also allows for a new medium for data transmission, interactions, and well-being thanks to the development by Lucibel of innovative and smart solutions.
The drafting of a Li Fi standard, which began in July 2018 under the guidance of the international organization IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Standards Association, should end in May 2022 with the publication of a global LiFi standard (802.11bb).
The eagerly awaited outcome of this process is creating a strong stir around this emerging technology. The growing interest in LiFi technology on the part of many players (designers and integrators of Li Fi solutions, manufacturers of smartphones and computers, telecom operators, end customers, etc.) makes it possible to anticipate a rapid acceleration in Li Fi penetration from the start. next year.
Indeed, the publication of a Li Fi standard will allow the native integration of the technology into the hardware (smartphones, PCs, tablets) which will include light emission and reception cells and will be able to interact directly with the Li Fi infrastructure. integrated into the ceiling. The user will thus be able to do without the Li Fi key which is still necessary today to establish the connection between the luminaire and the terminal.
The positioning of the Li Fi technology in the hardware market, expected in 2nd half of 2022, will enable a strong acceleration in the demand for deployments Li Fi infrastructure (lighting networks and Li Fi access points in buildings ceilings) which constitute the strategic development axis of Lucibel on this technology.
A pioneer in LiFi and with a significant customer base, Lucibel will benefit from this expected strong acceleration.
The first two generations of Lucibel LiFi have been marketed to more than 100 different customers (army, banks, companies in the defence sector, R&D centres, head offices, constrained industrial environments, hospitals, nurseries, etc…).
These first users have confirmed their interest in this solution, which allows a secure wireless Internet connection, without radiofrequency waves and offering excellent quality of service.
While the first two LiFi generations were mainly deployed on pilot projects (experimental phases), this third generation, which is compatible with the global standard currently being drafted, will allow a much wider deployment thanks to improved performance. and at a significantly lower marketing price.
LUCIPANEL LIFI, a powerful solution and a very discreet integration of LiFi technology in the luminaire. Convinced that a LiFi luminaire must be both beautiful and efficient, the Lucibel group designed this third generation with the desire that the LiFi functionality is as discreet as possible in the luminaire so that it can be deployed as widely as possible in workspaces, in perfect harmony with other luminaires already installed.
The main technical characteristics of the LUCIPANEL LIFI are as follows:
-A flow, up and down, of 100 Mbps, which is 2 times more than the 2nd generation of Lucibel LiFi products.
-The LiFi functionality is dissociated from the light and works even if the latter is off, thus ensuring continuity of service and optimized electricity consumption.
-The connectivity coverage area of the LUCIPANEL LiFi is approximately 10 m² per luminaire.
-A simultaneous connection is possible for up to 16 users per access point.
-Lucipanel LiFi: a sleek design and discreet integration of LiFi technology
- LUCIPANEL LIFI: LiFi accessible for less than 100 € per m2 connected
To achieve this performance, Lucibel chose bi-directional infrared light which by nature needs a black coloured exit window. By an ingenious and patented process, this black window is replaced by a luminous surface that blends harmoniously with the light diffused by the LED panel. The integration of LiFi functionality into the luminaire is therefore almost imperceptible to the naked eye.
The technological leaps made over the past three years, combined with sharply rising volume forecasts, have made it possible to significantly reduce marketing prices.
The LUCIPANEL LIFI thus makes it possible to offer a lighting and connection solution in LiFi for a price of fewer than 100 € per metre square.
This third-generation will be delivered by Lucibel to its customers from October 15, 2021. The LUCIPANEL LIFI will be presented in preview on the Lucibel group's stand at the Architect @ work Paris trade fair on September 23 and 24.
Frédéric Granotier, Chairman and founder of the Lucibel group, stated that: “With the launch of this third generation, Lucibel confirms its leadership in LiFi technology and remains ahead of its competitors. With good complementarity and technological compatibility with 5G, LiFi, soon to be standardized, offers very attractive prospects for growth and value creation."
What is Li Fi?
Li-Fi, also known as "Light Fidelity" is a wireless optical networking technology, which uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) to transmit data. In 2011, professor Harald Haas made a Li-Fi demonstration at the TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Global Talk on Visible Light Communication (VLC).
VLC uses light as a medium to deliver high-speed communication like Wi-Fi and complies with the IEEE standard IEEE 802.15.7. The IEEE 802.15.7 is a high-speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication technology-based standard similar to Wi-Fi's IEEE 802.11.
How does Li Fi work?
Li-Fi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. Li-Fi constitutes of several light bulbs that form a wireless network.
When an electrical current goes through to a LED light bulb, a stream of light (photons) emits from the lamp. LED bulbs are semiconductor devices, which means that the brightness of the light flowing through them can change at extremely high speeds. The signal is sent by modulating the light at different rates. The signal can then be received by a detector that interprets the changes in light intensity (the signal) as data. Also when the LED is ON, you transmit a digital 1, and when it is OFF, you transmit a 0.
Li Fi Benefits
The primary benefits of Li-Fi are as follows:
• Security: Provides entirely secure access. Where there is no light there is no data.
• Safety: Does not produce electromagnetic radiation and does not interfere with existing electronic systems.
• Localisation: Allows localisation due to the small coverage area of Li-Fi access point - localisation can be used for very precise asset tracking.
• Data density: Provides ubiquitous high-speed wireless access that offers substantially greater data density (data rate per unit area) than RF through high bandwidth reuse.
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Li Fi Applications
Li-Fi can be used for so many applications and the list is increasing every year. You can read our updated list of Li-Fi applications at the following link:
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