Table of Contents
Airbus Announced The Launching Of “The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor” Developed In Partnership With Latécoère.
Dubai Air Show 2021
The Dubai Air Show is a biennial air show held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in cooperation with Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Dubai Airports, Dubai World Central and the UAE Armed Forces. The 2021 Dubai Airshow began on 14 November 2021 and is expected to last for 5 days until 18 November 2021.
The event to be held in a live format will be the most important and critical point of convergence in 2021 where the future of the global aerospace industry will be showcased and analysed.
The record-breaking Dubai Airshow is one of the largest and most successful air shows in the world connecting experts from commercial and business aviation, defence and military, emerging aerospace technology, start-ups, aircraft interiors, air traffic management, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), space and air cargo to facilitate successful global trade.
The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor
At the Dubai Air Show 2021, Airbus announced the launching of “The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor” developed with Latécoère.
Photo credit to Runawaygirlnetwork
Airbus Corporate Jets (ACJ) and Alpha Star Aviation signed a letter of understanding at the Dubai Airshow for a new and unique in-flight entertainment (IFE) technology - "The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor", in the presence of Abdulnaser Al Kheraif and Ibrahim Al Yaheyan, respectively CEO and VP-Tech of Alpha Star Aviation, and Benoit Defforge, president of ACJ.
Developed in partnership with Latécoère, this new technology was designed as an easy “plug and play” solution.
In May 2021, Airbus stated that the ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor “provides a unique entertainment experience and was designed to be an easy plug and play solution”. It is a multi-technology smart 4K monitor offering Wi-Fi , Bluetooth and LiFi connectivity . It will include analog audio output, USB-C ports as well as HDMI connections. Features include audio video on demand (AVOD), streaming, mirroring, a web browser, live TV, and its own built-in video conferencing.
You can read our previous article on the partnership between Airbus Corporate Jet and Latécoère Interconnection Systems On Delivering ACJ Smart LiFi Monitors on the link below:
https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/5/19/airbus-corporate-jet-announces-partnership-with-latcore-interconnection-systems-on-delivering-acj-smart-lifi-monitors
Photo credit to Paxex
With this agreement, Alpha Star Aviation, the private aviation service provider headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, became the launch customer of “The ACJ Smart LiFi Monitor”. The client selected 12 monitors for three of its Airbus business jets in order to offer the best passenger experience in its category, perfectly in line with its objective of being a benchmark in private aviation.
More than 200 Airbus corporate jets are in service on every continent, including Antarctica, highlighting their versatility in challenging environments.
ACJ offers the most modern and comprehensive corporate jet family in the world, giving customers the greatest choice of unique, customisation and spacious cabins, allowing them to select the comfort they want in the size they need – offering them a unique flying experience.
Photo credit to L.BORREL
Article source: https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2021-11-airbus-announces-launch-customer-for-its-new-in-flight
What is LiFi?
LiFi, 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 LiFi 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 LiFi work?
LiFi is a high speed, bidirectional, and fully networked wireless communication of data using light. LiFi 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.
LiFi Benefits
The primary benefits of LiFi 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 LiFi 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.
Credit to Signify
LiFi Applications
LiFi 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:
Credit to pureLiFi
In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin or enquire about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax and Trulifi, you can contact us through our chatbot or by sending an email through our contact us form. If you enjoyed this post and would like to hear more updates about LiFi technology, subscribe to our newsletter. Don’t forget to subscribe to our social media accounts. You can also join our Telegram group about LiFi technology on this link:
https://t.me/joinchat/FMzOmsEKyJFrU6Af