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Oledcomm Announces The Unveiling of Their Latest System, LiFiMAX2G, at The Upcoming CES 2023

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Oledcomm Announces The Unveiling of Their Latest System, LiFiMAX2G, at The Upcoming CES 2023

Photo credit to Oledcomm

LIFIMAX2G® at The Upcoming CES 2023



Oledcomm released a press statement today stating that they will unveil their latest LiFi system at CES 2023.

Oledcomm, the global leader in LiFi technology, is furthering its leadership at CES 2023. Oledcomm unveils LIFIMAX2G®, enabling the factory and transportation of the future to connect through invisible light. Oledcomm announces a doubling of the speed of its LiFiMAX range with a 2Gbps connection. Now even faster, more reliable and secure, LiFi is a high-performance, greener alternative to radio waves and cables, with low energy consumption.

Following the worldwide success of LiFiMAX Cybersecurity Solutions® launched at CES 2020, Oledcomm unveils its latest breakthrough in wireless optical communication. Oledcomm's LiFiMAX2G® enables industrial and rail and other mobility infrastructures to access high-speed transmissions securely, without interference and tamper-resistant.

LiFIMAX2G® is particularly suited for subways, trains and any vehicle that needs to download huge amounts of data in terabytes (images and videos) in less than 20 seconds as well as for industrial Industry 4.0 applications in augmented reality, IoT or M2M. As fast as Gigabit Ethernet, more secure than WiFi, and as small as a smoke detector, LiFiMAX2G® takes Vehicle-to-Infrastructure communications and connectivity for Industry 4.0 to a new level.

This new generation of LiFi transceivers doubles the speed achieved by the previous generation, now reaching nearly 2 Gigabits per second upstream and 2 Gigabits per second downstream at a distance of 1-5m. Also addressing the growing capabilities of IoT in rail or industrial 4.0 infrastructures, the use of invisible light avoids interference compared to other radio wave-based communication modes, allowing devices to exchange data safely at any time.

Benjamin Azoulay, President of Oledcomm, said: "The dizzying growth in the amount of data collected in mobility situations and the increase in multimedia flows require a reliable and uninterrupted communication standard for all, especially in transport and factory 4.0. We are proud to contribute to the development of these new standards."

Oledcomm will be exhibiting at CES from January 5-8 in booth 59206. Industrial LiFi-connected augmented reality (AR) application demos as well as V2I (Vehicle to Infrastructure) connection demos will be performed upon request.


CES 2023

As stated on their website, CES is the most influential tech event in the world and the proving ground for breakthrough technologies and global innovators. This is where the world's biggest brands do business and meet new partners, and the sharpest innovators hit the stage. Owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, CES features every aspect of the tech sector.

CES showcases companies including manufacturers, developers and suppliers of consumer technology hardware, content, technology delivery systems and more. It also includes a conference program where the world's business leaders and pioneering thinkers address the industry's most relevant issues.

CES® 2023 will be held in Las Vegas from the 5th to the 08th of January 2023 providing global audience access to major brands and startups, as well as the world’s most influential leaders. Over 1900 companies have committed to exhibiting in Las Vegas and many more are being added each week.




Oledcomm

Oledcomm designs and develops LiFi network interface devices that enable high-speed wireless data communication. It also serves LiFi equipment in the telecom, datacom, personal electronics, and industrial markets. The company’s product portfolio includes hubs, routers, switches, adapters, drivers, power supplies, and more.

Oledcomm was founded in 2012 and is based in Paris, France. Oledcomm's adventure began in 2005 in the research laboratories of the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin with the first work on communication by visible light.

Following years of research & development and a passion for innovation, Oledcomm became the pioneer of LiFi (Light Fidelity) solutions and innovation on a global scale.

Based in the Paris region, Oledcomm employs around 20 people and designs complete solutions for LiFi operation, including microcontrollers, LiFi photoreceivers and software platforms.

Today, after more than 33 patents, 15 years of R&D, over 500 trusted clients and several awards, Oledcomm is pursuing a strong mission: to transform the 14 billion points of light in the world into a powerful communication network.

The company is ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certified. Oledcomm's LiFi offering solves connectivity problems by replacing cables in environments where radio waves are undesirable. Targeted sectors include space, defence, industrial and education. Since 2020, LiFiMAX® has been installed and tested in more than 800 projects worldwide and has been validated by ORANGE for Cybersecurity.

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in 2021, Oledcomm announced an integrated circuit (ASIC) that enables native LiFi integration in tablets, PCs or smartphones. Oledcomm is a laureate of the European Deeptech EIC Accelerator program, which provides for the European Commission to invest in Oledcomm through the EIC Fund.



Article source: Oledcomm



Li-Fi Conference 2022




The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

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 Oledcomm

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:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




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:

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Highlights From Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast EP 293 - Tony Lawrence, CEO of LightRider Inc Gives Updates on His Quantum LiFi Now called Quantum Light

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Highlights From Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast EP 293 - Tony Lawrence, CEO of LightRider Inc Gives Updates on His Quantum LiFi Now called Quantum Light

Happy new year and happy new month from the LiFi Tech News Team.

Today, we are writing an article on a recent Get a Grip On Lighting podcast episode 293. Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich invited Tony Lawrence on the podcast. He is an entrepreneur and technologist and a prophet of quantum possibilities through his current role as CEO of LIGHTRIDER. Tony is a service disabled veteran of the US Army who began his career being recruited into the intelligence field by the National Security Agency. Serving in multiple high profile roles, Tony gained invaluable experience in counterterrorism and threat analysis as well as tracking high value targets and tactical intelligence collection.

They discussed on the LIGHTRIDER quantum light (previously known as quantum LiFi), quantum computers, some current cybersecurity developments and the future of quantum light products in the US within the next 2 years.

Get A Grip On Lighting Podcasts are hosted by Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich, who have over 30 years of combined experience in the lighting industry. Michael Colligan is an entrepreneur and inventor. He’s a subject matter expert in commercial and industrial lighting supply, lighting retrofits, and finding recycling streams for hard-to-recycle waste. Greg Ehrich, LC is the former President of the National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD) and owner of a progressive lighting distributorship. The podcast is sponsored by Keystone.

Below are some of the Podcast conversations. Some of the conversations have been edited by Chuks from LiFi Tech News:

Michael Colligan: “And, you know, Tony Lawrence, been on the show before he's an entrepreneur and technologist and a prophet of quantum possibilities through his current role as CEO of LIGHTRIDER. Tony is a service disabled veteran of the US Army who began his career being recruited into the intelligence field by the National Security Agency. Serving in multiple high profile roles, Tony gained invaluable experience in counterterrorism and threat analysis as well as tracking high value targets and tactical intelligence collection. This is a long one, you know, I want to try to sum it up a little bit here. He started in the military. And then he was part of the team that invented LiFi or built LiFi. He's gonna tell us a little bit more about it. But with LIGHTRIDER with years of R&D and investment in quantum technologies and applications Tony created LIGHTRIDER, a quantum communications company focused on the nexus of quantum based encryption and communications and light fidelity, LiFi technology. Using LiFi and quantum encryption, LIGHTRIDER mission is to provide unhackable communications to the planet at a price they can afford. With product lines covering encrypted storage, secure communications, networking and infrastructure. LIGHTRIDER has always captured the attention of emerging security and communications outlets across healthcare, military education, government, contracting and verticals.”

Tony Lawrence: “All right. Hey, it is a pleasure to be back with you gentlemen, really enjoy the last conversation we had. I've been hearing nothing about but great things across the lighting community. So, yeah, here at LIGHTRIDER, we've done a lot of R&D and things have changed. We're not offering quantum LiFi anymore. We're now calling our solution quantum light. All right, soon as that light bulb comes on, boom, you got quantum information flow into your device, your tablet, your phone, your computer, any sort of IoT device, we're streaming quantum keys and quantum entropy to your device while providing you internet service.

Now, right behind me, we have one of our demonstration units, or one of our quantum light lamps. And these lamps stream quantum keys. And you might be wondering, what are quantum keys? So, recently, President Biden has issued an executive order for quantum computing, right? They call it the post quantum cryptography executive order. And what's happening here is the president and the National Security Council are preparing the entire nation for the potential attack or potential exploitation from a quantum computer.  Whether that quantum computer comes from Russia, or China, one day, our adversaries are going to have a working quantum computer. And with that computer, they can hack any system we have here currently in the United States.

So, what the president's doing is, he's using quantum keys and quantum cryptography to protect our websites, our critical infrastructure, and he's stood up a new organisation called the CISA, the cybersecurity infrastructure security agency. So, CISA is responsible for pushing quantum encryption across the government. Now, here in the United States, we're really good at software, right? We're not so good at making cell phones. We're now so good at making computers. And we're common good at making vehicles right. But software is our way of stopping these quantum computers here at LIGHTRIDER. We've just just through analysis, we realise that hey, here in America, we're amazing at making light bulbs. You guys know this. That's something that we do the best here in the United States. So, what we've done is we've integrated quantum computing quantum technologies and light bulbs, and we're able to mass produce these quantum light bulbs and distribute them across the United States to protect Americans against quantum computers.”


Tony Lawrence: “But we just talked about the software that the White House is pushing out, the PQC software, everybody has software, you know, the advanced cybersecurity companies, the folks that really know what they're doing, they're already creating PQC software, they're submitting it to the government to do a lot of good things so they can meet the President's objectives. Here at LIGHTRIDER, what we're doing is we're using that same software that same exact software, but guess what, but pushing it through light bulbs, right, but pushing it through light bulbs.”

So, you get the software from the light bulb, it goes to your computer, it goes to your tablet, it goes to your your phone. And in order to use your computer, tablet or phone, guess what you got to be underneath a specific light bulb, you got to be underneath this light bulb. If you're not underneath that light bulb, then your devices won't work. So, what we've done is we've taken something that's digital, something that's in cyberspace, and we've combined it with something that we use everywhere in our homes or offices, and we tethered the two together.”

“So, you can't have you know, your OP, you can't have your computer without being underneath of a specific light bulb. And the same thing applies to software, right we have programmes that are linked to the light bulbs. So, if you're not underneath this specific light bulb, you won't be able to open up your Facebook, you won't be able to open up your Instagram, things like that. And that's what we're doing to protect our users data. By the year 2024, Probably June 2024, you'll be seeing our technology in BestBuy and Home Depot, we're already working with major Realtors major construction companies right now. And they're looking at buying a large amount of our lightbulbs and putting them into new construction. So, soon you're going to see a wireless fidelity or WiFi which is very unsecure, you're gonna see that transition now. And you're gonna see quantum light transition.”


Michael Colligan: “What if you turn the light bulb off?”

Tony Lawrence: “So, we have an infrared backup channel, right? So, we broadcast an infrared into technology that we're using is very similar to the technology used for a TV remote, very, very similar. I mean, it's more advanced, but in theory is very similar. So yeah, it works without visible light. Visible light is great because you can see your data, right and with our lives if the lights start to flicker, things like that, you know, hey, something's wrong with my access point.”


Tony Lawrence: “So, my technology is a wireless version of fibre optics. So, as fibre optics becomes more prevalent, you have hollow core fibre, hollow core fibre can move information at the same rate as free space, free space communications are, you know, so hollow core fibre is the future and it’s very advanced, but as fibres laid throughout the country, you won't need data storage would change, right information doesn't have to rest information can keep moving, it can keep moving through the light, it can keep moving through fibre optics. And if it keeps moving, it's going to be very difficult for our adversaries to gain access to it, it'd be impossible for them again, they have to hunt it down, you know, like a dog or hunting rabbit, or chicken. So, you know, as the new technological infrastructure becomes more robust, more prevalent, then we have different means of storing and sending information, it doesn't have to be just the cloud.”

Tony Lawrence: “So, we have connected lights.  Connected lights are a huge feature that I offer my customers, you will be able to turn the lights on and off through your computer, you'll also be able to store up to a terabyte worth of data inside your life. And if you have other lights connected to that network, guess what those lights all share the data, right? So instead of having a cloud system that's far away, or in Virginia, at a data centre or something somewhere, you will have a cloud lighting system inside of your home, everything stays inside your home, and never needs to leave.”


Greg Ehrich: “Just being curious. Why did you guys drop the name LiFi? You know, at the beginning, you mentioned that you get rid of that term. Now that you are quantum light.”


Tony Lawrence: “Yeah, quantum light, our technology is completely different than LiFi. It is nothing like LiFi. Originally, we use the term LiFi, because it was closely related to what we were doing. But I didn't start with lightbulbs. I started with two lasers, a whole room full of equipment spectrum analyzers. Guidance point, just huge amounts of equipment, just like your traditional quantum computing laboratories a day, right. But I was doing this stuff back in 2014, working at the National Security Agency working at NSA. So, we had amazing equipment. And one day I went into the laboratory. And I just started looking at things, I'm just like, This is too much, this is too much. And I just start throwing, I'll just start throwing things away, right throwing things away to some of this equipment was $10,000. Some of it was $100,000. I didn't care, I was just like this is not realistic. And at the end, I was left with one laser. And I was left with one box. And I looked at that laser. And I said, I turned it upside right. And I was like this is a light, this could be a light. And then that's where I created quantum light technology. It wasn't that I didn't get through this through lighting. I got through this through Quantum research, quantum analysis and quantum information science.”


Michael Colligan: “So I'm sitting in this room, these lights are hooked up to quantum light. That means anywhere that light is shining is a high speed, an incredibly high speed internet connection that's only going to get faster and faster and faster as it learns.”

Tony Lawrence: “Exactly, correct.”


Michael Colligan: “From the lighting distributor perspective, Tony, who do you think is the first initial adopter of this technology that's gonna run with it as a possible customer for lighting distributors?”

Tony Lawrence: “So, I believe Orion lighting is the furthest. We've been working with them for quite some time and after Orion, Philips Signify Trulifi. So, Philips has amazing LiFi technology. Trulifi is their company that oversees LiFi R&D, we're working with them as well. Trulifi internet speeds are fast; they work as they use infrared lighting to do so. Great technology. And this that's where that's working right now. Their technology works today.”


Michael Colligan: “If you could give us the who the early adopters would be customer wise, not just manufacturer wise, but who do you think is going to be the first type of people that will want to purchase their technology for their business? This technology?”

Tony Lawrence: “Great question. So, the United States government, foreign governments, and governments will be the first early adopters after them. I see it being colleges University of cities, and after education is going to be hospitals. I believe hospitals and emergency health organisations should be one of the first to use it because it's more secure.”


Michael Colligan: “Tony, any final thoughts for the Get a grip on lightning listeners to close it out?”

Tony Lawrence: “Hey, so my final thoughts are, this is a great time for the lightning community. What we're seeing here is the integration of, you know, in advance technology with your everyday life or so for innovators out there, inventors, inventors out there, this is your time to shine, please take opportunities that are presented by quantum technologies and Quantum Information Science and apply it anywhere you can. Right so I wish everyone luck and thank you guys again for having me.”


Podcast Recording


You can also listen to the podcast in full at the following link:

LiFi Tech News’ Take on the podcast episode

As always, this was an enlightening and mind boggling podcast from the Get a grip on Lighting team. Mr Tony Lawrence did not disappoint in shaking tables with quantum technology. We find it interesting that LightRider Inc now terms their quantum LiFi technology to quantum light. It was good to hear some of their recent developments and what to expect in the next few years. To us, this confirms that we are going to see more LiFi deployments and more quantum light products being introduced to the market within the next 2 years. The future is indeed very bright in the LiFi and Lighting industry.

Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

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 Oledcomm

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:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin, you can contact the OWNii Support team at info@ownii.net or use the contact form on the new OWNii website, ownii.net. If you are enquiring about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax kits and the Trulifi kits, 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:

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LiFi Trends and Predictions For 2023 and Beyond Everyone Should Pay Attention

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LiFi Trends and Predictions For 2023 and Beyond Everyone Should Pay Attention

In this article, we will look at some of the trends that are emerging in the LiFi industry. Industry trends can be defined as patterns or trends that occur within a specific industry. These trends may relate to pricing, cost, consumer purchasing, marketing, manufacturing, sales methodology and any other relevant areas.

The LiFi market is highly competitive and consists of several major players. In terms of market share, few of the major players currently dominate the market. These major players with prominent shares in the market are focusing on expanding their customer base across foreign countries.

There's a lot of future potential here with LiFi as there's a strong body of research and academia, who have been pushing the envelope and growing the capability of the technology over a long period of time, and continue to do so.

Here are the trends we believe will have the greatest day-to-day impact on the way we work and do business in 2023.



1) LiFi is here to stay

The need for faster and better connectivity by consumers and businesses is growing every year. Cellular connectivity and WiFi connectivity are nearly reaching their limits to this ever-growing demand. Since the viral TEDTalk presentation of LiFi by Professor Harald Haas over 11 years ago, LiFi has yet to reach the mass market. However, a lot of extensive research and applications of LiFi have been done in different environments on a global scale for the past decade. This will not stop anytime soon. Since its presentation to the global audience by the Father of LiFi, a few companies and organisations specialising in LiFi in one way or the other have arisen such as pureLiFi, Oledcomm, Signify, LightRiderInc, LiFi Infinity, LiFiLED, LightBee, Lina, Global Greenology, Zero1, Fraunhofer HHI and many more. We have also seen the rise of different LiFi systems used mainly for research, industrial and home beta testing purposes. In short, LiFi is inevitable and it is only a matter of time before it becomes available to the mainstream. LiFi is not going anywhere.

2) LiFi will still not replace WiFi

According to a 2022 report from DataReportal, there are over 4.95 billion active internet users. It is also estimated that there Are More Than 9 Billion WiFi Devices In The World. 82% of people check their phones while shopping in-store, and most of the time, it’s to check reviews of products before they purchase them. 96% of people prefer to shop at a business that offers free WiFi over a business that doesn’t. 47% use public Wi-Fi to cut down on cellular data usage while they’re away from home. WiFi is essential to our daily lives, especially with our mobile devices since 71% of all mobile device communications are done over WiFi.

For the 4 to 6 years, we are seeing more LiFi WiFi hybrid systems being experimented in research projects. An internet infrastructure that greatly supports WiFi connectivity and WiFi devices makes a huge difference. With these statistics and as there is no LiFi Internet infrastructure just yet, LiFi will not replace WiFi completely anytime soon but will definitively complement WiFi in so many areas where WiFi is prohibited or has limitations. However, a LiFi internet Infrastructure that can offer universal connectivity and compatibility of any LiFi devices will likely change the mentioned statistics in the years to come. This is left to be seen.


3) LiFi Miniaturisation will continue to expand for IoT devices

Miniaturisation can be defined as the process of making something very small using modern technology. The miniaturisation of electronic components has made it possible to build small portable and handheld computing devices that can be carried almost anywhere and at any time. As a result, smaller and lighter devices having high processing capacity are available on the market. Over the past decade, we have seen how LiFi systems have become smaller and smaller.

Nowadays, we have LiFi chips that enable devices to transmit Data with Light. Oledcomm Gigabit Optical Front End (OFE) LiFi micro-chip and pureLiFi Gigabit Light Antenna™ are both examples of LiFi micro-chips. We now see some tablets with some LiFi receivers in them such as the LiFiMAXTab.

We predict in the next 2 to 5 years that more devices will have LiFi components integrated into them. This means that it is only a matter of time before we see nearly all smartphones, IoT devices, computers and tablets with LiFi universal compatibility in them just like we have WiFi-enabled devices in our homes and work offices.


4) More LiFi SYSTEMS CUSTOMISATION will BE DEPLOYED

Product customisation generally means that a customer can select specific features, functionalities, add-on components or other options to make a more unique item rather than a mass-produced one. Most LiFi companies such as pureLiFi, Oledcomm and Signify offer LiFi system customisation to the specific requirements of their clients. We are seeing this in the Defence Industry as well.

A good example of this is the Consolite Military and Navy LiFi systems for Defence requirements. Consolite is a leading producer of advanced warship lighting systems, which include LED internal lighting, LED external lighting and LED navigation lighting. Their latest development is the design and manufacture of military LiFi communication systems.

Consolite’s partnership with the Signify Team has brought the combination of Signify’s huge industrial investment with Consolite specialist military focus. As a team and partners, they are providing connectivity to Naval ship operations which are revolutionising data use at sea.

Another example is the Mobile Internet Extranet LiFi Access (MIELA) System By PoE-Tic or as we like to call it at LiFi Tech News, the portable LiFi system.

PoE-Tic develops and integrates alternative wireless network infrastructures that limit cabling work and guarantee sobriety or even total suppression of radio waves.

World leader in lighting, Signify has designed the Trulifi offer which allows transmitting high-speed data LiFi, with a bandwidth of around 150 Mbps.

PoE-Tic and Signify have combined their know-how to meet connectivity and mobility needs in environments that must be free of radio frequencies. This is how the MIELA was born; innovative LiFi equipment that combines Mobility, Sobriety and Scalability.

From 2023, we believe that we are going to see more specialists, consultants and professionals of different industries designing and deploying specific customisations of LiFi systems to their organisation and industry needs.


5) LiFi Internet Infrastructure will arise from 2023 onwards

Internet infrastructure can be defined as the physical hardware, transmission media, and software used to interconnect computers and users on the Internet. Internet infrastructure is responsible for hosting, storing, processing, and serving the information that makes up websites, applications, content, broadband and many more.

Any form of wireless communication and wireless communication devices need a robust infrastructure to function properly and serve their intended purposes. LiFi technology and LiFi systems are no different to that. There is a need for a new or should we say additional internet infrastructure that could be tailored to LiFi devices and LiFi connectivity. A lot of LiFi installations and research projects in different environments are confirming this need. Broadband penetration will continue to increase globally every year as consumers seek faster and more reliable internet..

From 2023 and beyond, we will see the rise and deployment of a new LiFi Internet Infrastructure that will be tailored to LiFi systems functionalities and eventually LiFi universal compatibility. We predict that this new upcoming LiFi Internet Infrastructure will be one of the ways to start deploying LiFi on a mass market level.


6) LiFi Cities

From 2023, there will be an increased number of large-scale LiFi projects. In some areas of the World, some communities, and cities would have deployed massive LiFi deployments. These cities will be termed as LiFi cities.

We define LiFi cities as an urban area where LiFi Internet and device connectivity are predominantly used by residents and businesses. This means LiFi connectivity in a range of environments such as residential homes, offices, casinos, libraries, transport systems, shopping malls, places of entertainment, hotels, rural areas and many more.

A smart city can be defined as an urban area where traditional networks and services are made more efficient with the use of digital solutions for the benefit of its inhabitants and business.

A smart city goes beyond the use of digital technologies for better resource use and less emissions. It means smarter urban transport networks, upgraded water supply and waste disposal facilities and more efficient ways to light and heat buildings. It also means a more interactive and responsive city administration, safer public spaces and meeting the needs of an ageing population.


7) LiFi Standardisation

The race to accelerate LiFi integration to the mass market will continue in the year 2023. Efforts to develop international standards for light communications in wireless and wired local area networking have been going on for the last few years.

ITU-T G.9991 standard is the 1st LiFi standard specifying the system architecture, physical (PHY) layer and data link layer (DLL) for high-speed indoor LiFi transceivers, the LiFi access points within LED and infrared lamps.

There are also at least 3 IEEE standards that are being developed to bring LiFi to the mass market. These are the IEEE 802.11bb, IEEE 802.15.7 and IEEE 802.15.13.

IEEE 802.11bb defines one medium access control (MAC) and several physical layer (PHY) specifications for wireless connectivity for fixed, portable, and moving stations (STAs) within a local area. In the near future, it could allow converting any existing WiFi chip solution into a Light Communication solution by adding cheap external circuitry.

IEEE 802.15.7 supports high-data-rate visible light communication up to 96 Mb/s by fast modulation of optical light sources which may be dimmed during their operation. IEEE 802.15.7 provides dimming adaptable mechanisms for flicker-free high-data-rate visible light communication.

IEEE 802.15.13 defines the protocol and compatible network equipment for optical wireless communications and its operation as an optical wireless personal area network (OWPAN) supporting data rates of multiple Gbit/s for wireless speciality applications. The standard defines a medium access control (MAC) layer operating in beacon-enabled or non-beacon-enabled mode and three physical layers (PHYs) enabling low complexity, low power, and high throughput. It uses light wavelengths from 10,000nm to 190 nm in optically transparent media for optical wireless communications. The standard is capable of delivering data rates up to 2.192 Gb/s at distances in the range of 200 m unrestricted line-of-sight. It is also designed for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint communications and adaptation to varying channel conditions. This standard provides the following new technologies outlined below, which are not included in 802.15.7:

  • Mobility support between LiFi cells and between LiFi and RF

  • Higher data rates through better technologies

  • Up to 10 Gb/s short-range using RGBY LEDs

  • Several 100 Mb/s single-colour in wide beams (a few meters)

  • Discrete multi-tone (DMT, also denoted as DC-OFDM)

  • Closed-loop rate adaptation

  • Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and distributed multi-user MIMO

A few years ago, Mr Marcos Martinez from MaxLinear, said: “Standards are really the only way for these different worlds to speak to one another and collaborate successfully in stimulating the growth of the LiFi market.”

We predict that other new standards will be developed within the next 2 to 5 years.


8) LiFi Deployment in Defence Industry is growing

Over the last 2 or 5 years, there has been a growing demand for LiFi for many military applications. The first Large scale deployment of LiFi was with the US ARMY in the spring of 2021.

The Defence sector, particularly in the US, Europe and UK, has explored the use of LiFi and has found this technology to be reliable for the most critical communications. LiFi not only enhances the US Army’s wireless connectivity toolset but has demonstrated in action, that LiFi solves real problems faced by the defence and national security.

One of the main challenges of using radio frequencies (RF) in secure settings is that they can be detected and targeted. Kitefin is said to eliminate this risk because it can’t be detected outside its defined cone of coverage.

Andrew Foreman, chief technology officer at USAREUR-AF, once said the detection of RF systems puts soldiers and systems in “dire straits”.

“Including optical wireless in the commander’s toolbox is imperative to the survival of communications, command and control systems and, more importantly, soldiers,” he said. “Leadership within the Department of Defense are at a major transitional crossroads for communications and mission command systems and must make a critical decision.”

CW5 Andrew Foreman, USAREUR-AF Chief Technology Officer commented

“LiFi technologies answer all three of the serious issues associated with the RF portion of the spectrum. First, due to the low probability of detection, jamming, and intrusion, FSO and LiFi offer an extremely survivable form of communications when in direct conflict with a near-peer adversary.”

The recent and continued war on Ukraine has also caused a high interest and demand for LiFi for military missions. We've seen more announcements of LiFi deployment in operational and tactical environments and deployments in the Military.

From 2023, we predict that more armies based in Africa, Asia, North America, South America and Australia will explore and deploy LiFi in their tactical environments.


9) LiFi Demand

The demand for LiFi technology in various industries is increasing. Industrial businesses are looking to LiFi for the connection stability and low latency required by connected machinery and collaborative robotics.

The increase in the demand for high-data transmission rates among businesses is one of the key driving factors for the market. The rising movement towards the deployment of LiFi technologies in applications such as healthcare and security offer a favourable industry outlook. Government authorities are urged to invest in R&D programs to promote business development. Due to government policies in the ICT market, such as the introduction of smart city developments, companies are required to spend and develop in LiFi. Additionally, the growing demand for networking is expected to create ample opportunities for key players in the LiFi market. However, lack of awareness about the technology is expected to hinder the market growth.

From 2023 onwards, we predict that more organisations, individuals and professionals will trial LiFi systems in different environments on a global scale.


10) Educating the Masses on LiFi will start to intensify

We are seeing this trend increasing throughout 2022 than in previous years. This was mainly done through articles, research publications, video demonstrations and podcasts. This trend will continue to rise in 2023. We will see more audio and video podcasts discussing LiFi technology on the most popular podcast platforms such as Apple iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Podbean and many more.

Starting in 2023, we predict more companies from different industry sectors, lighting consultants, engineers, researchers, students (undergraduates, postgraduates, PhD) LiFi experts, and LiFi enthusiasts will demonstrate, showcase LiFi systems and discuss relevant topics on LiFi technology in various audio and media formats.

We also believe as well that more educational videos on LiFi technology will be released on social media platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok.

However, from a LiFi Tech News perspective, there is still a very long way to go to increase the awareness of LiFi to the masses. Everybody in this emerging industry has a role in this.


11) LiFi and Laser

For the last 5 years, the interest in using laser light for faster data transmission than LED light has been growing.

Laser LiFi is a variant of LiFi technology that uses lasers instead of visible light to transmit data. Like traditional LiFi, laser LiFi works by modulating the intensity of light waves to transmit data at high speeds.

One of the main advantages of laser LiFi is that it can achieve higher data transfer speeds than traditional LiFi. Laser LiFi systems can potentially reach speeds of up to 1 terabit per second, which is much faster than traditional LiFi systems, which can reach speeds of up to 224 gigabits per second in labs.

Another advantage of laser LiFi is that it can transmit data over longer distances than traditional LiFi, which is limited by the range of visible light. Laser LiFi can potentially transmit data over distances of up to several kilometres.

James Raring, CEO of Kyocera SLD Laser, stated at CES 2022: “We are thrilled to announce KSLD's achievement of world record LiFi data rate of 90 Gbps and our demonstration of this DataLight innovation at CES 2022 in our exhibition booth. To pioneer the future of lighting and wireless connectivity, our ultra-high speed LiFi technology is eye-safe, impervious to ambient lighting, secure, efficient, and RF-free. KSLD is commercialising LiFi solutions for customers in mobility applications, automotive, and undersea, as well as RF-sensitive environments such as airplane cabins, smart factories, healthcare, secure government facilities, and smart cities.”

Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

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 Oledcomm

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:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin, you can contact the OWNii Support team at info@ownii.net or use the contact form on the new OWNii website, ownii.net. If you are enquiring about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax kits and the Trulifi kits, 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 at this link:

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Revisiting a Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast: The Potential of LiFi

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Revisiting a Get A Grip On Lighting Podcast: The Potential of LiFi

In this article, we looked back at a Get a Grip Lighting podcast episode on LiFi. Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich discussed their experience on doing a Livestream via LiFi at the Global LiFi Congress 2019. They also discussed the potential of LiFi, the future of lighting, and how it can be sold.

Get A Grip On Lighting Podcasts are hosted by Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich, who have over 30 years of combined experience in the lighting industry. Michael Colligan is an entrepreneur and inventor. He’s a subject matter expert in commercial and industrial lighting supply, lighting retrofits, and finding recycling streams for hard-to-recycle waste. Greg Ehrich, LC is the former President of the National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD) and owner of a progressive lighting distributorship.

Below are some of the Podcast conversations. Some of the conversations have been edited by Chuks from LiFi Tech News:

Michael Colligan: “You know, I think it's interesting, this is what I've been telling people, this is a good way to think about, I just turned my cell phone off, there is a good way to think about LiFi. WiFi is like hearing. LiFi is like seeing. So, these are your LiFi receptors. These are your WiFi receptors. So, for example, if you're in your backyard, and you scream loud enough, someone in the front of your house can hear you. But it's kind of weird. And the more the louder you get, the stronger that signal has to be, the less secure it is the further it goes. So, WiFi is like hearing. LiFi is like seeing if you're in your backyard and you're sitting there you can't see somebody at the front of your house. Right. And so, LiFi is innately more secure than WiFi. It's innately faster. And I think eventually it's going to be able to set internet speed records that are going to go beyond the pale of internet like the idea of upload and download and ping speeds, these things are going to be ideas of the past as LiFi emerges, and becomes more and more and more pervasive.”

Greg Ehrich: “Sure, yeah. And we actually recorded one, a LiFi, or a podcast Livestream through LiFi. And I’m not sure we could have done it without standard WiFi.”

Michael Colligan: “So, if you think of WiFi, like hearing and you think of LiFi, like seeing it's not doesn't work that way, but that's a good way of thinking about it. So, the LiFi signal was boom, right there. And the receptor, the receptor was right there below the LiFi thing. And up, it went to the main router and oh, that went to the world. So, you know, it's, it's inherently faster by nature. And I think it's just a matter of time. So you know, you often hear like people say, Oh, humans are slow to adapt to change. And if everybody just changed, everything will be so much better. I think that humans are very sensitive to changing for the better. And I had a conversation with somebody recently about this, and it was on this topic. And he's like, well give me an example of the kind of change you're talking about. And I said, Well, when's the last time you saw a suitcase without wheels on it? Right, so, when I was a kid, all the suitcases in our house had didn't have wheels, and we would go to the airport, we'd be lugging all these suitcases now. Find a suitcase with wheels on it for me, impossible. Can't find one, you go to every airport in the world and 99% of the suitcases have wheels on them. Because when humans see something that's so obviously better.  So, obviously better the way to go than this other thing, they will switch and they will switch very quickly. And the other thing will become very minimal, doesn't mean it will disappear completely. But it'll become minimal. I think LiFi is going to eat a lot of WiFi applications now just because it makes so much sense.”

Michael Colligan: “Speed. So, they want it to be the speed in the world of virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and, you know, social networking videos and streaming and all this kind of stuff. It just seems to me that WiFi, the shelf date of WiFi is coming up real soon. And it's going to be replaced by LiFi.”

Greg Ehrich: “Yeah, and to break down a little bit about how it works and you know, with our podcasts that were recorded.  So, you have to have an internet connection to the light. Number one, the light fixture itself has to have an Ethernet cord going up to it. And correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I saw. And that's what they told us and then you need a dongle that's basically like a USB stick that has a round receptor, or whatever it may be. It could be square, I guess, but a receptor that the light hits and then that's where the internet comes in through.”


Greg Ehrich: “Definitely. So, they were unveiling that and I think of right around that time of that conference, so I think their plans are starting to do that. And then it's going to eventually get rolled out, we had a number of talks with people on-site there. And really, there's not a lot of action in the US yet on it for whatever reason, but Europe is really getting active in it. And like you said, I think it's just a matter of time, some of the costs are still a little high.”

Michael Colligan: “I think the dongle was like 200 bucks.”

Greg Ehrich: “Well, the dongle but the light fixture, I think it was a light fixture and the dongle together was over 1000 bucks. And you know, that's a little much to have. But if you don't move, and you have one spot and you want high internet speed, maybe it's worth 1000 bucks to put over your head.”

Greg Ehrich: “I think the fact that you always need to be seen by the light is the downfall to it. But you know, if you're talking in an office environment, or commercial business, you always are going to have a light above you. Or you should always have a light above you.”

Michael Colligan: “Yeah, but they have ultraviolet ones too, right? They have ultraviolet LiFi, right? So it doesn't need to always need visible light.”

Michael Colligan: “But I think actually, that we're only touching, we're just beginning to understand how light waves of light can be used as a communication tool. Right now just beginning to understand that it may be WiFi and light and all this sort of stuff is really just a basic energy source that we can tap into at some point and manipulate and use and this is how we're going to travel across the universe.


Podcast Recording


You can also listen to the podcast in full at the following link:



Li-Fi Conference 2022




The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

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 Oledcomm

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:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin, you can contact the OWNii Support team at info@ownii.net or use the contact form on the new OWNii website, ownii.net. If you are enquiring about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax kits and the Trulifi kits, 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:

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Looking Back at Get A Grip Podcast EP 084 - Dr Harald Hass - The Father of LiFi at the Global LiFi Congress

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Looking Back at Get A Grip Podcast EP 084 - Dr Harald Hass - The Father of LiFi at the Global LiFi Congress

In today’s article, we revisited a Get a Grip Lighting podcast episode 084 held around June 2019 at the Global LiFi Congress. Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich interviewed Professor Harald Haas on the podcast. They discussed on the history and development of light-based data transmission, and its current applications in the fields of autonomous automobiles, privacy and security, as well as defence.

Get A Grip On Lighting Podcasts are hosted by Michael Colligan and Greg Ehrich, who have over 30 years of combined experience in the lighting industry. Michael Colligan is an entrepreneur and inventor. He’s a subject matter expert in commercial and industrial lighting supply, lighting retrofits, and finding recycling streams for hard-to-recycle waste. Greg Ehrich, LC is the former President of the National Association of Innovative Lighting Distributors (NAILD) and owner of a progressive lighting distributorship.

Below are some of the Podcast conversations. Some of the conversations have been edited by Chuks from LiFi Tech News:

Prof.Harald Haas: “The focus is about the division of LiFi. So, as you know, we've coined out in a TED Global talk in 2011. And I would call it sort of LiFi 2.0, which we are entering now. So, LiFi has headed now into the markets. We have seen it. It's in many pilots. And that is only the start, right of that revolution. And we will see LiFi 2.0 Coming soon. And we are preparing that next transition at the moment in our research labs.”

Michael Colligan: “Which applications right now bring earning revenue, like, where's LiFi being sold to people right now?”

Prof.Harald Haas: “I mean, the automotive industry, the automation industry, in Industry 4.0, where it's all about resilience to electromagnetic interference. It's about security. It's about privacy. And also defence. Defence is a very, very interesting market, as it's providing a very unique solution in that space.”

Greg Ehrich: “Did you coin the term? Or did you actually invent LiFi?”

Prof.Harald Haas: “So, basically, it was known as visible light communication using LEDs for point-to-point communication, but at very low rates. So, what we added is and say, Okay, we have a communication link. But we make it a networked communication system, a cellular communication system, with bi-directional communication, but also unlocking the full potential in terms of data rate. So, going sort of beyond the megabits into the gigabit region, and we've developed technologies that will allow us to move from a megabit per second to hundreds of gigabit per second. And that element of enabling high-speed communication, we called LiFi. That's what we contributed. So, light communication has been around for many, many years. And what people don't know is Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, the father of the telephone, invented the photophone in 1883 i think, invented the photo phone before the telephone, even wanted to call a call is second daughter photophone. Sunlight, sunlight to communicate voice over 200 metre. So, using LEDs for data communication is old. It's very old. It is used in TV remote controls, it home uses infrared light, but the data rates are very low. And therefore it really couldn't take off only when you enable it to really compete, not to compete, but provide a similar data rate if used to with radio communications, then you can talk about LiFi.”

Prof.Harald Haas: “Yeah, I mean, it's is centred here. And I mean, we've been working here. I personally have been involved in LiFi for the last 16 years. So I'm a radio communications engineer also, I've worked with Siemens in the past, but I saw around 2003 that we are running out of steam in terms of radio spectrum. We don't have enough spectrum and then I went into lighting.”

Prof.Harald Haas: “I think the only way you can convey information with light is changing the intensity. But it's not only on off, right? It’s changing the intensity in a very subtle way. And that is the way to communicate and attack. The reason why we have these very high data rates is that we don't use the on-off key, but have a more advanced sophisticated modulation technique that we brought to the table which we spaced on what it's called OFDM, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing that we basically modified to make LiFi that high speed, and you're talking about gigabit and I started a research project in the UK, you're looking at with a terabit wireless communications using light.”

Michael Colligan: “So, let me just unpack this.  I'm gonna light bulb salesman, I sell light bulbs every day. Well, I'm wondering when I'm going to be sitting down with a client saying, hey, why don't you change your network from WiFi to LiFi?”

Prof.Harald Haas: “I mean, this is a wonderful example. Because that industry isn't in the same state as the photography industry. You know, the old analogue photography, you had the film room? Sure. And for companies like Kodak sure if you went off because the business model changed. And we see a similar change. Now in the lighting industry, the lighting industry, the moment sales light bulbs, is lighting devices, right? Yes, sir. But with a lifetime of 20 years or more that business model changes. So, the only way to change your business model is to diversify to different services. So, LiFi is a platform that would allow diversification, because if you have LiFi in a light bulb, then you would have a computer inside, yes, you have memory inside, you have a processor inside and think about the iPhone and the smartphone. It is a platform that allows communication processing, computing, and memory. And the same components are now in the light bulb. Now, you can programme the light bulb.”

Michael Colligan: "The only innovation I can think of Dr Haas is scary. The only thing whenever I think of what can be done with LiFi is all around spying on people. It surrounds gathering information that you know, from people, and I don't see any major innovation. Like I sell lighting systems every day to people. And I can't think of a really strong argument as a sales rep for LiFi other than the security ones. Yes, I get that. But in terms of like where’s the innovation, I just think of spying and getting more information for people than they don't want to necessarily give up and we're already giving up too much information in some ways.”


Prof.Harald Haas: “I think the point that I want to make here is yeah, you enable new applications, right? You enable 8k TV, we enable 16k. TV, we enable 3d VR and AR. The reason why these glasses are so chunky is because of the rendering or the signal processing that happens in front of your eyes. Yes, you're not getting seasick, you need very low-latency links. Now imagine this light, basically, three metres above me is providing a gigabit data rate and I can have a thin client display in front of my eyes. And that thing there does all the processing and provides a gigabit multiple gigabit link that enables VR, AR and if you have VR, AR, you enable new ways of interacting with the environment, new ways of creating businesses. It is an enabler for new applications. You enable your fridges to communicate, you enable your washing machines, you enable your kettles, and you enable your devices to be connected to the Internet.”

Prof.Harald Haas: “It is. And this is part of my talk as well, as everybody talks about machine learning in AI, everything gets intelligent. Basically, the research is about replicating the brain. Yes. Now, what is the brain here at that location? If you take a brain and put it on a table? What does it do for you? Nothing. If you don't build a nervous system around the brain? Sure, it's meaningless. Yes. And then the biggest problem that we see that problem happening isn't data centres. At the moment, data centres can't be scaled, because of the amount of cables, the amount of connectivity limit sort of the scalability of the cable and all that stuff. So, that's a problem. But you see that already that you need to think about the nervous system if you want to really go into the fourth industrial revolution if you really want a society that is driving innovation, rather than piggybacking on other regions that have basically been able to scale up quicker, that you need to take this opportunity and move forward.”

Greg Ehrich: “So, you talked about some general industries that it would be successful. And is there one specific application or project you can point to where you guys have done it, and it's had great success, and it's still operating today?”

Prof.Harald Haas: “I mean, it's many, many pilots, around 130 pilots. In the classroom, for example, enabled teaching, where it’s secure, it is sort of high data rate, it is very reliable, that providing very, very sort of robust, reliable communication, if you talk about WiFi at the moment, it's there, but it's very immediate service, the quality of service is not guaranteed, it's very sort of depends where you are if you're behind a wall or not. But with the LiFi, you can guarantee a very sort of steady and robust delivery of the service and guarantee a gigabit or 10 gigabit and not hope that maybe you know, 10% of the time you get your gigabits, it's really delivering that sort of robustness of quality of service, as well as providing the higher data rates.”


Greg Ehrich: “Is it a classroom where all the students maybe have iPads or something?”

Prof.Harald Haas: “It's a classroom with eight lights with LiFi access points. These laptops have a dongle, and they have a robust link, and they can move and they can turn around. And it's handover. And it's providing very, very high-speed communication in that classroom. And what we also have seen is that because that classroom and the pupils there won't occupy WiFi, the neighbouring classrooms saw a surge in the data rates that use WiFi still, because of the offloads of traffic from WiFi to LiFi. And that's an effect you always see people say, are you competing with WiFi? No, we don't. LiFi play helps provide better WiFi because of less contention.”


Prof.Harald Haas: “You need to decode the ones and zeros. You need to have a detector.  Your eye takes a signal. But then you need to decode the fluctuations and decoded them as data.”

Michael Colligan: “Any final predictions of the future make it crazy.”

Prof.Harald Haas: “I think we will have LiFi in everything around us, at every table, in every chair, in every mall, in every mirror in every shoe and in every piece of cloth within the next 10 years.”


Podcast Recording


You can also listen to the podcast in full at the following link:



Li-Fi Conference 2022




The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

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 Oledcomm

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:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin, you can contact the OWNii Support team at info@ownii.net or use the contact form on the new OWNii website, ownii.net. If you are enquiring about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax kits and the Trulifi kits, 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:

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LiFi Rewind 2022 - A Look Back At The LiFi Technology News And Events That Occurred In 2022

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LiFi Rewind 2022 - A Look Back At The LiFi Technology News And Events That Occurred In 2022

LiFi Rewind 2022

As a yearly tradition at LiFi Tech News, we looked back at news and events in relation to LiFi technology that occurred throughout this year. 2022 was once again a year of great developments, achievements and advancements in LiFi technology. The following timeline displays the main events that took place in regard to LiFi.

“Kyocera SLD Laser, a developer of laser light sources, recently announced the development of the world’s fastest LiFi system, which delivers greater than 90 gigabits per second (Gbps)”
— January 2022
“Oledcomm Unveils The LIFIMAXTab, The World First LIFi Android Tablet ”
— January 2022
“The Santa Maria delle Grazie hospital tested and install LiFi technology”
— January 2022
“Trialling Of LiFi Technology At The Museo Barracco De Escultura Antigua (Barracco Museum) In Rome”
— January 2022
“Lawrence Woodmere Academy Installs Signify Trulifi 6002 LED Infrared (IR) Transceivers”
— January 2022
“Net & You And The Conseil Départemental De l’Allier Demonstrated LiFi Technology At The Maison De Bellevue”
— February 2022
“pureLiFi Unveiled Their Next LiFi System For The Home At Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona”
— February 2022
“Oledcomm LIFIMax Kit Review by LiFi Tech News”
— February 2022
“Fraunhofer HHI Presented Their All Optical Fibre LiFi System At The Optical Networking and Communication Conference (OFC) 2022”
— March 2022
“Certification of The First G.hn Embedded Module for Industrial IoT By HomeGrid Forum With Teleconnect”
— March 2022
“L’école Communale D’Aubange Trialled LiFi Technology In Their Classrooms”
— April 2022
“Li-Fi Conference 2021 - Recap Series by LiFi Tech News”
— April 2022
“LiKEY LiFi System By LiNA”
— May 2022
“Signify Announced A Strategic Technology Partnership With Intelligent Waves, Award-Winning, Cyber-Defense Solution, GRAYPATH”
— May 2022
“The Mobile Internet Extranet LiFi Access (MIELA) System By PoE-Tic”
— May 2022
“Nadabet Gets Internet Powered By LiFi Technology From Ahmedabad-Based NAV Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd”
— May 2022
“Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition”
— June 2022
“Signify Trulifi 6002.1 Starter Kit System Review By LiFi Tech News”
— June 2022
“FlightPath3D and Latécoère Announced A Partnership To Supply 4K Plug and Play 3D Flight Map on Smart LiFi Monitor”
— June 2022
“Consolite Technology Introduces Military LiFi systems For Naval and Ground Forces Purposes”
— July 2022
“Signify Talked About The Use of LiFi To Deliver Wireless Data for XR at The AWE USA 2022”
— July 2022
“Twitter Space Podcast on LiFi Technology and Blockchain Technology”
— July 2022
“pureLiFi Secures £10 Million From The Scottish National Investment Bank”
— July 2022
“France Relance Aims To Put LiFi and Other Technologies and Services Based on Nanosatellites Into Orbit”
— August 2022
“Latest Linux Kernel Upgrade Release 5.19 Includes pureLiFi’s LiFi Drivers”
— August 2022
“LiFi MIMO Demonstration by ELIoT”
— September 2022
“Data Transmission via LiFi Between Two Computers at The École Polytechnique, D’Abomey-Calavi (EPAC) in Benin, Africa”
— September 2022
“ICLFT 2022: 16. International Conference on Li-Fi Technology”
— September 2022
“Presentation of a LiFi Project at the Olimpia Primary School in Montefano, Italy”
— September 2022
“Musa Unmehopa, Chair of the HomeGrid Forum LiFi Task Force, Shares His Highlights of The Li-Fi Conference 2022”
— September 2022
“Experimentation of a LiFi Prototype System For Data Transmission in Museums in Benin, West Africa”
— September 2022
“Oledcomm Made The Announcement of Appointing a Co-CEO, Pierre-Jean Beylier”
— September 2022
“Demonstration of LightBee’s LiFi Door Lock System With An Integrated LiFi transceiver by ELIoT H2020 Project”
— September 2022
“HomeGrid Forum Welcomes Oledcomm to Accelerate LiFi Interoperability With The Use of G.hn Backbone”
— October 2022
“pureLiFi is Picked as One of The UK’s Most Innovative and Pioneering Business by The WIRED Trailblazers in Partnership with HSBC UK”
— October 2022
“Nav Wireless Technologies LiFi Technology at The India Mobile Congress 2022”
— October 2022
“LEDs Magazine Interviews Oledcomm Co-CEOs On Their Shift to Sell LiFi Into The Defense, Aerospace And Airline Industries”
— October 2022
“5 sur 7 Matins Tv Programme Discusses LiFi Technology with Dr Fréjus Sanya and Anaïs Nassara in Benin, West Africa
”
— October 2022
“Oledcomm Installs Their LiFi Systems in The First Nursery School, Chantefleur, in L’Isle-Adam, Paris”
— October 2022
“PoE-Tic and LiFi Solutions Presented The MIELA System at The EDUC Expo in Belgium”
— October 2022
“Nav Wireless Technologies Presented The LiFi Based Vehicle 2 Vehicle (V2C) Solution at The DEFEXPO 22, Gandhinagar”
— October 2022
“OLEDCOMM Awarded “Scaling Up” Prize at The EURONAVAL Exhibition 2022 Edition”
— October 2022
“Revisiting a Get A Grip Lighting Podcast on Quantum LiFi Technology With Special Guest Anthony Lawrence, CEO of Light Rider Inc”
— October 2022
“The Freie Waldorfschule am Prenzlauer Berg In Collaboration With Signify Installed Trulifi 6002 Systems In Classrooms”
— October 2022
“OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE 3rd Edition”
— November 2022
“OWNii Coin (LiFi Cryptocurrency) Updates And Highlights From A Recent OWNii Twitter Space Podcast”
— November 2022
“Installation of Li-Fi GigaDock® of Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS On The ISS Space Station”
— November 2022
“Photonic Networks Experts Prof. Volker Jungnickel & Dr. Christoph Kottke Interviewed by InnoVisions on LiFi Technology”
— November 2022
“Radio 4 Brainport Podcast - Prof Jean-Paul Linnartz Interviewed Prof Harald Haas on Where Do We Stand in 2022 on LiFi and Optical Wireless Communications”
— November 2022
“Chantefleur, The First Nursery School in Paris Equipped with LiFi, Feedbacks Their Experience with Oledcomm LiFi system”
— November 2022
“OLEDCOMM Awarded The Silver Medal of The Grand Price of Innovation at The CYBERNIGHT Event in Paris”
— November 2022
“A paper based on the research, produced by Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics and LiFi R&D Centre, has received the 2022 Best Paper Award from IEEE Photonics Technology Letters.”
— December 2022
“ELIoT (Enhance Lighting for the Internet of Things) H2020 Presents LiFi Solutions For The Mass Market”
— December 2022
“PoE-Tic Displayed and Demonstrated Their MIELA System at The Educ@tech Expo 2022 Edition in Paris, France”
— December 2022





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 Oledcomm

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:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi

In conclusion, if you are also interested to 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 at this link:

https://t.me/joinchat/FMzOmsEKyJFrU6Af


Comverde, The First Company in Peru To Offer Wireless Communication Services Through LiFi Technology

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Comverde, The First Company in Peru To Offer Wireless Communication Services Through LiFi Technology

Comverde SAC


About COMVERDE

Comverde is a Peruvian service company that provides solutions to Smart Buildings. They have functional offices equipped with tools adapted to their activity. The company was founded in 2018.

They have a flexible organisation oriented to the client needs and to the Smart Building sector. They have a quality commercial team to coordinate and develop consulting, engineering and service provider projects.

Comverde is oriented toward the evolution of wireless technologies. We are currently focusing our activities on new opportunities, especially in the field of connected mobility (Smart Building, Smart Home, Smart Security, Smart Working, and Smart Retail, among others).

They are the first company in Peru to offer wireless communication services through LiFi technology.

Photo credit to Comverde

Peru is a country in South America that's home to a section of the Amazon rainforest and Machu Picchu, an ancient Incan city high in the Andes mountains. The region around Machu Picchu, including the Sacred Valley, Inca Trail and the colonial city of Cusco, is rich in archaeological sites.

MISSION STATEMENT AND VISION OF COMVERDE

According to their website, the Mission of Comverde is to provide connectivity solutions in the different vertical sectors that guarantee lighting efficiency, comfort, and environmental support, contributing to the reduction of CO2 and generating great energy savings.

Their Vision is to be one of the main and quality players in the communications sector, offering our clients the most complete range of intelligent solutions to meet their needs.

Comverde provides wireless communication solutions using LiFi technology. This helps in boosting a network by improving upload and download speeds, stability, and security and creating radio waves-free environments.

They also carry out comprehensive LED lighting and office automation projects, generating energy savings and gaining control of all the devices that are in your office from a single platform. They can also monitor, control and generate consumption reports. They create events for the autonomous operation of all your devices.

Photo credit to Comverde


COMVERDES SERVICES

LIFI SERVICES

LED technology is changing the way we light our spaces. The advantages that it brought with it, such as energy savings and the extension of the useful life of the luminaires, have been a great step in relation to previous lighting systems.


LED lighting

LED technology is changing the way we light our spaces. The advantages that it brought with it, such as energy savings and the extension of the useful life of the luminaires, have been a great step in relation to previous lighting systems.


Automation

Comverde designs projects to have control of all the devices of a company. Thanks to their sensors and interconnected devices you can achieve a great reduction in energy consumption.


Smart Directories

They provide services in

  • Audio control.

  • Control of curtains.

  • Temperature control – light control.

  • Control of various sources.

  • Control of videoconference systems.


Smart classrooms

An intelligent classroom is an educational solution that revolutionises the teaching-learning method, providing a unique experience, and dynamism in elite education.

Comverde works very hard to develop Education Projects linked to all the services they provide for the advancement of educational technology in Peru.



Municipality of Lima

Comverde helped adapt to the wireless communication needs of the Innovation Center of the Municipality of Lima by installing LiFi in most of their offices. Based on the test reports carried out, we maintain a constant speed, bringing a stable and secure network to all environments.



OLEDCOMM LIFI PRODUCTS

Comverde is the sole authorised distributor of Oledcomm LiFi products in Peru. Comverde did a short demonstration of the LiFiMAX system. The video is in Spanish.



Contact COMVERDE SAC


Calle Bolívar 472 Office 1202 Bldg. Business Club. Miraflores – Lima, Peru

Central Office Telephone (+51) 1 231 6838

WhatsApp: Commercial Executives (+51) 975 176 125 (+51) 961 911 332

Email soluciones@comverdesac.com

Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

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 Oledcomm

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:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review




In conclusion, if you are also interested to hear more information about the OWNII Coin, you can contact the OWNii Support team at info@ownii.net or use the contact form on the new OWNii website, ownii.net. If you are enquiring about LiFi devices such as the LiFiMax kits and the Trulifi kits, 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







PoE-Tic Displayed and Demonstrated Their MIELA System at The Educ@tech Expo 2022 Edition in Paris, France

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PoE-Tic Displayed and Demonstrated Their MIELA System at The Educ@tech Expo 2022 Edition in Paris, France

Photo credit to Compagnie Francaise Informatique (CFI) and PoE-Tic

Educ@tech Exposition 2022 Edition


PoE-Tic and CFI presented the MIELA at the recent Educ@tech Expo 2022 Edition in Porte de Versailles, Paris.

The 2022 edition of Educ@tec Expo was held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris between the 30th Nov to the 2nd Dec 2022. It was a 3-day event organised by WEYOU GROUP.

For more than 25 years, Educatec-Educatice has established itself as the reference trade fair for discussing and building the future of education. Today, technology, multimedia and collaborative tools reign supreme. Each year, it brings together nearly 12,000 professionals around a major societal issue: the transformation of schools through digital and new technologies.

Dominique LeBourse, CEO of PoE-Tic, said: “Thank you again for participating in the success of this conference and the success of this edition of Educatech Expo where we learned about many wireless infrastructure projects aimed at reducing exposure to radio waves and energy consumption.”

Sylvain Leroux, Smart Buildings & Light Communications Marketing Director at Orange, commented the following: “Delighted with this conference in Educatech Expo where we were able to discuss connectivity in schools in the service of the educational project. During these fascinating exchanges, there was talk of pooling, hybridization, energy sobriety, the Bee law, IoT & connected buildings. Multiple complementary solutions are already available and depend on each use and each context. It was also an opportunity to see concrete and accessible solutions such as detachable Wi-Fi & LiFi.”


Below are some photos taken by ARATICE:

1 - MIELA Display - Photo credit to ARATICE and PoE-Tic

2 - MIELA Display - Photo credit to ARATICE and PoE-Tic


OLEDCOMM


Oledcomm was also in attendance as an exhibitor at the Educ@tech expo 2022 edition. They demonstrated to visitors their LiFi products, which include their LIFIMAX systems and LIFIMAX Tab.

Photo credit to Oledcomm

Photo credit to Oledcomm

Photo credit to Oledcomm

Oledcomm designs and develops LiFi network interface devices that enable high-speed wireless data communication. It also serves LiFi equipment in the telecom, datacom, personal electronics, and industrial markets. The company’s product portfolio includes hubs, routers, switches, adapters, drivers, power supplies, and more.

Oledcomm was founded in 2012 and is based in Paris, France. Oledcomm's adventure began in 2005 in the research laboratories of the University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin with the first work on communication by visible light.

Following years of research & development and a passion for innovation, Oledcomm became the pioneer of LiFi (Light Fidelity) solutions and innovation on a global scale.

Based in the Paris region, Oledcomm employs around 20 people and designs complete solutions for LiFi operation, including microcontrollers, LiFi photoreceivers and software platforms.

Today, after more than 28 patents, 15 years of R&D, over 500 trusted clients and several awards, Oledcomm is pursuing a strong mission: to transform the 14 billion points of light in the world into a powerful communication network.

Educatech Expo Highlights

The Educ@tech Expo ended in style with highlights and countless meetings between visitors and exhibitors.

Here are a few highlights:

  • The visit of the Minister of National Education and Youth Mr. Pap Ndiaye

  • The learning workshop "molecular cuisine" with Michelin-starred chef Thierry Marx - Thierry Marx College

  • The meeting of the students of the Région Île-de-France with the Minister of Education, presentation of the stand by the high school students who participated in its design and realization.

  • The different initiations of digital professions with children

  • Innovation Hub workshops

  • The educational, digital and innovative solutions of the Village des startups

  • Conferences and workshops with experts who dealt with emblematic topics of digital education: inclusivity, equipping students and teachers, parity in the tech sector, improving working conditions, the environmental impact of digital technology and many other issues punctuated the debates.

  • PoE-Tic and Oledcomm were the LiFi representatives at the expo. The interest in LiFi in the Education sector in France has been growing.

  • And above all the super conviviality and ingenuity of all the exhibitors

PoE-Tic

PoE-Tic was founded in 2019. PoE-Tic offers its expertise in the implementation of alternative wireless infrastructures: BPL and BPL/LiFi (PoE-BPL and PoE-LiFi).

Dominique Le Bourse is the CEO and Founder of Poe-Tic. He is also a LiFi expert and the Designer and Manufacturer of PoE-Sea and MIELA: both innovative devices to moderate or totally suppress the exposure of young pupils to radio waves.

Dominique Le Bourse is an experienced Sales Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry as well as skilled in Partner Relationship Management, Go-to-market Strategy, Management, Product Marketing.

He is an expert in alternative networks such as CPL pro, BPL (Broadband over Power Lines), BPL/WiFi, BPL/LiFi and LiFi.

MIELA System

Photo credit to Dominique LE BOURSE

The Mobile Internet LiFi Access (MIELA) is made by PoE-Tic in collaboration with Signify.


THE SOBRIETY OF RADIO WAVES IN MOTION

PoE-Tic develops and integrates alternative wireless network infrastructures that limit cabling work and guarantee sobriety or even total suppression of radio waves.

World leader in lighting, Signify has designed the Trulifi offer which allows transmitting high-speed data LiFi, with a bandwidth of around 150 Mbps.

PoE-Tic and Signify have combined their know-how to meet connectivity and mobility needs in environments that must be free of radio frequencies. This is how the MIELA was born; innovative LiFi equipment that combines Mobility, Sobriety and Scalability.

Mobility: Easily move your wireless LiFi Access Point, depending on your connectivity needs.

Sobriety: Communicate in non-visible light (IR), without any exposure to electromagnetic fields, in reference to the Bee law of February 9, 2015.

Scalability: Evaluate the advantages of LiFi in a mobile version, before opting for connected, low-energy LED lighting that will cover all of your buildings.


THE CONCEPT OF MIELA

Photo credit to Dominique LE BOURSE

An Access Point is embedded inside the MIELA.

Three transceivers are placed at the top of the device which communicate with the USB keys connected to each workstation.

The Access Point is interconnected to the local wired network (RJ45) or via a Power Line Carrier (CPL) terminal supplied as an option.

The MIELA is height adjustable from 1.40 to 2.50 m to make it easier to pass through doors.

Once fully deployed, the MIELA covers an area of about twenty m² in which a maximum of sixteen users can share the high-speed LiFi connection. An optimal speed of 150/140 Mbps is obtained at 1.20 m from the USB key when the MIELA is set at 1.80 m from the ground; with a 60 cm worktop.

MIELA TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS

Photo credit to Dominique LE BOURSE

Trulifi configuration (starter kit): an Access Point, three transceivers and a USB key.

The number of connections per MIELA: a maximum of 16 Trulifi 6002 USB sticks can be managed by one Access Point.

Electrical protection: chassis electrical socket with switch + 16 A circuit breaker.

Wired network connection: RJ45 frame F/F socket.

Height (min/max): 1.40 / 2.50 m.

Dimensions of the mobile base: 55 x 55 cm

Wheels Type: Four Ø 95 mm wheels, two of which are fitted with a brake.

Total weight: 24 kg.

PLC configuration (optional): a Dinrail G.hn or HPAV2 module.


MAIN ADVANTAGES

As stated by Dominique Le Bourse, the MIELA makes it possible to have a LiFi wireless connection as close as possible to the users, without the need to carry out costly and tedious preliminary work. In addition, compatibility with PLC allows the MIELA to have broadband access to all power outlets, without any additional wiring.

Thanks to MIELA, nurseries, neighbourhood centres, kindergartens and maternity rooms now have a wireless connection that fully complies with legislation.

Thus, whether for budgetary or health reasons or simply as a precautionary principle, the MIELA is a major asset for adopting LiFi technology without delay.


MIELA DATASHEET IN ENGLISH

https://poe-tic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Plaquette-MIELA_en_v2.1.pdf

POE-TIC CONTACT DETAILS

If you are interested in getting more information about their products or purchasing any of their products, you can contact Poe-Tic on the following details:

Phone: +33 7 64 75 30 28

Email: info@poe-tic.com

Address: SAS PoE-Tic | 6, Rue du Bois Sauvage 91000 EVRY-COURCOURONNES

Li-Fi Conference 2022

The Li-Fi Conference 2022 Edition was a great success. Li Fi Tech News will very soon write articles on the topics treated at the Conference.

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 Oledcomm

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:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/2021/2/13/top-30-li-fi-applications-updated-list-including-potential-applications

Credit to pureLiFi




LiFi Systems Reviews by LiFi Tech News


OLEDCOMM LIFIMAX KIT REVIEW - ONE YEAR IN

We reviewed the LiFiMax kit produced by the leading French LiFi company Oledcomm. We bought this LiFi kit system at the end of 2020. After over a year of use, we decided to write a review of this LiFi system. We looked briefly at the profile of Oledcomm, a brief history of the LiFiMax system, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good and the bad points) of the LiFiMax kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/lifimaxreview



SIGNIFY TRULIFI 6002.1 STARTER KIT SYSTEM REVIEW


We also reviewed the Trulifi 6002.1 starter kit produced by Signify, the world leader in lighting for professionals, consumers and lighting for the Internet of Things. We got this LiFi kit system with the help of PCDSI and Signify around August 2021. In a similar fashion done with our previous review of the LiFiMax kit a few months ago, we will look briefly at the profile of Signify, a brief history of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit, the Kit box contents, some testing and performance results of this LiFi system, the customer experience and our own verdict (the good points and the bad points) of the Trulifi 6002.1 kit.

You can read the review on this link:

https://www.lifitn.com/blog/trulifi6002review


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