Li-Fi Rewind 2019
2019 was yet again a year of great developments and advancements for the Li-Fi industry. The technology is getting cheaper and better every year. The following timeline displays the main events that took place in regards to Li-Fi.
LiFiMAX - The 100 Mbps Li-Fi system
Oledcomm announced their 2nd generation Li-Fi system called “LiFiMAX”. The latter will offer a connection ranging from 40 Mbps to 100 Mbps, over a radius of 28 m², and allowing up to 16 people to connect simultaneously.
Infinity LiFi X
Infinity Technology Services Ltd claimed that their latest Li-Fi product is the most powerful plug and play system available for Li-Fi communication. They claimed that it can transmit data up-to 150 Gbps and allows up to 100 simultaneous users to benefit from a secure connection.
Gigabit LiFi
The Gigabit LiFi system is capable of transmitting data of up to 1 Gbps. From the pictures below, the Gigabit LiFi laptop achieved a download line rate of around 975 Mbps and an upload line rate of 377 Mbps.
The Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) opened an accelerator centre equipped with Li-Fi equipment in London. This was in partnership with the UK Leading Li-Fi company, pureliFi.
Air France LiFi Project
Antoine Laborde, Air France Innovation Manager, added: " We are very pleased to have the opportunity to experience the Li-Fi on one of our aircraft, and to organise an on-board video games tournament, two major" world premieres ".
Trulifi
Signify recently launched a new Li-Fi system called “Trulifi”. The new Li-Fi system comprises of a USB Network Access adapter, Li-Fi enabled LED lights and a Trulifi-6002 Plug-In Optical Transceiver. The Trulifi-enabled luminaires can provide wireless connectivity at speeds up to 150 Megabits per second (Mbps) over large spaces, such as meeting rooms and office floors.
5G RuralFirst
5G RuralFirst has successfully trialled Li-Fi technology in the Orkney Islands. The first stage of the project is the creation of rural test-beds and trials for 5G wireless and mobile connectivity across the three main sites in the Orkney islands, Somerset and Shropshire.
Latécoère, Signify, and Huneed Technologies
Latécoère, Signify, and Huneed Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership on Li-Fi Implementation in Commercial Aircraft.
pureLiFi
pureLiFi just announced successful fundraising of $18 million (£14 million). The funding round includes Temasek, an investment company headquartered in Singapore, and the Scottish Investment Bank. The investment will permit the company to further develop miniaturised LiFi components and make them available in mobile devices.
LiFi-multicell
CEA-Leti announced the demonstration of its LiFi-Multicell system for the CES 2020. LiFi-multicell system is the first-ever smart interference orchestrator that automatically detects interference between lighting zones in networks and optimizes data transmission rates for each nearby device. The CEA-Leti technology is able to provide data-transmission rates up to 150 Mb/s over distances up to three meters by LED.
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Latécoère, Signify and Huneed Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership on Li-Fi Implementation in Commercial Aircraft
Latécoère, Signify, and Huneed Technologies Announce Strategic Partnership on Li-Fi Implementation in Commercial Aircraft
Latécoère
Latécoère, the partner of "Tier 1" of major international aircraft manufacturers, is pleased to announce the transition to the industrialisation of its Li-Fi technology, through a memorandum of agreement signed with Signify.
" The Paris Air Show 2019 allowed Latécoère to show the power and speed of Li-Fi. Our technology, which illustrates our leading position in terms of innovation, has raised high expectations from the market and is now ready to take the next step, says Yannick Assouad, CEO of Latécoère. Signify and Huneed Technologies will open new horizons and new opportunities to Li-Fi, that its use is widespread in aircraft cabins. "
The Li-Fi technology allows a connectivity experience onboard a higher aircraft in terms of bandwidth, latency and stability. Another advantage of Li-Fi is that it does not interfere with sensitive equipment and that the connection is not affected by the movements of the aircraft. Li-Fi also reduces cabling and, coupled with an infrastructure upgrade to low-weight fibre optic solutions, will reduce the weight and fuel consumption of the plane.
Increasing the power of Li-Fi with the Trulifi system developed by Signify
Signify launched its Trulifi systems earlier this year and has installed around 100 projects worldwide. The Trulifi combines energy-efficient LED lighting with reliable, secure and high-speed wireless bi-directional connection, with speeds of up to 250 Mbps for the downlink and uplink.
" Through this partnership, Signify, and Latécoère will transform the passenger cabin experience by providing them with the latest connectivity technology," said Olivia Qiu, Director of Innovation at Signify. The Trulifi has enormous potential, and our ambition is, in addition to aircraft, to also provide this technology to other forms of public transport, so that users have access to a reliable, secure and fast Internet connection, wherever they are."
As a first step, Trulifi will be used to connect the media players of the headrests. In a second phase, the Li-Fi will allow passengers to connect their devices to embedded media and the Internet, but also to interact with each other and to have the same connectivity experience onboard is on the ground.
Start of the industrialisation phase with Huneed Technologies
Huneed Technologies, a South Korean expert on tactical communications equipment and aerospace, became the third partner in the industrialisation of ' Li-Fi infrastructure in rooms Latécoère. The group will jointly develop with Latécoère for the development and production of the passenger distribution unit and the fibre optic router.
" We are thrilled to be recognised by Latécoère for our expertise in communication technology and knowledge production in the context of this innovative partnership," said Eugene Kim, President of ' Huneed Technologies. This opportunity is a perfect fit with our growth strategy to globally expand our business in the aerospace to ' commercial aviation. Huneed will supply Li-F's electronics and data communications software to enable widespread adoption of this technology, which will play a critical role in the next generation of smart booths to deliver the best possible passenger experience. "
About Latécoère
Latécoère is a Tier 1 partner of major international aircraft manufacturers (Airbus, Embraer, Dassault, Boeing and Bombardier), in all segments of the aeronautical market (commercial, regional, business and military aircraft), in two areas:
• Aerostructures (58% of total turnover): fuselage sections and doors.
• Interconnect systems (42% of total revenue): embedded cabling, bundles electric and avionics bays.
As of December 31, 2018, Latécoère employed 4,958 people in 13 different countries. Latécoère, a public limited company with a capital of 189,637,036 euros divided into 94,818,518 shares with a par value of 2 euros, is listed on Euronext Paris - compartment B. ISIN codes: FR000000032278 - Reuters: LAEP.PA - Bloomberg: LAT. FP
About Signify
Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) is the world leader in lighting for professionals and individuals and lighting for the Internet of Things. Our Philips products, Interact connected lighting systems and data-driven services deliver business value and transform lives in homes, buildings and public spaces. With a turnover of 6.4 billion euros in 2018, we have around 27,000 employees and are present in more than 70 countries. We unlock the extraordinary potential of light for brighter lives and a better world.
About Huneed
Huneed Technologies, a long-time developer and manufacturer of tactical wireless communications systems for the South Korean military, is now ready to manufacture avionics hardware and become a global provider of maintenance, repair and overhaul services.
Over the last ten years, Huneed Technologies has gone from being a company to becoming a leading global supplier to Boeing Defense and Space. Prestigious achievements, including the Boeing Performance Excellence Award 2016 and a Boeing Supplier of the Year nomination, punctuated Huneed's reputation as a trusted global aviation supplier.
Huneed's strategic and measured growth in the aerospace market has allowed it to become the partner of choice for some of the world's largest aerospace companies.
Conclusion
Li-Fi will allow passengers to access a much higher level of bandwidth than the one currently provided by Wi-Fi. Passengers will access faster internet connection, download and stream content at the comfort of their seats.
Professor Haas said: “This technology is perfect for planes as it doesn’t interfere with radio signals in the same way as Wi-Fi, which uses radio waves. Instead, Li-Fi takes advantage of visible light.”
“Li-Fi is a game-changer for three reasons. First, it solves a ‘congestion’ issue. In the data-driven world that we live in, we are running out of radio spectrum. This is a problem in crowded places like airports and aircraft interiors as it means that the current available bandwidth does not support the hundreds of people wishing to use data-intensive applications and the internet in the same place at the same time. Li-Fi solves this issue by using 1,000 times the bandwidth compared with the entire radio frequency spectrum. This is additional free, unregulated bandwidth in the visible light spectrum.
“Second, it paves the way for local-area networks to be established, which means that passengers can make calls, use the internet and access in-flight entertainment systems more easily.
“Third, in a world fast being dominated by big data, safeguarding information is paramount. In the cabin, although Li-Fi signals can leak through windows, the technology offers greater protection to passengers than a Wi-Fi connection. But the biggest gains will be experienced by OEMs. Their manufacturing halls often have lots of LED lighting and few windows, which will enhance data security in their facilities.”