LiFi technologyprototype for streaming high-quality multimedia data transmission

Optiva Media and the UC3M successfully developed a prototype using LiFi technology for streaming high-quality multimedia data transmission.

27/10/2022

Today, the radio spectrum must accommodate an increasing number of IoT devices, and mobile users who require faster data anywhere and anytime. Because of this, radiofrequency connections like WiFi, are becoming oversaturated.
LiFi however, does not use the band of frequencies that currently are used for IoT devices, mobile communications, etc. LiFi transmits data through LED lights that can already be found on the streets, in cars, and in homes.

LiFi can be used to connect us to high-speed wireless internet, avoiding what is known as the spectrum crunch. For this reason, Optiva Media and UC3M are very committed to the research and development of LiFi technology through the MediaLiFi project.

MediaLiFi is a national project financed by the CDTI and co-funded by FEDER. It researches the viability of LiFi technology to deliver high-speed multimedia content in public collective transportation vehicles.

Other use cases for LiFi technology:

Due to the inability of light to pass through opaque objects, LiFi is particularly useful in electromagnetic-wave-free environments and high-security environments. Examples: high-risk enclosed areas such as Defence facilities (e.g. handling explosives), nuclear power plants, or hospitals (operating rooms, diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy, etc.)
LiFi can be combined with Wi-Fi or 5G-6G technology to increase connectivity in areas of poor phone or internet coverage, as well as for disaster management such as tunnels, galleries, mines, etc.
The combination of LiFi with other wireless communication technologies, complemented with IoT (Internet of Things), will boost the Smart Cities era by supporting sustainable tourism and safe mobility.

27/10/2022

Other use cases for LiFi technology:

Due to the inability of light to pass through opaque objects, LiFi is particularly useful in electromagnetic-wave-free environments and high-security environments. Examples: high-risk enclosed areas such as Defence facilities (e.g. handling explosives), nuclear power plants, or hospitals (operating rooms, diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy, etc.)
LiFi can be combined with Wi-Fi or 5G-6G technology to increase connectivity in areas of poor phone or internet coverage, as well as for disaster management such as tunnels, galleries, mines, etc.
The combination of LiFi with other wireless communication technologies, complemented with IoT (Internet of Things), will boost the Smart Cities era by supporting sustainable tourism and safe mobility.