Hi folks,
I found a piece e of news that I thought you´d like to read...Basically, there is a newly invented wi-fi alternative tech called Li-Fi which is been able to send data at speeds 100 quicker than current Wi-Fi tech! Had you heard about it?
See news here. In summary:
¨Invented by Professor Harald Haas from the University of Edinburgh, Li-Fi, or light fidelity, transfers data over the visual spectrum rather than via radio waves.
It uses light bulbs that flash on and off exceptionally quickly, sending binary information to a recipient.
The fastest speed on record for the tech in a lab setting had been 3Gbit/s during the development of the tech, but two years ago, researchers began using specially developed LED bulbs that could separat the light into parallel streams, to triple the speed.
While these speeds are impressive in a lab setting, until now, results of Li-Fi tech in a real in a real world setting hasn't been really revealed.
Haas believes Li-Fi could eventually be used to power a future generation of network in conjunction with Wi-Fi, providing more consistent coverage within buildings, as well as making for a potentially more secure network as Li-Fi can penetrate walls.
Here´s Professor Harald Haas presentation too if you want to learn how it actually works and how it all came about
What are your first impressions?
