The benefits of LiFi emerge as a result of unlocking the vast amount of license-free and secure electromagnetic spectrum that lies in the infrared and visible light regions.
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LiFi@Home - LiFi.coBenefits of LiFi
The key benefits are:
- Enhanced wireless infrastructures by providing an additional layer of small cells (‘attocells’);
- The avoidance of the radio frequency spectrum crunch (10,000 times more capacity);
- Enabling very high peak data rates (10 Gbps)
- The enabling of the Internet-of-Things (100 times more devices)
- Significantly enhanced secure wireless communication (reduced interception of signals)
- Enhanced energy-efficiency by combining data communication and illumination (100 times energy reduction)
- Complete elimination of health concerns
The LiFi Net
The LiFi R&D Centre works to enable these advantages by addressing all aspects of wireless systems, from devices to networking protocols.
