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We all know about Wi-Fi. Most of us probably use it every day and enjoy the convenience and access it affords us at home, in the workplace and in many restaurants and retail establishments. But what have you heard about Li-Fi, also known as Light Fidelity or Visible Light Communications (VLC). Li-Fi is gaining rapid popularity as the latest trend in the LED (Light emitting diodes) world. The concept enables LED lighting to power cell phones, computers, and printers as well as provide access to the internet, all while lighting your home at the same time. Networks that operate via Li-Fi receive signals from rapidly flickering, focused beams of LED lighting. No, you won't get the feeling you are living across from an Open All Night shop with constantly blinking neon lighting. These LED flickers are so quick, that they remain unrecognizable to the human eye. The Li-Fi term was created by professor Harold Haas during 2011 discussion on the BBC, during which he explained that equipping an LED light with a microchip would enable data to be transported to laptops, tablets and other mobile devices. How does the process work? A wealth of micro LED bulbs would produce streams of light flowing parallel to each other. Each of these streams would have the capacity to increase the amount of data that can be transmitted over a specific connection. Each bulb would have the capacity to process millions of changes regarding light intensity per second, like a high speed on and off switch to facilitate a super swift transfer of binary data. In an attempt to simplify his very technical explanation, Haas said: "If you think of a shower head separating water out into parallel streams, that's how we can make light behave." There are several genuine health, ecological and fiscal advantages associated with Li-Fi. Perhaps the most important benefit to highlight is that Li-Fi emits no radiation. In addition, it is expected to be significantly less expensive and more energy efficient than existing Wi-Fi,thanks to the widespread acceptance of LED lighting technology among consumers and industry as a whole A Mexican company has reported using Li-Fi in the transfer of audio, video and internet, at speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second, which is far more efficient than many Wi-Fi connections. Other reports claim the bandwidth of discernible light, which is part of the electromagnetic field, is 10,000 times larger than the radio frequency spectrum employed by Wi-Fi. Hypothetically, it can be said that Li-Fi allows for a substantially greater transmitting capacity. France and Mexico have quickly jumped on the Li-Fi bandwagon. It's also important to note that Li-Fi ranks among the technologies quickly being integrated as part of the immensely expanding Internet of Things (IoT), an information era in and of itself. Shouldn't we become more proactive in promoting Li-Fi? As an entrepreneur I make it my business to identify innovative ideas and proactively promote them before it becomes trendy to do so. Li-Fi is one of them...and Li-Fi, I've got my eye on you. Edward DuCoin, CEO ORPICAL Group Ed DuCoin is the CEO of ORPICAL Group, known for his success in growing a small company into a thriving organization that was listed as one of the 500 Fastest Growing Companies for three consecutive years by INC. Magazine. http://edwardducoin.com http://www.orpical.com
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