A group of researchers has used Li-fi, an innovative communication technology leveraging visible light for data transmission, to outpace Wi-Fi speed by more than 100 times, potentially providing a ...

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Li-Fi (Light Fidelity) is a wireless communication technology that utilizes the visible light spectrum (400–800 THz), similar to LED light, offering speeds up to 100 times faster than existing Wi-Fi ...

A new light-based communications standard meant for Li-Fi technology has rolled out. The emerging wireless technology relies on infrared light instead of radio waves. It’s said that Li-Fi could offer ...

As technology enthusiasts, we all have a love-hate relationship with Wi-Fi. It's so convenient, the way it enables devices to access networks including the internet in a totally untethered fashion. It ...

Li-Fi technology has the potential to give us faster, more secure wireless internet access, even in busy environments where there is already heavy Wi-Fi coverage. It’s not a replacement for Wi-Fi, but ...

Rather than utilizing Bluetooth and Wi-Fi for communicating between iPhone, Apple is looking at Li-Fi — transmitting data using light. Apple has used infra-red (IR) transmitter/receivers in Macs, in ...

There was a time when anyone with a 56Kbps modem thought they were redlining it on the Internet. Then came cable, broadband, fiber optic. Today, network connectivity is even faster than ever, doing ...

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< Photo 1. (Front row from left) Seungmin Shin, First Author; Professor Himchan Cho; (Back row from left) Hyungdoh Lee, Seungwoo Lee, Wonbeom Lee; (Top left) Dr. Kyung-geun Lim > Li-Fi (Light Fidelity ...

Li-Fi poses certain limitations as it is still in its trial period. Although it is already being used across different industries, it will take some time before we see how it affects internet ...