Wireless data has become essential to daily life, so much so that its ubiquity will ultimately lead to its eventual over-congestion and downfall. As increasingly data-hungry new devices enter the Internet of Things, the radio frequency spectrum used to power WiFi is rapidly approaching an event known as the Spectrum Crunch. In an effort to future-proof the world’s data needs, , which provides orders of magnitude more bandwidth and speed.
Li-Fi operates via LED white light, infrared light, and ultraviolet light. While visible light offers double utility in lighting and data transmission, infrared and ultraviolet technologies can provide the same data benefits in completely dark rooms. The full scope of what Li-Fi will make possible is endless, from smart highway’s where all autonomous cars can simultaneously communicate and operate, to smart homes where appliances, air quality, home security and more can be relayed at unparalleled speed. We do know that wherever the internet of things goes, Li-Fi will be needed to help it reach its full potential.
