pureLiFi, the Edinburgh based tech firm pioneering LiFi technology announced that it has been working closely with Singapore’s Info-communications Development Media Authority (IMDA) to trial LiFi technology in the sovereign city-state. PureLiFi has recently received investment from Singaporean investment firm Temasek.
LiFi, an abbreviation for Light Fidelity, is a technology that utilises light to transmit data wirelessly. LiFi can turn every light in your office, home, car or even streetlight into a wireless Internet access point. LiFi technology offers high data rates, greater security and offers a pathway to unlocking access to unprecedented bandwidth and data density.
pureLiFi said it has released three iterations of their LiFi system since launching in 2012 including the LiFi-X which consists of the world’s first LiFi dongle, and is also available in the form of a LiFi-integrated luminaire resulting from pureLiFi’s partnership with French lighting manufacturer Lucibel.
According to pureLiFi, the bandwidth crunch is fast approaching as the number of connected devices like mobile phones, and other smart devices are growing exponentially and predicted to be in excess of 50 billion by 2020. Additionally, each year the world utilises 50% more wireless data than the previous one, creating an unprecedented demand.
Harald Burchardt, pureLiFi COO Singapore
The vision to offer their country state-of-the-art wireless communications systems is reinforced by their action to quickly enable strong industry partnerships and an environment conducive to future commercial exploitation. We certainly hope other countries and regions will follow suit in embracing LiFi technology and its transformative potential.
Alistair Banham, pureLiFi CEO
LiFi is a technology that will create new markets and merge two huge Industries – Lighting and Communications. This will result not only in new far-reaching commercial opportunities but also enhance the way we live in this mobile and wireless world.
