Li-Fi Consortium

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Li-Fi Consortium
FormationOctober 2011
TypeTrade group

The Li-Fi Consortium is an international organization focusing on optical wireless technologies. [1] [2] It was founded by four technology-based organizations in October 2011. [3] The goal of the Li-Fi Consortium is to foster the development and distribution of (Li-Fi) optical wireless technologies such as communication, navigation, natural user interfaces and others.

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As of 2012 the Li-Fi Consortium outlined a roadmap for different types of optical communication such as gigabit-class communication [4] as well as a full-featured Li-Fi cloud, [5] which includes many more besides wireless infrared, and visible light communication. [6]

References

  1. The Li-Fi Consortium website http://www.lificonsortium.org Archived 2018-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Li-Fi is Wi-Fi with lights". Cool International. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  3. "Industry Group Launches Li-Fi Consortium to Promote Optical Wireless Communications". 18 October 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. Li-Fi Using Light for Wireless Communication https://thedocentsmemo.blogspot.com/2012/01/li-fi.html
  5. Full featured Li-Fi cloud "LiFi Consortium". Archived from the original on 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
  6. 2012-01-28, Tripping the Light Fantastic, The Economist https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2012/01/28/tripping-the-light-fantastic