The Li-Fi Consortium is an international organization focusing on
optical wireless technologies.
It was founded by four technology-based organizations in October 2011. The goal of the Li-Fi Consortium is to foster the development and distribution of (
Li-Fi
Li-Fi (also written as LiFi) is a wireless communication technology which utilizes light to transmit data and position between devices. The term was first introduced by Harald Haas during a 2011 TEDGlobal talk in Edinburgh.
Li-Fi is a light comm ...
) optical wireless technologies such as communication, navigation,
natural user interface
In computing, a natural user interface (NUI) or natural interface is a user interface that is effectively invisible, and remains invisible as the user continuously learns increasingly complex interactions. The word "natural" is used because most c ...
s and others.
Status
the ''Li-Fi Consortium'' outlined a roadmap for different types of optical communication such as gigabit-class communication as well as a full featured ''
Li-Fi
Li-Fi (also written as LiFi) is a wireless communication technology which utilizes light to transmit data and position between devices. The term was first introduced by Harald Haas during a 2011 TEDGlobal talk in Edinburgh.
Li-Fi is a light comm ...
cloud'' which includes many more besides wireless infrared and visible light communication.
[2012-01-28, Tripping the Light Fantastic, The Economist http://www.economist.com/node/21543470]
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Computer networking
Optical communications