Li-Fi Internet Technology 100 Times Faster Than Wi-Fi; Download 18 Movies In One Second!

A new internet technology has been developed called Li-Fi, which is believed to be a hundred times faster than the usual Wi-Fi connection. 

The new Li-Fi internet technology is currently being tested by Velmenni, a company based in Estonia. This connectivity is capable of providing faster video streaming and downloads especially with online games since Li-Fi has a maximum download speed of 1GBps, according to Independent.

This new Li-Fi internet technology sends data through a visible light and is currently under testing phase at a facility in Tallinn, Estonia. The connection has a speed of 224 gigabits per second and is believed to improve the internet technology, according to Daily Mail.

CEO of Velmenni, Deepak Solanki, said that, "We are doing a few pilot projects within different industries where we can utilise the VLC (visible light communication) technology," according to Science Alert.

Li-Fi was invented in 2011 by Harald Haas from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in which he first showed how its internet signal is faster than a data from a cellular tower and can be sent through a flickering LED light. The Li-Fi internet technology connection can download up to 18 movies of 1.5 GB per second.

The advantage of having Li-Fi connection are users can expect minimal internet interference among their devices within the area and since the signal is transmitted through a visible light, it cannot pass through walls which can give a more secure connectivity.

Solanki announced that Li-fi internet technology will be released for the next four years and might be preferred by the public as it works via lightbulbs.

Inventor, Harald Haas said that, "All we need to do is fit a small microchip to every potential illumination device and this would then combine two basic functionalities: illumination and wireless data transmission," according to Independent.

"In the future we will not only have 14 billion light bulbs, we may have 14 billion Li-Fis deployed worldwide for a cleaner, greener and even brighter future," he added.

Despite the announcement, Oledcomm, a French tech company has started implementing their own Li-Fi internet technology into their city's hospitals.