Review of LiFi visible light communications : research and use cases

TL;DR

This paper reviews the development, deployment, and potential of LiFi technology, highlighting its maturity, diverse use cases, and superior bandwidth capabilities as a promising alternative to traditional wireless communication methods.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of LiFi's research progress, commercialization, and real-world applications, emphasizing its future potential in wireless networks.

Findings

LiFi technology has reached maturity with commercial products since 2016.

Real-life deployments demonstrate diverse use cases for LiFi.

Lab results show bandwidths exceeding 10 Gbps.

Abstract

LiFi is a networked wireless communication technology transforming solid-state indoor lighting into a backbone for information. The technology has reached maturity, with the first LiFi LED luminaire commercialized in 2016. Real life deployments with a variety of use cases, as well as staggering bandwidth improvements in the lab superior to 10 Gbps, hint to a luminous future for LiFi as a powerful complement or alternative to WiFi and 4G/5G.