How LiFi network technologies will change our lives J.B. Groves III, ITS, FOI, etal Wharton County Junior College Convergence College Network (CCN) . Funded by the National Convergence Technology Center (NSF Advanced Technological Education Center) . Manages the CCN community of practice featuring 64 schools in 24 states that regularly shares expertise and best practices . Engages a national Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) to identify needed IT job skills to keep curriculum current with industry trends . Trains faculty on emerging technologies through in-depth professional development . Developing seven regional hubs to create new relationships and boost 2+2+2 articulation pathways . Disseminates materials and processes via webinars, social media, and presentations . www.connectedtech.org Thanks to the NSF Alexander Graham Bell – The father of Visible Light Communications -1880 • Bell’s Photophone Visible Light Communications • EM-Spectrum IEEE Standard – 802.15.13 Standard for Multi-Gigabit per Second Optical Wireless Communications (OWC) with Ranges up to 200 meters. Approval by IEEE expected: March 2019 The true pioneer of LiFi - 1979 Dr. Fritz Gfeller Ruschilkon - Zurich, Switzerland Published in: Proceedings of the IEEE ( Volume: 67, Issue: 11, Nov. 1979 ) The concept comes of age… the future of LiFi 2011 Professor Harald Haas – The University of Edinburgh Concept Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaoSp4NpkGg https://www.ted.com/talks/harald_haas_wireless_data_from_ every_light_bulb How LiFi Works SM-OFDM – Current Concept of LiFi “Optical Wireless Communications” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baKkBxzf4fY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7xAeU2jh5s LiFi Applications Video https://purelifi.com/technology/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXh36P8QGM4 Free Space Optical Firefly LiFi Demonstrates Both Indoor and Outdoor LiFi Solutions at the Global LiFi Congress in Paris, France February 8, 2018 Current LiFi projects in 20+ countries • Projects • Deployed How LED lights are bringing internet to a remote Ivorian village The Center for Technology, Innovation Company - LiFi LED CI and Competition Changing the face of education in Africa one village at a time through LiFi Technology https://startup.orange.com/en/start_up/lifi-led/ World’s first LiFi classroom opens in Germany https://www.sit.fraunhofer.de/en/offers/downloads-services/images/ How to complete a LiFi Project 12 steps to LiFi implementation https://www.controldesign.com/articles/2017/12-steps-to-li-fi- implementation/ Companies currently involved in LiFi development/production/implementation • Firefly • JML Enterprises • VLNComm • Fraunhofer (Research Institutes) • ERTI • Velmenni • Li-Fi LED CI • Philips • Oledcomm • Lucibel • Orange LiFi Lab • PureLiFi • Basic6 Lifilighting.com Electronics Technicians Association LiFi OWC Advisory Board Development of Competencies LiFi Technician Smart Cities STS Smart Buildings Technologies Certification http://luxlive.co.uk/ https://smartcity.careers/lifi-visible-light-communication/ GeoLiFi Applications Education Marketing Finance Manufacturing Warehousing Transportation Leisure Benefits of LiFi •Efficiency •Availability •Security •EMI is non-existent •Optical Navigation •Safety •Low latency •Low health concerns Course Curriculum • Select Topics Class • Text/Lab Future –It’s Here $101 Billon Dollar Business • U.S Based VLNComm Peggy Smedley’s Interviews on LiFi and it’s impact on IoT Edge-2-Edge at Light Speed : Edge (EP) Sense Core Inference Learning Machine Act AI Optical Wireless Communications The LiFi Report Questions/discussion – Key takeaways Thanks.