100x Faster Than Wi-Fi: Li-Fi
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LiFi basically brings a cheap and scaling alternative to fiber glass, which is not widespread as in-office connections (where we are still on RJ45, actually).
The only thing I don't use it for is mobile devices and IoT stuff.
I don't even use a personal laptop really (I hate laptops, I do have about 6 desktops) and my work one is always docked with wired Ethernet.
In this case; wow it's actually gigabytes? It does seem strictly theoretical and they mention much more reasonable ~1 gigabyte/s deployments.
>Conclusion [...] scientists and researchers around the world are field-testing LiFi in office and industrial settings and reporting data transmission rates at 1GB per second.
You're relieved when that shit is configured and you have a Bluetooth remote in your hand for an Android box or whatever.
If you have to maintain line-of-sight, you might as well drop a cable.
A good use case for Li-Fi might be for a WAN link between two high-rise windows that are across the street from each other, and that's where the bandwidth comes in good as well.