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Fraunhofer HHI completes optical WiFi project

Fraunhofer HHI completes optical WiFi project

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By Julien Happich



Now the project has been successfully concluded by the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute, HHI and Mainau GmbH with the realization of a novel optical WiFi environment.

The conference room system was upgraded in several phases intended to offer insights about parameter optimization in view of practical applications. This VLC installation outside a laboratory environment is the first in Germany and one of the few field tests of this kind worldwide.

A first VLC-based system was installed in the conference room during the first project phase. Also known as LiFi, the VLC technology is a WiFi alternative that supports the wireless exchange of large data volumes. The VLC technology was then expanded in the second project phase, providing flexible access to the Internet for multiple users.

“This first VLC installation on the Island of Mainau was a very exciting project for us. We very much appreciate the constructive collaboration with Mainau GmbH and the financial support of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Environment. Today we are looking back on one year of continuous, error free operation of the installed system. Highly positive feedback from users shows that this technology will find a place in everyday life. The constructive comments are already being implemented into the further development of our systems today”, says Dr. Anagnostis Paraskevopoulos, Project Manager at Fraunhofer HHI.

Bettina Countess Bernadotte, Managing Director of Mainau GmbH, is supporting the research of reduced radiation mobile communication based on personal conviction. “We as the Island of Mainau are pleased that we were able to make a contribution to the further testing of the new technology, and we look forward to its subsequent development.”


“This is a groundbreaking pilot project for mobile data communication without the use of radio technology, and a starting point for establishing a new basic technology that can be used where radio technology is not appropriate for health or technical reasons. We are happy that we initiated and coordinated a successful project with partners from the fields of research, politics, and industry”, explain Dr. Andrea Leute and Dr. Stefan Zbornik of the Initiative BodenseeMobilfunk (Lake Constance Mobile Communications).

This project was supported by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and Energy Sector. The Initiative BodenseeMobilfunk came up with the idea for the project on Mainau Island and also coordinated the activities of the project participants.

Because Visible Light Communication uses LED-based light sources for data transmission, it can naturally deliver a higher number of access points, bringing a significant increase of the network capacity while retaining the mobility which users want. Visible Light Communication also avoids all electromagnetic interferences with radio-based wireless networks and is by definition RF-free. A special modulator turns the LED on and off very quickly, thus transmitting the digital information. Fraunhofer HHI has demonstrated data rates beyond one gigabit per second (1 Gbit/s) with conventional LEDs, supporting the flawless transmission of video data in HD and 4K quality.

More about the “VLC Mainau” project – www.hhi.fraunhofer.de/vlc-mainau  

 

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