Signify wants more businesses to take advantage of LiFi, with the company partnering with EDZCOM, a Finnish-based provider of private 4G LTE and 5G NR mobile data network, to launch a new lighting range using the tech.
Dubbed Trulifi by Signify, the new light fixtures feature two-way wireless connectivity through infrared and visible light. Users should benefit from blazingly-fast speeds through LiFi, alongside the increased security that comes from needing to be within a direct line of sight of the luminaire itself.
Signify’s partnership with EDZCOM will take advantage of the Finnish firm’s expertise in the field of edge networking. The company’s tailor-made, reliable private network solution with a dedicated spectrum, will ensure that the reliability and continuity of the connection and network management are in the hands of the user, unlike in the case of public networks. Together, Signify and EDZCOM hope to accelerate the adoption of reliable, secure and high-speed network connectivity in the most challenging environments.
EDZCOM builds and operates private wireless networks at the edge, connecting assets, equipment and people in the most challenging environments. These include the manufacturing, mining and oil & gas industries, logistics hubs and the energy generation sector. Trulifi uses infrared and visible light waves to enable a highly reliable, secure two-way wireless communication at speeds far above most conventional wireless technologies. Trulifi offers immunity to interference, unlike conventional radio technologies such as Wi-Fi and 4G/5G.
Signify and EDZCOM join forces from ideation to scaling up to industrialised solutions that are globally applicable. Signify brings to the table commercially available products and services, future-proof roadmaps and technological knowledge. Signify has already implemented Trulifi in more than 150 projects worldwide. EDZCOM brings technological knowledge and commercial experience in designing and operating private wireless solutions and has 27 live industrial implementations of its connectivity solutions in the Nordics.
“Signify’s Trulifi is an innovative form of wireless communication that will broaden the scope of business-critical operations solutions we offer to our global customer base. Trulifi complements Edzcom’s offering by providing fast and secure fixed hotspot communication links,” said Mikko Uusitalo, CEO of EDZCOM.
“Combining Trulifi and EDZCOM’s strengths and capabilities will benefit industries that heavily rely on the cluttered radio spectrum for data communications. Trulifi can help to offload conventional radio technologies and offers reliable, secure and high-speed network connectivity where it’s needed,” added Olivia Qiu, chief innovation officer for Signify.