Improvements in technology seem to travel at light
speed. Soon, that could be literally true.
A report in Computerworld suggests Apple is
considering supporting LiFI transmission, a superfast wireless transmission
technology that uses light to send data. The technology is not seen as a
replacement for the popular wireless networking technology known as WiFi, but
as a companion technology designed for home networks.
LiFi is similar to optical cable transmission, except
scientists haven’t figured out how to create accurate light transmissions
without using cable, at least not yet. Researchers predict that LiFI speeds
could eventually reach 110 gigabytes per second faster than WiFi.
“A LiFi network can be programmed to achieve specific
tasks, such as guiding a Yamaha home robot to its bed before turning off the
light. The network can also track and localize moving objects/persons indoors,
outdoors, and from indoors to outdoors,” according to the LiFi Centre.
AppleInsider
already reported that the company began mentioning LiFi capability with the iOS 9.1 operating
system’s library cache file. LiFi technology is beginning to reach markets, but
the Computerworld report predicted
that any deployment by Apple is still 24-48 months away.
