The rise of the Internet of Things heralds good things for Edinburgh's PureLifi in the near future.
PureLifi
Institution: Edinburgh University
Sector: Internet Communications
With the much hyped Internet of Things (IoT) on the rise, with an estimated 26 billion devices expected to be connected to the machine-to-machine network by 2020, there is an opportunity to provide the framework upon which IoT is built.
PureLifi, a communications technology spin-out of Edinburgh University, is looking to capitalise upon that opportunity with the commercialisation of its next-generation product called Li-Flame.
The company, which spun out in 2012 under the name pureVLC before rebranding in October 2013, is currently marketing a high-speed wireless communications solution called Li-1st, launched in the first quarter of 2014. The technology exploits off-the-shelf LED technology to set up wireless access points, which increases capacity of traditional wifi in any given area by a factor of 1000.
Li-Flame builds on the technological success of Li-1st and improves it to hold a connection even when there is no LED light bulb in direct sight. The company is hoping the technology could form the basis for IoT communications and for 5G systems. The company plans to have its technology ready for market by the end of this year, marking a potentially exciting 2015 for the firm.
