[Applause] imagine a world where every LED light is
imagine a world where every LED light is
imagine a world where every LED light is an internet access point could life I
an internet access point could life I
an internet access point could life I offer unprecedented bandwidth and data
offer unprecedented bandwidth and data
offer unprecedented bandwidth and data we are consuming a hundred percent more
we are consuming a hundred percent more
we are consuming a hundred percent more Wireless data every year that is
Wireless data every year that is
Wireless data every year that is doubling the amount of wireless data we
doubling the amount of wireless data we
doubling the amount of wireless data we are consuming from one year to the next
are consuming from one year to the next
are consuming from one year to the next that’s exponential growth but what is
that’s exponential growth but what is
that’s exponential growth but what is exponential growth legend has it that
exponential growth legend has it that
exponential growth legend has it that chess was invented by an Indian
chess was invented by an Indian
chess was invented by an Indian mathematician in the 6th century the
mathematician in the 6th century the
mathematician in the 6th century the ruler at the time was so impressed with
ruler at the time was so impressed with
ruler at the time was so impressed with the game that he offered the
the game that he offered the
the game that he offered the mathematician any reward he wanted the
mathematician any reward he wanted the
mathematician any reward he wanted the mathematician was a humble man so he
mathematician was a humble man so he
mathematician was a humble man so he asked for one grain of rice on the first
asked for one grain of rice on the first
asked for one grain of rice on the first field of the chess board and then
field of the chess board and then
field of the chess board and then doubled on every subsequent field so one
doubled on every subsequent field so one
doubled on every subsequent field so one grain of rice on the first 200 4 on the
grain of rice on the first 200 4 on the
grain of rice on the first 200 4 on the third field and so on as it happens a
third field and so on as it happens a
third field and so on as it happens a chess board has 64 fields the total
chess board has 64 fields the total
chess board has 64 fields the total amount of rice on the 64th chess field
amount of rice on the 64th chess field
amount of rice on the 64th chess field is 300 times larger than the global
is 300 times larger than the global
is 300 times larger than the global world production of rice for 2016 that’s
world production of rice for 2016 that’s
world production of rice for 2016 that’s 14 centuries later that’s exponential
14 centuries later that’s exponential
14 centuries later that’s exponential growth what we are doing now is that in
growth what we are doing now is that in
growth what we are doing now is that in 2016 we have consumed more wireless data
2016 we have consumed more wireless data
2016 we have consumed more wireless data than in the entire history of humanity
than in the entire history of humanity
than in the entire history of humanity put together and some of it might be cat
put together and some of it might be cat
put together and some of it might be cat videos but it’s happening nonetheless so
videos but it’s happening nonetheless so
videos but it’s happening nonetheless so what happens when we move from 5 billion
what happens when we move from 5 billion
what happens when we move from 5 billion connected devices to 20 billion
connected devices to 20 billion
connected devices to 20 billion connected devices what happens when the
connected devices what happens when the
connected devices what happens when the Internet of Things becomes a reality
Internet of Things becomes a reality
Internet of Things becomes a reality when temperature sensors and pressure
when temperature sensors and pressure
when temperature sensors and pressure sensors and occupancy sensors and CCTV
sensors and occupancy sensors and CCTV
sensors and occupancy sensors and CCTV cameras and heartrate monitor
cameras and heartrate monitor
cameras and heartrate monitor are all connected wirelessly everywhere
what happens to all of the information
what happens to all of the information as everything becomes more digital what
as everything becomes more digital what
as everything becomes more digital what happens to the security of that
happens to the security of that
happens to the security of that information everything is becoming
information everything is becoming
information everything is becoming digital our passport numbers our photos
digital our passport numbers our photos
digital our passport numbers our photos our fingerprints our birth certificates
our fingerprints our birth certificates
our fingerprints our birth certificates our friends eating preferences drinking
our friends eating preferences drinking
our friends eating preferences drinking preferences good nights out all of our
preferences good nights out all of our
preferences good nights out all of our memories is digital everything we know
memories is digital everything we know
memories is digital everything we know and every day an institution gets hacked
and every day an institution gets hacked
and every day an institution gets hacked and every day that information is leaked
and every day that information is leaked
and every day that information is leaked in this digital world we do not have the
in this digital world we do not have the
in this digital world we do not have the security of walking in our home and
security of walking in our home and
security of walking in our home and locking the door behind us so we have an
locking the door behind us so we have an
locking the door behind us so we have an increasing demand for wireless data we
increasing demand for wireless data we
increasing demand for wireless data we have the increasing vulnerability of
have the increasing vulnerability of
have the increasing vulnerability of that data and we need energy to fuel all
that data and we need energy to fuel all
that data and we need energy to fuel all of this so what happens in a world of 20
of this so what happens in a world of 20
of this so what happens in a world of 20 billion connected devices as it turns
billion connected devices as it turns
billion connected devices as it turns out the data centers are just a drop in
out the data centers are just a drop in
out the data centers are just a drop in the ocean for the total energy
the ocean for the total energy
the ocean for the total energy consumption compared to the wireless
consumption compared to the wireless
consumption compared to the wireless access that is required for them in 2015
access that is required for them in 2015
access that is required for them in 2015 according to the Center for energy
according to the Center for energy
according to the Center for energy efficient communications the world
efficient communications the world
efficient communications the world consumed 43 terawatt hours just for
consumed 43 terawatt hours just for
consumed 43 terawatt hours just for accessing the wireless cloud that’s
accessing the wireless cloud that’s
accessing the wireless cloud that’s equivalent to the yearly consumption of
equivalent to the yearly consumption of
equivalent to the yearly consumption of energy for 2015 of Romania but there’s
energy for 2015 of Romania but there’s
energy for 2015 of Romania but there’s another piece that also consumes a lot
another piece that also consumes a lot
another piece that also consumes a lot of energy light light accounts for about
of energy light light accounts for about
of energy light light accounts for about 20% of all in building electricity
20% of all in building electricity
20% of all in building electricity consumption even with LEDs that’s a lot
consumption even with LEDs that’s a lot
consumption even with LEDs that’s a lot of energy so we have this unprecedented
of energy so we have this unprecedented
of energy so we have this unprecedented demand for data we have the growing
demand for data we have the growing
demand for data we have the growing vulnerability of that wireless
vulnerability of that wireless
vulnerability of that wireless communications and we have an enormous
communications and we have an enormous
communications and we have an enormous carbon footprint if we want to keep
carbon footprint if we want to keep
carbon footprint if we want to keep growing in this exponential fashion what
growing in this exponential fashion what
growing in this exponential fashion what if data
if data
if data and light use the same power could we
and light use the same power could we
and light use the same power could we help solve that problem light is very
help solve that problem light is very
help solve that problem light is very contained could we lock the door on our
contained could we lock the door on our
contained could we lock the door on our wireless signal could we offer
wireless signal could we offer
wireless signal could we offer unprecedented bandwidth keep our data
unprecedented bandwidth keep our data
unprecedented bandwidth keep our data safe and repurpose the energy that we
safe and repurpose the energy that we
safe and repurpose the energy that we use for illumination to provide wireless
use for illumination to provide wireless
use for illumination to provide wireless communications life I can offer all of
communications life I can offer all of
communications life I can offer all of this and more life I was first presented
this and more life I was first presented
this and more life I was first presented and demonstrated at tEDGlobal in 2011 by
and demonstrated at tEDGlobal in 2011 by
and demonstrated at tEDGlobal in 2011 by Professor Harold Collins it refers to
Professor Harold Collins it refers to
Professor Harold Collins it refers to high-speed bi-directional and networked
high-speed bi-directional and networked
high-speed bi-directional and networked wireless communications using light it
wireless communications using light it
wireless communications using light it offers users a substantially similar
offers users a substantially similar
offers users a substantially similar experience as traditional wireless
experience as traditional wireless
experience as traditional wireless communications except using the light
communications except using the light
communications except using the light spectrum Wi-Fi is complementary to
spectrum Wi-Fi is complementary to
spectrum Wi-Fi is complementary to traditional wireless communications
traditional wireless communications
traditional wireless communications think about how many wireless access
think about how many wireless access
think about how many wireless access points you see right now on your phones
points you see right now on your phones
points you see right now on your phones in my flat in Edinburgh I regularly see
in my flat in Edinburgh I regularly see
in my flat in Edinburgh I regularly see 20 to 30 different ones if I can see
20 to 30 different ones if I can see
20 to 30 different ones if I can see them they can see me that’s interference
them they can see me that’s interference
them they can see me that’s interference that’s security which started off as a
that’s security which started off as a
that’s security which started off as a relatively big brown box during the 2011
relatively big brown box during the 2011
relatively big brown box during the 2011 demonstrator has now been reduced to
demonstrator has now been reduced to
demonstrator has now been reduced to this this is the world’s first Wi-Fi
this this is the world’s first Wi-Fi
this this is the world’s first Wi-Fi dongle by pure life I so USB dongle like
dongle by pure life I so USB dongle like
dongle by pure life I so USB dongle like many other Wi-Fi dongles that you can
many other Wi-Fi dongles that you can
many other Wi-Fi dongles that you can connect into any USB device and connect
connect into any USB device and connect
connect into any USB device and connect wirelessly using Wi-Fi to any Wi-Fi
wirelessly using Wi-Fi to any Wi-Fi
wirelessly using Wi-Fi to any Wi-Fi enabled light every communication medium
enabled light every communication medium
enabled light every communication medium started this way and over time it has
started this way and over time it has
started this way and over time it has reduced and become a chip which is now
reduced and become a chip which is now
reduced and become a chip which is now in your phone’s life I will be
in your phone’s life I will be
in your phone’s life I will be ubiquitous life I will be everywhere and
ubiquitous life I will be everywhere and
ubiquitous life I will be everywhere and it will just work so what we have here
it will just work so what we have here
it will just work so what we have here is a life I connected tablet with some
is a life I connected tablet with some
is a life I connected tablet with some additional bits and pieces to get the
additional bits and pieces to get the
additional bits and pieces to get the signal back these lights that are
signal back these lights that are
signal back these lights that are hanging are fully integrated Wi-Fi
hanging are fully integrated Wi-Fi
hanging are fully integrated Wi-Fi devices and they are providing wireless
devices and they are providing wireless
devices and they are providing wireless connectivity using the light medium as
connectivity using the light medium as
connectivity using the light medium as you can see they blend with everything
you can see they blend with everything
you can see they blend with everything else around us and they’re not
else around us and they’re not
else around us and they’re not flickering so first we need to try and
flickering so first we need to try and
flickering so first we need to try and share the screen okay so you can see
share the screen okay so you can see
share the screen okay so you can see that you can see that we are basically
that you can see that we are basically
that you can see that we are basically in flight mode and you can see on the
in flight mode and you can see on the
in flight mode and you can see on the screen that the life ix is there it’s
screen that the life ix is there it’s
screen that the life ix is there it’s just another wireless access medium so
just another wireless access medium so
just another wireless access medium so if we now go to our web browser if we go
if we now go to our web browser if we go
if we now go to our web browser if we go to a web page I can request anything I
to a web page I can request anything I
to a web page I can request anything I like and we can now play a simple video
like and we can now play a simple video
like and we can now play a simple video on our website
on our website
on our website HD whatever you like high-speed the
HD whatever you like high-speed the
HD whatever you like high-speed the important piece is that this video and
important piece is that this video and
important piece is that this video and this connectivity is available here
this connectivity is available here
this connectivity is available here under this light and if I move under a
under this light and if I move under a
under this light and if I move under a different light
different light
different light my connectivity is handed over and it
my connectivity is handed over and it
my connectivity is handed over and it resumes this is life I it is the ability
resumes this is life I it is the ability
resumes this is life I it is the ability to transmit data wirelessly in and be
to transmit data wirelessly in and be
to transmit data wirelessly in and be handed over from one light source to
handed over from one light source to
handed over from one light source to another it is this ability to move
another it is this ability to move
another it is this ability to move freely around the location which allows
freely around the location which allows
freely around the location which allows us
us
us to connect wirelessly and to provide the
to connect wirelessly and to provide the
to connect wirelessly and to provide the user with the same experience as
user with the same experience as
user with the same experience as traditional wireless communications
traditional wireless communications
traditional wireless communications except using the light/medium so this
except using the light/medium so this
except using the light/medium so this brings us to a very important point you
brings us to a very important point you
brings us to a very important point you can see that both of these lights are
can see that both of these lights are
can see that both of these lights are approximately three meters apart from
approximately three meters apart from
approximately three meters apart from each other all of the light spectrum all
each other all of the light spectrum all
each other all of the light spectrum all of that wireless data is being provided
of that wireless data is being provided
of that wireless data is being provided by this light and is not interfered with
by this light and is not interfered with
by this light and is not interfered with this light that’s a fundamental
this light that’s a fundamental
this light that’s a fundamental principle of increasing the density of
principle of increasing the density of
principle of increasing the density of wireless access points it means I can
wireless access points it means I can
wireless access points it means I can use all of the spectrum in one location
use all of the spectrum in one location
use all of the spectrum in one location and reuse all of the spectrum just a
and reuse all of the spectrum just a
and reuse all of the spectrum just a couple of metres further this is how
couple of metres further this is how
couple of metres further this is how life I solves the exponential growth in
life I solves the exponential growth in
life I solves the exponential growth in the demand for mobile data this is how
the demand for mobile data this is how
the demand for mobile data this is how we move from traditional wireless
we move from traditional wireless
we move from traditional wireless communications to light it is this
communications to light it is this
communications to light it is this ability to provide a greater spectral
ability to provide a greater spectral
ability to provide a greater spectral reuse and spatial reuse that will allow
reuse and spatial reuse that will allow
reuse and spatial reuse that will allow us to continue this growth so you may
us to continue this growth so you may
us to continue this growth so you may have seen can we go to the next slide as
have seen can we go to the next slide as
have seen can we go to the next slide as you saw Wi-Fi provides both uplink and
you saw Wi-Fi provides both uplink and
you saw Wi-Fi provides both uplink and downlink it means I can upload a video
downlink it means I can upload a video
downlink it means I can upload a video have a Skype video call and download
have a Skype video call and download
have a Skype video call and download information seamlessly it means I can
information seamlessly it means I can
information seamlessly it means I can provide high speed data rate not just
provide high speed data rate not just
provide high speed data rate not just one directional low data rate as some
one directional low data rate as some
one directional low data rate as some systems out there the lights are not
systems out there the lights are not
systems out there the lights are not flickering they’re not interfering with
flickering they’re not interfering with
flickering they’re not interfering with anyone in fact the rate of change of the
anyone in fact the rate of change of the
anyone in fact the rate of change of the LED light is so fast that we needed a
LED light is so fast that we needed a
LED light is so fast that we needed a special receiver to detect that and they
special receiver to detect that and they
special receiver to detect that and they can work when the lights are dimmed so
can work when the lights are dimmed so
can work when the lights are dimmed so if you’re at home and you’re watching a
if you’re at home and you’re watching a
if you’re at home and you’re watching a movie and you dim the light or if you’re
movie and you dim the light or if you’re
movie and you dim the light or if you’re in a restaurant that has a dimmed
in a restaurant that has a dimmed
in a restaurant that has a dimmed ambience life I will still work it works
ambience life I will still work it works
ambience life I will still work it works in daylight now this isn’t really a
in daylight now this isn’t really a
in daylight now this isn’t really a problem for the UK but in some places
problem for the UK but in some places
problem for the UK but in some places where there’s a lot of sunlight it
where there’s a lot of sunlight it
where there’s a lot of sunlight it matters and what this means is you can
matters and what this means is you can
matters and what this means is you can have smart cities light posts connected
have smart cities light posts connected
have smart cities light posts connected to light post car is connected to cars
to light post car is connected to cars
to light post car is connected to cars all of it would lie fine without
all of it would lie fine without
all of it would lie fine without problems and so next slide please
problems and so next slide please
problems and so next slide please life is a reality today it is ready for
life is a reality today it is ready for
life is a reality today it is ready for the enterprise market it is being
the enterprise market it is being
the enterprise market it is being installed in the headquarters of Mexican
installed in the headquarters of Mexican
installed in the headquarters of Mexican project from both some of France’s
project from both some of France’s
project from both some of France’s largest property developers it is
largest property developers it is
largest property developers it is installed in the headquarters of
installed in the headquarters of
installed in the headquarters of Microsoft in Paris in the University of
Microsoft in Paris in the University of
Microsoft in Paris in the University of Edinburgh and the University of
Edinburgh and the University of
Edinburgh and the University of Strathclyde and many other locations
Strathclyde and many other locations
Strathclyde and many other locations Wi-Fi is a reality today for the
Wi-Fi is a reality today for the
Wi-Fi is a reality today for the enterprise market and it will be in the
enterprise market and it will be in the
enterprise market and it will be in the future for the consumer it will
future for the consumer it will
future for the consumer it will transform the lighting industry in the
transform the lighting industry in the
transform the lighting industry in the same manner that mobile internet
same manner that mobile internet
same manner that mobile internet transform transform mobile phones
transform transform mobile phones
transform transform mobile phones providing a unique combination that will
providing a unique combination that will
providing a unique combination that will offer incredible advantages with life
offer incredible advantages with life
offer incredible advantages with life eyeing a world connected by light has
eyeing a world connected by light has
eyeing a world connected by light has become a reality
become a reality
become a reality light will always be here life I will
light will always be here life I will
light will always be here life I will offer the world unprecedented bandwidth
offer the world unprecedented bandwidth
offer the world unprecedented bandwidth and data to continue our exponential
and data to continue our exponential
and data to continue our exponential growth thank
growth thank
growth thank [Applause]
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