Kitefin Li-Fi system. (Photo: pureLiFi)
US Army Europe and Africa embarks on the first large-scale deployment of Li-Fi communication technology.
The US Army is adopting Li-Fi optical wireless communication technology that uses the visible light, ultraviolet, and IR spectra to transmit data.
UK-based pureLiFi will provide its Kitefin system to the US Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) in a $4.2 million deal, in what the company described as ‘the world’s first large-scale deployment’ of the technology.
USAREUR-AF ‘is fielding the capability across its theatres of operations’, pureLiFi added.
By removing the need to use radio frequencies (RF), which can be detected and targeted kinetically and electronically, Li-Fi should increase the reliability and security of wireless communications as it emits a negligible electromagnetic signature.