Industry Perspective
3 Reasons to Leverage LiFi at Your Agency
An interview with Fernando DeLosReyes, Solutions Architect Manager, Wildflower International Sometimes, too many people want the same thing.
“Setting LiFi up is incredibly easy,” DeLosReyes
wireless networking technology – which uses radio
this technology.”
Take WiFi. For years, agencies have relied on this
waves – to exchange data between digital devices. But now, the radio frequency (RF) spectrum is
getting crowded. And although new parts of the RF spectrum, such as the 6 GHz spectrum, are becoming available, every day more devices
connect to the network and add to the congestion. For agencies, the result can be slower and less
said. “We can go anywhere in the world and use
2. Reduce interference Radio waves are vulnerable to interference from common devices such as baby monitors, cell phones and microwaves. Furthermore, WiFi is
often unreliable in areas like airports and hospitals because of RF congestion.
reliable communications. Even worse, the data
LiFi avoids these pitfalls because fewer devices rely
from security threats like signal jamming.
boasts the potential for higher connectivity than
involved in these communications faces more risk Enter LiFi. LiFi is a wireless technology that uses
cones of light to exchange data rather than radio waves. With LiFi, agencies can communicate
not only faster and more consistently, but more securely, too.
“There is a limit to the RF spectrum,” said Fernando DeLosReyes, Solutions Architect Manager at
Wildflower International, an IT solutions provider. “LiFi can reduce the RF footprint.”
DeLosReyes discussed three benefits that adopting
on light waves. Even better, LiFi’s lighting not only
WiFi’s radio waves, but provides higher security, too. That’s because cones of light are easier to contain in enclosed spaces than radio waves.
3. Strengthen security Speaking of security, LiFi is free of many of the
potential vulnerabilities plaguing WiFi. For instance,
data transfers involving WiFi are easier to detect and
interfere with than their LiFi counterparts. All agencies
handle sensitive citizen data, so this reality can cause major security problems for their workforces.
LiFi can provide to agencies:
“Security is paramount to agencies’ security and
1. Lighten workloads
emerged as a very compelling wireless technology.”
our national security,” DeLosReyes said. “LiFi has
WiFi requires antennas, access points and receivers to operate, so installing access points can become difficult and time-consuming for agencies. For
instance, establishing WiFi in a tactical environment involving tents for a military unit may take many labor hours and running networking cables.
Ultimately, LiFi solutions like those Wildflower
provides can help agencies see their data exchange and security in a new light.
“We’re bringing what is coming around the corner to our customers,” DeLosReyes said.
Additionally, mounting, securing and managing
these WiFi networks can become more complicated as the number of access points grows.
LiFi can reduce most of this clutter. Typically, LiFi installations require only one cable for both the
technology’s light and networking capabilities. As a
result, agencies spend less energy, money and time establishing LiFi than they would WiFi.
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