Ahmedabad based NavTech signed an agreement with IIT-Delhi for co-research on the development of futuristic LiFi technology
Ahmedabad: Pioneer in Light Fidelity (LiFi) technology, Nav Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd (NavTech) has signed an agreement with the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi through its Technology transfer body- Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer – to transfer the developed LiFi technology to the Ahmedabad based company.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Hardik Soni, Co-Founder and CTO, Nav Wireless Technologies Pvt Ltd and Dr. Anil Wali, Managing Director, Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer-, IIT-Delhi at New Delhi in the presence of Prof. Abhishek Dixit (Principal Investigator) who has expertise in the area of optical wireless communication.
Elaborating the details, Mr. Hardik Soni from NavTech said “NavTech is the pioneer and leading technology company in India working on Optical Wireless Communications – LiFi | FSO technologies and developed products. We are glad to join hands with one of India’s premier technology institutions for further development of LiFi technology.”
IIT-D with support of NavTech will design an indigenous LiFi network based on visible lights. This solution will be energy efficient as the same transceivers will be used both for illumination and communication. The development of LiFi networks on visible light is rare. The developed solution will aim to deliver high bit rates to mobile users – a challenging task due to the highly directional light beams.
Commenting on the development, Prof. Abhishek Dixit, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT-Delhi said, “We are glad to partner with NavTech for the development of indigenous LiFi network, targeting the demands of future 6G technology. We envision a health-safe indoor system with high throughput, low latency, and high security. As 6G research has picked up globally, our LiFi network can build upon our country’s ecosystem with its inherent energy efficiency and can satisfy some of its use cases. Our system will address three goals: Scalable, intelligent, and affordable.”