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Re:Could Li-Fi be the new Wi-Fi? [video] by acd on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @03:40PM (#10382946)
How does it compare to 60GHz 802.11ad wifi? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_Gigabit_Alliance

If only our celing lamp sockets had ethernet then you could wire up 60Ghz transmitters in every room and there would not be a lot of need for wired connection.

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Re:Could Li-Fi be the new Wi-Fi? [video] by nyreed on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @04:06PM (#10383099)
Could this work with powerline networking?
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Re:Could Li-Fi be the new Wi-Fi? [video] by ajross on Tuesday October 13, 2015 @04:42PM (#10383339)
Not at WiGig speeds. You might as well put a single-antenna 802.11n transmitter in there, no point in 60 GHz.
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