BFBS Media Innovation has been testing its welfare media and communications platform, MiPlayer, with Consolite’s military LiFi technology.
Consolite develops and delivers specialised military lighting and optical communication systems, while BFBS MiPlayer provides video, audio, and digital print content via IP networks. In the military environment this is usually via Wi-Fi as armed forces personnel use their personal electronic devices to consume the content.
However, there are environments where Wi-Fi is not feasible due to security concerns around the RF footprint. Whilst cabling options are possible this can be less than practical for Personal Electronic Device use. LiFi offers an interesting alternative to retaining a wireless freedom without some of the security challenges.
BFBS has demonstrated the MiPlayer service over Consolite’s LiFi hardware and tested the capability to deliver the data-intensive media users’ demand of the system, especially video. It has also tested the reliability and the pure practicality of using this method of delivery.
MiPlayer user interface
Consolite’s naval LiFi kit alongside a diagram showing how LiFi works in a bunk
