Oledcomm & SPIE ICS: towards more responsible digital tech

Oledcomm and SPIE ICS have been working together for 3 years now. Discover the interview of Emmanuel Houdaille, Director of Innovation, about this collaboration.

What opportunity led SPIE ICS and Oledcomm to collaborate?

SPIE and Oledcomm have been partners for 3 years. The adventure began with a high school in the Centre Val de Loire region that wanted to experiment with LiFi as an alternative to WiFi. This first collaboration was a technical, operational and commercial success: it sealed the partnership between our two companies.

If you had to describe in 3 words the benefits of Oledcomm's technology, what would they be?

In my opinion, there are three identified assets that place LiFi at the heart of a responsible digital approach:
- Security: with a signal that does not pass through walls and strong authentication control, via administration software and a USB key.

- Children's health is a major concern and the absence of radio waves and electromagnetic radiation in the LiFiMAXEducation solution is an interesting feature, especially for elementary schools.

- The low energy consumption of these solutions: associated with circadian lighting, it contributes to the energy sobriety of an establishment.

What do you think are the common values of Oledcomm and SPIE ICS ?

We are both looking for the added value of technical innovations in specific use cases. It is not about technology for technology's sake. We believe that innovation must be close to the customer and that it must respond to concrete problems. LiFi has its place alongside or instead of WiFi.

How does Oledcomm and its LiFi technology fit into the innovation strategy of SPIE ICS?

SPIE ICS has a strong ability to work on complex and customized offerings that are usually a source of problems to solve. In the design and deployment phases, these problems are conducive to innovation under pressure. SPIE ICS produces these innovations in-house, with its own staff, or obtains them from technology partners such as Oledcomm.
For example, the ABEILLE law banning electromagnetic wave emissions in daycare centers was an excellent use case. Only LiFi allows daycare employees to provide the necessary connectivity to management applications (attendance logs, communication with parents...) and educational applications on tablets for children.

What potential do you see in LiFi technology?

LiFi technology has great potential whenever a person or organization needs wireless connectivity and WiFi is not an option. That's a lot of potential projects in defense, space, industry, healthcare, education or early childhood.