Li-Fi Consortium

{{Short description|Optical wireless technology trade group}}

{{Infobox organization

|name= Li-Fi Consortium

|image= File:Li-Fi Consortium logo.gif

|formation= October 2011

|type= Trade group

}}

The Li-Fi Consortium is an international organization focusing on optical wireless technologies.The Li-Fi Consortium website http://www.lificonsortium.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104002434/http://www.lificonsortium.org/ |date=2018-01-04 }}{{cite web |url=http://coolintl.com/li-fi-is-wi-fi-with-lights/ |title=Li-Fi is Wi-Fi with lights |date=26 January 2012 |publisher=Cool International |accessdate=12 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214094340/http://coolintl.com/li-fi-is-wi-fi-with-lights/ |archivedate=14 February 2012 }} It was founded by four technology-based organizations in October 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.free-press-release.com/news-industry-group-launches-li-fi-consortium-to-promote-optical-wireless-communications-1318939124.html |title=Industry Group Launches Li-Fi Consortium to Promote Optical Wireless Communications |date=18 October 2011 |accessdate=13 February 2012}} The goal of the Li-Fi Consortium is to foster the development and distribution of (Li-Fi) optical wireless technologies such as communication, navigation, natural user interfaces and others.