Sunpartner Technologies to Showcase Latest Wireless Connected Devices at MWC 2014

At Mobile World Congress 2014, Sunpartner Technologies, a French company specializing in new energy technologies (NETs), will showcase prototypes of its latest wireless connected devices.

With its new products, Sunpartner Technologies is trying to grab the flourishing market of connected devices, which IDATE recently estimated at 80 billion devices in 2020. Almost 85 percent of these devices will connect to the Internet directly or through a terminal (a computer, tablet, or smartphone), IDATE said.

The demonstration will include prototypes of devices such as mobile phones, sensors, watches, electronic shelf labels, phone casings and covers that use solar technology to recharge devices and transmit data through LiFi (Wysips Connect).

The devices use Wysips Crystal and Wysips Cameleon technology. The Wysips Crystal technology has a yield of 2.5 mW/cm2 with 90 percent transparency whereas Wysips Cameleon generates energy from opaque surfaces. Both these technologies allow manufacturers to add new features to devices without changing their appearance, the company said.

Addressing the concerns of battery life and wireless connectivity in devices, these devices find applications in energy management, healthcare, elderly care, sports and many more.

The transparent solar component invented by Sunpartner Technologies generate energy for terminals and other smart, connected sensors whenever they are exposed to natural or artificial light, objects such as bracelets, labels, signage, educational games, or mobile phone casings and covers.

Wysips Connect is also LiFi compatible allowing the devices to receive and transmit data such as music, movies, and photos over visible light waves (VLC-Visible Light Communication) without tapping into the battery's reserves.

Wysips Connect is compatible with the international LiFi communication standard (IEEE (News - Alert) 802.15, also for WiFi). The photovoltaic cells of the Wysips component act as a receiver for all types of LiFi signals. LiFi devices with Wysips Connect also provide access to location and navigation services.

The devices can also provide Internet access through light in hospitals, airplanes, and secured sites without exposing users to electromagnetic waves and without interfering with other equipment using WiFi (News - Alert), the company said.