The Electrical Worker, March 2010

In the near future, hooking up to the Internet may be as simple as turning on the lights.

A new wireless data communication system, invented and patented by a D.C.-based company and licensed to Minnesota's LVX System, uses visible light instead of radio waves to transmit digital information, a development that could revolutionize online communications.

"We're talking faster speeds and more secure connections, all with reduced energy consumption," said LVX Lab Chief Executive Officer Mike Muggli.

Muggli was at the IBEW International Office in Washington, D.C. late last year to show off the company's new invention.

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