LaserWAN is a revolutionary technology that uses the infrared rays, emitted by specific lasers to convey a high speed internet connection even to the most isolated places in the world, deleting the Digital Divide. LaserWAN is able to bring everywhere a 500 Mbit/s internet connection mounting special transceivers on the top of pylons of high tension lines which bring the electric power from the power distributions plants near to the cities (usually provided of optical fiber networks) to the small villages. In this way the internet connection is conveyed on the power lines using laser beams that can replace an optical fiber, with the same signal quality, without needing to make expensive excavations. LaserWan is a green solution because laser beams does not emit any kind of EMC pollution.

Scientific field

Computing

Country

Italy

Contestants

Valerio Pagliarino