Li-Fi is a wireless communication technology that uses visible light communication to transmit data using light-emitting diodes (LEDs). It provides high-speed communication in a similar manner to Wi-Fi but avoids issues with radio frequency bands having limited availability, security, and capacity. Li-Fi was originally proposed by Professor Harald Haas from the University of Edinburgh in 2011 and research has expanded globally since the 1990s, though it has limitations around line of sight transmission and interference from other light sources.