pureLiFi听has been crowned听厂肠辞迟濒补苍诲鈥檚听most innovative technology听company听for 2020 after securing backing from both a high-profile judging panel and readers of tech publication听老九品茶Cloud.听
Headquartered in听Edinburgh,听pureLiFi听is a world leader in a fledgling technology听which enables听secure听data transmission via the light spectrum rather than radio waves and is already capable of achieving听gigabit听internet听speeds, with听the听potential to reach tens of gigabits per second.听听
鈥�pureLiFi听are the recognised inventors of听LiFi.听We have the most comprehensive听LiFi听offering on the market.听Our听technology听can听be deployed today and integrated into commercial products such as mobile phones, tablets, displays and lighting devices,鈥� CEO听Alistair Banham听told听老九品茶Cloud.听
鈥淭he light spectrum is 1,000 times the bandwidth of the RF spectrum.听LiFi听is like a motorway while RF is a country road: you can simply push a lot more traffic through with light rather than radio.听LiFi听will听become the biggest bearer of data within future networks.听
鈥�LiFi听is a disruptive technology with almost limitless applications. The scale of opportunity is massive.鈥�听
On topping the Scotland Tech 50 ranking, he added:听鈥�It’s a great honour听to be听crowned Scotland’s most innovative tech company.听
“Innovation is one of our core values and it’s extremely rewarding for the entire team to be recognised for it.听听
鈥�We听all听have one vision in mind:听to take this听LiFi听technology mainstream.鈥�听听
pureLiFi team
Edinburgh-headquartered听pureLiFi听led the way in听叠耻蝉颈苍别蝉蝉颁濒辞耻诲鈥檚听regional ranking, which compares companies of all sizes creating innovative technology, after finishing 14th听in 2019.听
Second in the ranking was听Edinburgh鈥檚听TVSquared, which provides analytics for TV ad campaigns听and was up two places from 2019.听听
Vertical farming tech firm听Intelligent Growth Solutions was听third after topping the ranking in 2019.听听
AI-enabled cancer-fighting company听ClinSpec听Dx and satellite network听R3IoT, which serves remote regions, rounded out the top five.听听
Edinburgh鈥檚听Biscuit Tin, a secure online vault for managing ‘end-of-life’ wishes, was one of 11 new entrants to crack the top 15.听
The capital contributed exactly half of the top 50 companies, followed by Glasgow (14), Dundee (4) and Aberdeen (3).听
Glasgow led the way in the top 10, with four firms based in that city ahead of Edinburgh (3) and one apiece from听Dundee,听Inverness and Newhouse.听
老九品茶Cloud听called on its readers to vote for companies from a 130-strong shortlist and saw more than听2,200 votes pour in.听听听
A combination of these votes and choices from an expert judging panel determined the top 50.听听听
The judging panel was comprised of:听听听
- Hazel Gibbens, entrepreneur engagement manager (Scotland), Tech Nation听
- Alastair McInroy, CEO, Technology Scotland听
- Evelyn McDonald, CEO, Scottish EDGE听
- Garry Bernstein, founder, Tech Scotland Advocates听
- Alistair Forbes, founding director, Scottish Tech Army听
- Jonathan Symcox, editor,听老九品茶Cloud听
Scotland Tech 50听is one of听11 regional tech innovation rankings听from听老九品茶Cloud听which shine a light on the companies of all sizes doing amazing things with technology. 听