Saudi Arabian boffins turn windows into Wi-Fi

Bandwidth is a bit of an issue*

Boffins in Saudi Arabia have developed a technology capable of transmitting a wireless Internet signal powered by the Sun through specialised glass.

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Professor Osama Amin said that a future smart modern office building with gigantic glass windows will work with the Internet based on this technology.

The team of scientists says that if they manage to achieve a high data rate, they will be able to do “anything” but at the moment these types of windows can only manage 15-16 Kbps which was less effective than dial-up modems of the 1980s.

*”The intention is to improve that number radically, but for now, it can already be used for IoT applications because sensors need a low data rate,” he said.

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