Li-Fi is a technology that uses visible light communication (VLC) to transmit data using LED light bulbs. It was invented by Harald Haas in 2011 as an alternative to Wi-Fi that does not use radio waves. Li-Fi provides illumination and communication, has a much larger bandwidth than Wi-Fi, and has benefits like high security and low cost. However, it requires line of sight and its transmission can be blocked or interfered with by external light sources. If developed further, every LED bulb could act as a wireless hotspot.