VLC has already produced a smartphone app which allows low-speed data transmission between a pair of iPhones.

VLC已设计了一款智能手机软件，两部iPhone能用此软件以低速传输数据。

The term Li-Fi was coined by Edinburgh University’s Prof Harald Haas though the technology is also known as visible light communications (VLC).

Li-Fi 一词是由爱丁堡大学的 Harald Haas 教授创造的，尽管该技术也被称为可见光通信 (VLC)。

Dr Povey, who is also the boss of VLC, a firm set up to commercialise the technology, thinks such devices should be able to reach 1 gigabit per second, and do so over greater range.

同时也是VLC公司的老板的波文博士认为这种器件应能达到每秒1千兆比特的传输速度，且传输距离可以更远。

Dr Povey, who is also the boss of VLC, a firm set up to commercialise the technology, thinks such devices should be able to reach 1 gigabit per second (Gbps), and do so over greater range.

同时也是VLC公司（为使这种技术商业化而成立的公司）的老板的波文博士认为这种器件应能达到每秒1千兆比特（Gbps）的传输速度，且传输距离可以更远。