Secure by design
Pulse‑coded signaling and many orthogonal channels make eavesdropping and collisions far harder, even in crowded spaces.
Light, Radio & Location — in One
PulseWave merges LiFi (light) and UWB (ultra‑wideband) into a single, patented wireless platform that’s secure, energy‑efficient, spatially aware, and built for dense, real‑world environments. It complements—rather than replaces—Wi‑Fi by excelling at medium‑range, moderate data‑rate links where reliability, privacy, and precision matter most.
Secure by design
Energy‑efficient
High‑density, low‑interference
Spatial awareness built‑in
Indoor & outdoor
What it is (in plain terms)
A tiny transceiver—initially as a module, ultimately as a low‑cost chip—that talks with short, coded pulses over light and radio at the same time. Light carries higher data when in line‑of‑sight; UWB maintains links and precise ranging through non‑line‑of‑sight and during handovers. The two are integrated at the lowest level so they reinforce each other.
Why it’s different
Energy‑efficient
Simple, pulse‑based PHY and decentralized mesh reduce power compared with centralized architectures.
High‑density, low‑interference
Supports many simultaneous links with minimal cross‑talk—ideal for venues, transport hubs, and city infrastructure.
Spatial awareness built‑in
Centimeter‑level ranging enables indoor navigation, seamless handovers, presence sensing, and multistatic radar use cases.
Works indoors and outdoors
A novel optical receiver approach enables reliable LiFi even under bright ambient light.
How it works (high level)
PulseWave transmits short, pseudo‑randomly coded pulses. The receiver synchronizes to those codes (without needing an external clock), aligns delays precisely, and then demodulates the data. UWB provides robust ranging and NLOS continuity; LiFi boosts data in LOS—together forming a resilient link layer that’s protocol‑agnostic above the PHY.
What you can build
Smart devices & wearables
Ad‑hoc, private device‑to‑device links and local discovery without heavy infrastructure.
Lighting‑as‑network
Upgrade indoor/outdoor lights to create a pervasive mesh that carries data, ranging, and services.
Mobility & automotive
Vehicle‑to‑vehicle/infra communication plus in‑cabin sensing.
Retail, venues, transport
Indoor navigation, occupancy, safety messaging, targeted information—at crowd scale.
Resilient communities
Decentralized neighborhood mesh networking with local ownership and data sovereignty.
Example use cases
Smart lighting mesh
Ceiling lights double as a network, carrying data and precise ranging indoors—no extra cabling beyond power.
Wearables that just pair
Private device‑to‑device links for health and sports sensors with location awareness and minimal power draw.
Transit & venues
Wayfinding, occupancy, and context‑aware messaging at crowd scale with low interference.
Mobility & V2X
Vehicle‑to‑vehicle/infra communication plus in‑cabin sensing and seamless light↔radio handovers.
Resilient communities
Decentralized neighborhood networking for local communications and data sovereignty.
For developers & OEMs
Start with the PulseWave module and PulseMesh protocol stack (SDKs, reference designs, API). The chip’s PHY is protocol‑agnostic, so you can integrate with existing stacks while unlocking mesh, ranging, and local services.
Business model & roadmap
We license PulseWave chip designs and IP to semiconductor manufacturers (fabless model) and provide SDKs and reference designs to integrators. Roadmap: proof‑of‑principle → module → chip → large‑scale integrations.
Protected IP
PulseWave’s inventions are covered by patent filings including a hybrid LiFi‑UWB device and a low‑power, code‑based synchronization method for precise ranging and robust links.
Build with us
Explore PulseWave for your devices, lighting, or mobility platform—and bring secure, precise, low‑power connectivity to the edge.