LINCNET stands for "LiFi-enabled 5G for industrial and medical networks". As part of the project, 15 partners are researching and developing networking solutions that intelligently combine the currently most modern transmission technologies LiFi, Powerline Communication and 5G.

LINCNET contributes to digitization in healthcare and in the industrial environment. It helps to expand Germany's economic lead and strengthen its technological sovereignty. Aachen-based devolo AG is the consortium leader for the project with a total volume of more than five million euros.

The focus of LINCNET is data communication via the spectrum of light - a technology that is as innovative as it is highly interesting, and the project partners are promoting its use in a professional environment. LINCNET will further develop the optical wireless communication LiFi (Light Fidelity) so that it can be used in various applications as an alternative to 5G radio communication.

Powerline Communication, a technology that uses existing cabling for data transmission, serves as the link between LiFi and 5G.