Wireless communication with photonics is coming soon. But to succeed, we need to refine the right optics to focus the beam at exactly the right position. So where is the huge need for speed? Airplanes can load up 100s of terabytes of fresh multimedia content while passengers are boarding. Free space optics could play a role in facilitating massive exchanges of data between ships coming into harbor or between next-generation satellites, what some are calling “orbital data centres”. On Monday October 26th Jose Pozo will involve the main stakeholders of the future connected world. From space to the smart cities. From those working in new space, ESA, SpaceX, and NASA would be brilliant. Car and aircraft manufacturers Audi, Bosch, and Airbus. Moreover, EPIC want to bring Nokia and Huawei into the discussion about connectivity in smart cities: LiFi! Suppose we use light not as a point to point link but in a broadcast concept. For many years, companies like PureLifi in Scotland have been leading the way. They use standard lighting and reach speeds 100 times faster than wifi but doesn’t go through walls. Let’s free Space Optics! On Monday October 26th at 15:00 CEST we’re bringing together users that needs free space optical communications. Register here: https://www.epic-assoc.com/epic-onlin.... The meetings is sponsored by Civan, ACM Coatings, Chroma, Optics Blazers, Axetris, ficonTEC.