Harald Haas:

Wireless data from every light bulb

What if every light bulb in the world could also transmit data? At TEDGlobal, Harald Haas demonstrates, for the first time, a device that could do exactly that. By flickering the light from a single LED, a change too quick for the human eye to detect, he can transmit far more data than a cellular tower — and do it in a way that's more efficient, secure and widespread.

Harald Haas

Communications technology innovator

Harald Haas is the pioneer behind a new technology that can communicate as well as illuminate. Full bio