Modalavalasa, Satish KumarSatish KumarModalavalasaFatima Usmani, AtiyaAtiyaFatima UsmaniPouralizadeh Gelehpordesari, AtiyehAtiyehPouralizadeh GelehpordesariGiachoudis, ChristosChristosGiachoudisGiraldo, Luis MiguelLuis MiguelGiraldoZamorano-Illanes, RaulRaulZamorano-IllanesGhassemlooy, Zabih F.Zabih F.GhassemlooyZvánovec, StanislavStanislavZvánovecJungnickel, VolkerVolkerJungnickelKhalighi, AliAliKhalighiAlves, Luis NeroLuis NeroAlvesSoler, Joaquin PerezJoaquin PerezSolerFonseca, Pedro N.Pedro N.Fonseca2024-10-012024-10-012024https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/47595810.1109/CSNDSP60683.2024.106366212-s2.0-85203669002Optical Wireless Communication (OWC), has been proposed as a potential technology for applications where the legacy radio frequency communication may not be suitable or cannot provide the required quality-of-service or security. The OWC has proven its dominance in a wide range of applications where demand for cost-effectiveness, high bandwidth, and relatively high security are predominant. In particular, it has been playing a significant role in ground-to-space, and space-to-ground communications, and is emerging as a viable system for last-meter and last-mile access networks. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of several of these application areas, which are referred to as sectors.enculture and inclusive societyenergy efficiencyOptical wireless communicationssecurity and safetysmart agriculturesmart healthcaresmart transportationconference paper