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Meta pitches businesses, prosumers on metaverse with Quest Pro

With backing from Microsoft and a $1,500 price tag, the question remains: What will it take to make enterprises care? At this week’s Meta Connect event, Mark Zuckerberg and company offered a State of the Union on the metaverse. He updated the public on Meta’s...

Telefónica and Qualcomm ink metaverse, XR deal

Qualcomm and Telefónica will leverage Snapdragon Spaces and the carrier's network infrastructure In a new collaboration, Telefónica and Qualcomm Technologies will work to expand the XR ecosystem in preparation for the metaverse. The pair will leverage the Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform and Telefónica’s fixed...

Singapore’s telecom regulator unveils new 5G projects

For one of the projects, IMDA partnered with Keppel Offshore & Marine, M1, Hiverlab and Suga to develop and commercialize 5G-enabled solutions for the maritime sector Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said it is currently working with industry to expand the country’s 5G ecosystem...

Apple mixed reality headset will boost market, says GlobalData

The analyst firm further predicts that consumer mixed reality headsets will generate global revenues of $50 billion by 2030 Rumors about a high-end virtual reality (VR) headset from Apple have been making the rounds, suggesting that one might hit the market as soon as January...

Research: Consumers believe in the metaverse, but challenges must be addressed (Reader Forum)

We’re entering an era of significant change. But do we have the right “mashup” of devices, services and networks to make it work? Just like the iPhone turned the internet into a mobile experience, the metaverse will disrupt the internet as we know it. Some...

Jio Platforms acquires 25% stake in US artificial reality firm

  Indian digital services company Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has made an investment of $15 million in Silicon Valley-based tech startup Two Platforms (TWO) for a 25% equity stake. Two Platforms is an artificial reality (AR) company with focus on building interactive and...

Qualcomm demonstrates it’s ‘more than mobile’ with automotive, XR partnerships

LAS VEGAS – During a CES 2022 press event Tuesday, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon presented several new partnerships spanning several markets, proving once again, that “there is more to Qualcomm” than its mobility technology. Most notably, though, were the company’s announcements around its continued...

Why network slicing is the key to unlocking extended reality digital experiences (Reader Forum)

Imagine you’re shopping for furniture and using an Augmented Reality (AR) app on your mobile device to experience the products in your living room. Or your child is using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset to tour ancient ruins as part of their summer school...

Verizon ‘leans into the future’ of music entertainment with 5G-powered VR performance

Director of Verizon 5G Labs: 'Music artists can build entire worlds with 5G and MEC' “I was able to create my own world,” music artist The Hxliday says in a video released by Verizon 5G Labs. “This is more of a creative thought process than...

Vodafone Germany to introduce 5G mixed reality glasses in Germany, Spain

Germany and Spain are set to receive the Nreal Light mixed reality glasses in spring of 2021 Vodafone Germany announced plans to introduce the Nreal Light glasses for augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) over its 5G network, beginning with Germany and Spain in spring 2021....

WBA Wi-Fi 6 trial in ‘hostile Wi-Fi environment’ deemed a success

Previously, Wi-Fi failed to work in Mettis’ challenging factory environment The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) announced the successful completion of its phase one trial of Wi-Fi 6 infrastructure and services with Mettis Aerospace, a U.K. designer and manufacturer of precision-forged, machined and sub-assembled components. The...

Microsoft mixes gaming and industry to make HoloLens 2 the king of MWC gadgets

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is an operator show, run by the GSMA operator group, that has always looked and sounded like a handsets show, dominated by device makers. On Sunday night at MWC 2019, as Samsung and Huawei gathered the blogger world in cavernous...

Mixed reality on 5G: Verizon, Arvizio test 5G at NYC Alley

Verizon's pre-commercial 5G technology runs mixed reality on 5G successfully Imagine walking through a building that you are designing long before the structure has been built. You’re able to see what your design looks like, down to the doorknobs, and how it feels to walk...

AT&T on smart hospitals: challenges and benefits of health care IoT

Smart hospitals, AT&T and IoT Nadia Morris, head of innovation at the AT&T Connected Health Foundry in Houston, presided over a session titled “Connecting smart hospitals with care at home” at this year’s TMForum Innovation InFocus conference. Morris highlighted problems in the health care industry,...

AT&T on smart hospitals: challenges and benefits of health care IoT

Smart hospitals, AT&T and IoT Nadia Morris, head of innovation at the AT&T Connected Health Foundry in Houston, presided over a session titled “Connecting smart hospitals with care at home” at this year’s TMForum Innovation InFocus conference. Morris highlighted problems in the health care industry,...

Microsoft event recap: VR for all, expensive computers for few

Microsoft wants "3D for everyone," shows off HoloLens Microsoft set the bar during its Windows 10 “Creators Update” keynote yesterday, just a day before Apple’s highly anticipated Mac event. The company known for its iconic Windows operating system defined its vision going forward, announcing products...

Microsoft event recap: VR for all, expensive computers for few

Microsoft wants "3-D for everyone," shows off HoloLens Microsoft set the barre during its Windows 10 “Creators Update” keynote yesterday, just a day before Apple’s highly anticipated Mac event. The company known for its iconic Windows operating system defined its vision going forward, announcing products...