BROWSING: virtual reality

Qualcomm continuously delivering technology upgrades to its XR platform as glasses gradually become next-generation mobile compute devices The long arc of Extended Reality (XR)—a term that covers augmented, mixed and virtual reality—is toward standalone glasses and headsets that deliver mobile, immersive experiences and gradually become...

Not really, and in fact, when it comes to the question of if Wi-Fi 7 will deliver new applications at all, it depends who you ask The latest update of the Wi-Fi standard, Wi-Fi 7, is designed to use huge swaths of unlicensed spectrum to...

The ABI Research director explained that 3GPP Release 18, which is branded as 5G-Advanced, will be frozen in March 2024 5G-Advanced is expected to introduce many new features that can help operators monetize their 5G networks, Dimitris Mavrakis, senior research director at ABI Research, told...

Nationwide broadband access initiatives face a significant challenge as the telecom industry grapples with a widening skills gap. The combination of an aging workforce and lack of interest among young people presents a formidable hurdle. However, the Learning Alliance Corporation is at the forefront,...

DTC will work with companies including Open Health Systems Laboratory (OHSL), Axomem and Dell Technologies The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) announced it has expanded its regional branch organizer (RBO) program to include India and Southeast Asia. In a release, DTC said it will work with members...

The 5G project targets closing the opportunity gap in STEM education by enabling accessible, interactive math and science lessons T-Mobile US announced a partnership with virtual reality (VR) learning platform Prisms VR to support school districts across the U.S. as they implement VR education tools in...

No single company, network or technology can build the metaverse. Instead, the industry will have to tap into every available foundational technology across the ecosystem, from the very edge of the network all the way to the devices themselves. 5G and Wi-Fi, high-powered cameras...

The telecom industry is entering a period of rapid growth and convergence, as technological advancements make it easier for people to communicate with each other on multiple different platforms. As companies like AT&T and Verizon continue to expand their offerings in order to meet...

BARCELONA--Every year at the MWC (Mobile World Congress) event in Barcelona, the world’s biggest telecom operators gather among the smartphone OEMs and chip vendors to show off their latest achievements. This year, many of the telcos coalesced around Qualcomm’s XR platform, Snapdragon Spaces. Seven...

Qualcomm CEO: "The technology you find today in your phone, you can simply think about this future where every other device can have the same technology”  Joining business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon...

Anant Maheshwari, president of Microsoft India, said that the collaboration will help customers build green and secured networks Indian company Tech Mahindra has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft to enable cloud-powered 5G core network modernization for telecom operators globally. In a release, Microsoft India noted...

Tech Mahindra will leverage its expertise in next-generation technologies such as 5G, Internet of Things (IoT), Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), to help Tagawa become a smart city   Indian company Tech Mahindra and Tagawa City in Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...

Contrary to the popular narrative among new telco upstarts that traditional mobile operators will be left behind in the Industry 4.0 race – on the grounds they are entrenched and parochial, geared for box-shifting and hobbled by local assets – UK-based BT says the...

Augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR), also known as immersive mixed reality, have been making great headlines for video gamers. But the technology is also making significant strides in helping businesses in many industries handle critical tasks, like employee training. Business owners and department managers...

The action plan, which will run from 2022 to 2026, aims to further integrate virtual reality with industrial applications   China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, together with other four Chinese government agencies, developed a five-year action plan targeting the shipment of 25 million virtual...

Ericsson noted that MTN has initially launched its 5G offering in capital Lagos Mobile operator MTN and Ericsson have launched 5G services in Nigeria, the vendor said in a release. Ericsson noted that the deployment includes 5G radio access network and NonStandalone packet core, with the...

No one person is going to build the metaverse, the Meta exec said at last week's Connect EXPO At the recent Connect EXPO in Denver, Meta Director of Engineering Dan Rampton emphasized the need for collaboration in making the metaverse a reality, explaining that the...

Ericsson said the new agreement includes cloud-native 5G Core and 5G Standalone (SA) solutions Middle East carrier Batelco and Ericsson have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on next-generation 5G technologies, the latter said in a release. The deal is part of Batelco’s efforts...

President and CEO Cristiano Amon has previously called Qualcomm the 'ticket to the metaverse' Qualcomm has announced a $100 million-dollar metaverse fund, pledging to offer financial support in the form of investments and grants to those creating foundational technologies and content experiences for the emerging...

As with the telecoms industry’s travails with NB-IoT, only just starting to resolve, there is a classic chicken-and-egg scenario with industrial 5G, around availability of networks and devices. In other words, why should an enterprise install a 5G network if there aren’t any enterprise-grade...

As it continues to leverage investments in Standalone 5G, Vodafone today announced a successful lab trial, conducted with Ericsson, of automated creation of a network slice tuned to support virtual reality in a retail environment. According to Vodafone, it took 30 minutes "from placing...

The metaverse has been getting lots of attention ever since Facebook changed their name to Meta several months ago. However, in the real world we have been talking about it in the industry for quite a long time using different names and terms. That...

Zain will also market the HTC Vive's ecosystem and Viveport content platform across its e-sports division As part of larger metaverse play, Zain Group will distribute HTC Vive's virtual reality (VR) system to the Middle East region. Zain will sell the VR devices to its...

We have begun a new year, but a common challenge still persists: How can operators differentiate their 5G services, especially with more cloud-based and digital native players joining the market? And, crucially, how can operators monetize 5G — and do so efficiently, with low...