BROWSING: augmented 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...

Elisa said the 5G-Advanced demo was held at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, in Finland Finnish communications service provider Elisa and Nokia claimed to be the first to showcase 5G-Advanced L4S technology for real-time applications in congested network environments in the Nordics. Nokia and Elisa explained...

The XR2+ Gen 2 comes with more GPU and AI capabilities; Qualcomm named Google and Samsung as among OEM partners Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show starting today in Las Vegas, Qualcomm announced the latest-and-greatest in Extended Reality (XR) silicon platforms. The XR2+ Gen 2,...

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...

BT said that the trial will be carried out using EE's 5G network U.K. carrier BT Group launched a new testbed with the main aim of developing and trialing immersive experiences focused on work, home, health and entertainment. In a release, the telco said that it...

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...

Future Technologies said that the partners' Living Lab will open in April 2023 for virtual and in-person visits Future Technologies Venture said it is collaborating with Intel to open a private 5G "living lab" in Atlanta, Georgia. In a release, Future Technologies said that the lab...

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...

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...

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...

The metaverse as a concept hasn't exactly been the easiest sell just yet. With any new technology, there's bound to be pushback as consumers get comfortable with the idea of something outside of their comfort zone. However, the long-term potential is quite strong, with IDC reporting global shipments...

The news is perhaps more that this is news; that a service like industrial AR for remote inspections is only just, apparently, a part of ta serious-minded enterprise-facing tier-one telco’s service portfolio, but Telefónica Tech has announced just that, partnering with Germany-based remote access...

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...

Ericsson said the new 5G SA network will cover both Bouygues Telecom’s core and RAN networks French telecommunications services provider Bouygues Telecom has selected Ericsson to deploy end-to-end 5G Standalone (5G SA) connectivity, the latter said in a release. As part of the deal, the Swedish...

Cristiano Amon calls out Qualcomm belief that AR glasses “have the potential to be the next computing platform” Qualcomm is and has been on a mission to leverage its core expertise in technologies that power mobile handsets to grow market share in spaces like computing,...

T-Mobile Accelerator participants will use Lenovo ThinkReality A3 augmented reality smart glasses   T-Mobile US' Accelerator program, in which it works with startups, developers and entrepreneurs, is now focusing on how to enable immersive experiences for augmented reality smart glasses using T-Mobile 5G and the Snapdragon...

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...

Apparently unsatisfied with merely providing the data pipeline for 5G gaming, Verizon is taking a more hands-on approach to game development. The carrier announced that it’s working with digital entertainment company 30 Ninjas and an immersive studio called Novelab on an Augmented Reality (AR)...

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...

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...