There is cause for optimism as well as the recognition that a lot of work needs to be done to make the metaverse a success, according to a study by Morning Consult. The metaverse is a virtual world that many…
Augmented Reality
Verizon 5G, Augmented Reality Underlie Cirque du Soleil Snapchat Lens
Verizon, Snap and Cirque du Soleil have introduced the latest augmented reality Snapchat Lens. It is a three-minute aquatic presentation inspired by “O,” a Cirque du Soleil aquatic live show normally seen at the Bellagio in Las Vegas. The presentation…
Meta: Faster Symmetrical Bandwidth, Lower Latency Among Advances Needed for the Metaverse
The metaverse offers opportunities for service providers but will require network advances, according to Meta, formerly Facebook. The company recently shifted focus toward enabling applications that leverage virtual and augmented reality to establish what the company calls the metaverse. “Over…
AT&T Taps 5G, AR for Warp Speed Worm Game
AT&T has introduced Warp Speed Worm, an augmented reality (AR) 5G-based Group Effects version of a classic video game. It was developed with Meta Reality Labs, a unit of the company formerly known as Facebook, and is available on the…
T-Mobile Qualcomm Partnership Aims to Boost 5G-enabled Augmented Reality
T-Mobile is the exclusive 5G North American launch partner for Qualcomm Technologies’ Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform, which provides resources to create consumer and enterprise augmented reality (AR) applications. Beginning next year, T-Mobile will work with startups and developers via…
T-Mobile T-Challenge: Over $500K in Prizes for Best Retail 5G Applications
T-Mobile U.S. and the research and development unit of Deutsche Telekom, T-Labs, today unveiled T-Challenge, which the sponsors described as a global competition “for startups, developers, researchers and designers to submit innovative research and solutions for using 5G networks and…
Verizon Snapchat AR Experience Taps 5G to Bring Mural Alive
Verizon and Snap –owner of Snapchat — have launched the second Landmarker Lens augmented reality (AR) experience. End users with 5G phones can open Snapchat and use a Landmarker lens at the site of a famous mural in Venice Beach,…
Verizon Offers Augmented Reality Music Performance to Demonstrate 5G Possibilities
Almost exactly a year after it was announced, Verizon and Snap have introduced the Landmarker Lens augmented reality (AR) platform with a performance by the Black Pumas at the New York City Public Library. Landmarker Lens is a product of…
