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Tag: Virtual Reality
Verizon Explores 5G Use Cases for National Security, Energy Efficiency at DOE Lab
Verizon Business is partnering with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), a U.S. Dept. of Energy Lab, to explore 5G use cases designed to bolster national security and energy efficiency and to advance scientific discovery.…
Verizon “Built on 5G Challenge” Winner, Ario, Gets $1M to Develop 5G Concept
01.29.2020 — NEW YORK – Verizon has named the winners of its “Built on 5G Challenge” launched in April 2019. The nationwide search that asked innovators to offer up their best and brightest 5G ideas…
Amazon AWS, Verizon 5G Partnership for Mobile Edge Computing Raises Interoperability Questions
Cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services has launched AWS Wavelength, an edge computing offering for developers wanting to create applications that leverage the ultra-low latency of 5G wireless networks. AWS will connect with 5G networks…
“Select” Companies Get Access to AT&T Microsoft Network Edge Compute
“Select” customers in Dallas will get access to the Network Edge Compute offering that is the result of the collaboration between AT&T and Microsoft announced earlier this year. That offering makes Microsoft Azure cloud services…
Verizon and Snap Partner on 5G Augmented Reality
Verizon and Snap — the company behind Snapchat — are partnering to use the carrier’s 5G Ultra Wideband technology to create augmented reality services, “visual communications, and content experiences.” One such service is Landmarker tech,…
Managed Home Wi-Fi Networks Forecast to to Reach 294 Million by 2025
Managed home Wi-Fi networks will grow to just under 300 million in the next five years, according to a new managed home Wi-Fi networks forecast from Maravedis, LLC. The research firm said that the 40…
Verizon 5G Edge Technology Targets Virtual, Augmented Reality
Verizon has tested 5G edge technology aimed at facilitating artificial intelligence, machine learning and mobile virtual, mixed, augmented and cinematic reality services. The technology involves an independent GPU-based orchestration system. “Creating a scalable, low cost,…
Verizon Built on 5G Challenge to Award $1.75 Million for 5G Applications
The Verizon Built on 5G Challenge, which is accepting submissions, is an effort to find products, services and application that will be possible with 5G. “We’re calling on innovators to create truly transformative solutions that…
Parks: VR Adoption Stalls as Content Struggles to Keep Pace
Though extremely popular with online gamers, virtual reality (VR) headsets are having a hard time gaining traction, with only 8 % of US. broadband households owning one, according to new VR adoption research from Parks…
AT&T, Magic Leap Team Up to Bring Virtual Reality to Life in AT&T Retail Stores; Game of Thrones Featured
AT&T and Magic Leap are teaming up to offer consumers the chance to experience virtual reality via the Magic Leap One Creator Edition wearable computer and AT&T wireless service. The AT&T Magic Leap deal calls…
5G Extended Reality: AT&T “Determined” to Support Mobile 3D
Extended reality – a category that includes virtual, augmented and mixed reality – is expected to be a key 5G application. These applications are expected to require edge computing to provide processing power close enough…
AT&T, Boingo Expand Relationship Bringing More Wi-Fi Roaming
AT&T subscribers can now get Wi-Fi connectivity at more than 80 venues including major airports, military bases and other venues that feature Boingo’s Passpoint-certified networks, thanks to an expanded roaming agreement with the carrier. Passpoint…