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WHAT COULD THE
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APPLICATION OF METAVERSE ENVIRONMENTS OFFER VIRTUAL WORKSPACES THAT THESE SOLUTIONS CURRENTLY LACK ?
» The metaverse may help us get closer to the in-person experience we ‘ re used to — giving creativity , collaboration , and teamwork a boost . There is a lot of frustration and fatigue out there with today ’ s video conferencing technology , and new immersive experiences and metaverse environments have real potential to improve our working lives .
Additional functionality will continue to develop in the years to come , creating richer and richer virtual workspaces . The metaverse environments will really take off in the workplace when the potential of 5G is unlocked .
WALKER HAS MORE THAN 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE COMMUNICATIONS , MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY SECTOR . HE HAS WORKED AT ACCENTURE FOR SEVEN YEARS , AND SERVED IN HIS CURRENT ROLE SINCE OCTOBER 2021 . HE AND HIS TEAM ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH GLOBAL CLIENTS TO ADAPT AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TMT SPACE .
Q SO HOW EXACTLY DOES 5G FIT INTO THIS PICTURE ?
» Intelligent , cutting-edge technologies have really come to the fore during the pandemic , with digital transformation accelerating at an exceptional pace in the last two years out of necessity . So many people who may not have previously been the most tech-savvy have had to adapt to technologies like cloud and VPNs .
The introduction of the metaverse will drive demand for greater connectivity and 5G too – this will be huge for telcos . For example , telecom and internet providers should be thinking about how the metaverse will require more bandwidth and connection points .
Gig speed might be enough for some of it , but not all . This is where connectivity at the edge computing will matter to manage things such as latency , jitter , packet loss and so on .
24 March 2022