Category: AR/VR

October 31, 2022

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Qualcomm and Vodafone Provide New Level Set for 5G Open RAN Prospects

Futurum’s Ron Westfall examines the implications of the evolving Qualcomm and Vodafone partnership in advancing commercial 5G Open RAN deployments, particularly in Europe, by testing and developing 5G Open RAN Infrastructure solutions powered by the Qualcomm X100 5G RAN Accelerator Card and the Qualcomm QRU100 5G RAN Platform.

5G, AR/VR, Communications Networks

October 11, 2022

Sean Spradling

Research Note

Meta Connect 2022 Event: Meta and Crayta are About to Hit a Major Milestone in the Birth of the Open Metaverse

Sean Spradling, senior analyst at Wainhouse, a Futurum Group Company, covers the Meta Connect 2022 event that kicks off today, and why the Meta and Crayta sessions should maybe make your “must see” list of event sessions because they could be hitting a major milestone as it relates to the birth of the open metaverse.

AR/VR, Emerging Technologies

October 3, 2022

Daniel Newman

Six Five Webcast

Helping Service Providers Modernize and Monetize their Networks – The Six Five Summit Sessions

Driving Powerful Transformation: Accelerate Automation with a Unified, Enterprise-Wide Strategy – The Six Five Summit Sessions

5G, AR/VR, Metaverse, Unified Communications

July 13, 2022

Daniel Newman

Video Research Note

NVIDIA/Siemens Partnership

The Six Five team discusses the NVIDIA/Siemens Partnership.

AR/VR, Metaverse, Workplace Collaboration

June 23, 2022

mdiamond@futurumresearch.com

Research Note

Qualcomm Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform Will Drive Innovation in the Extended Reality Market

Futurum analyst Michael Diamond looks at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform and how he expects it to propel the extended reality category over time by making it easier for software developers and hardware vendors to develop those solutions.

AR/VR, Digital Transformation, Metaverse

May 4, 2022

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

Oracle Industry Lab Opens as Incubator for Innovative, Immersive Technology Solutions

Futurum’s principal analyst Shelly Kramer covers the opening of Oracle Industry Lab with emphasis on Oracle’s cutting-edge technology partners and the innovative potential of immersive technology solutions for sustainability and productivity challenges.

AI, AR/VR, Digital Transformation, Sustainability, Markets, and Policy

April 25, 2022

Shelly Kramer

Research Note

Nike’s Metaverse Store Paves a Pathway into the Future

Futurum principal analyst Shelly Kramer explores Nike’s entrance into the metaverse with its virtual store Nikeland, taking a look at the innovative opportunities it opens up for ecommerce, virtual products, and a new kind of brand engagement for Nike customers.

AR/VR, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Metaverse

April 12, 2022

Ron Westfall

Research Note

Arm Arms Microsoft Azure VMs Preview Featuring Ampere Altra Processors

Arm is showcasing Arm Neoverse ecosystem momentum through Microsoft’s preview of VMs on its Azure cloud platform powered by Arm-based Ampere Altra server CPUs. Futurum’s Ron Westfall assesses why the preview of VMs on Microsoft Azure using Arm-based Ampere Altra processors boosts Arm’s sales and marketing momentum as well as the influence of the Arm Neoverse ecosystem after the dissolution of the $40 billion NVIDIA acquisition and before parent company Softbank’s plan to take the company public.

AR/VR, Cloud, Emerging Technologies, Hybrid Cloud, Infrastructure, and Operations, Processors, Semiconductors and Components

March 25, 2022

mdiamond@futurumresearch.com

Research Note

Qualcomm Launches $100 Million Snapdragon Metaverse Fund Designed to be a Launchpad for XR Developers and Spur Innovation

Futurum analyst Michael Diamond discusses Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Metaverse Fund that is designed to find best-of-breed developers creating rich content for extended reality in the future and spur innovation in the metaverse space.

AR/VR, Digital Transformation, Metaverse

March 1, 2022

mdiamond@futurumresearch.com

Research Note

MWC 2022: Qualcomm and the Metaverse

Futurum analyst Michael Diamond covers Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon’s announcement in his MWC 2022 keynote of a partnership with ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, coupled with insight on his vision on how the firm’s Snapdragon chips and Spaces XR Developer Platform will play a key role the global Metaverse market in the future.

AR/VR, Metaverse, Workplace Collaboration

January 6, 2022

Daniel Newman

Research Note

CES Roundup: NVIDIA Omniverse Now Available for Free for Millions of Creators

Futurum’s principal analyst Daniel Newman explores NVIDIA’s latest updates to the NVIDIA Omniverse, offering insights on what this means for the future of the metaverse in engineering and other similar disciplines.