According to Chinese telecom giant Huawei, 5G and 6G networks may be able to meet the demands of the Metaverse even if the telecom infrastructure is unable to do so.
Abhinav Purohit, the Chief Expert on Business & Strategy Consulting for Huawei’s Middle East area, made the remarks in a three-part blog post he released on December 20 on the possibilities of the Metaverse industry and how telecom businesses would fit into the overall picture.
Purohit explained that a “metaverse is a collective virtual shared space” that will “allow geographically distant participants to enjoy realistic, spatially-aware experiences that seamlessly blend virtual content in a user’s physical world” in his description of what the Metaverse is or what its actualization will look like.
The idea of an open Metaverse, he said, is intimately related to the Web3 movement because it would support built-in economics via the use of “digital currencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).”
A smoothly running virtual sphere would likely need quick advancements in a number of areas, including download speeds, streaming quality, mobile devices, and Metaverse technology, he added.
A number of technological developments, according to Purohit, are necessary in order to create a completely polished and immersive experience. He added:
“Delivering such an experience will require innovations in fields like hybrid local and remote real-time rendering, video compression, edge computing, and cross-layer visibility.”
Additionally, he thinks that network optimizations, modifications to cellular standards, and reduced latency between mobile networks and devices would all be necessary.
According to Purohit, the main problems presently impeding metaverse networks are latency (a network’s responsiveness), symmetric bandwidth (the speed at which data travels), and quality of experience (network throughput).
In the end, he claims that widespread adoption of “6G networks will enhance speeds by still another order of magnitude, while 5G networks will greatly improve capacity while lowering network congestion and latency.”
According to reports, 5G network speeds may reach 1,000 Megabytes per second when compared to a fixed wireless broadband situation (MBps). According to High-Speed Internet statistics, these speeds are much quicker than the U.S. national average internet speed of 119.03 MBps.
With 501 operators investing in 5G in 153 countries and territories as of August 2022, according to statistics from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), there does seem to be a considerable push to have 5G fully operational around the world when one looks outside of the Metaverse.
GSA’s research reveals that 222 of the 501 operators have already introduced 5G mobile services in 89 nations and territories. It remains to be seen whether a fully scaled Metaverse can be supported by 5G given that it hasn’t yet been widely deployed and accepted as the global mobile standard.
