Telefónica and Qualcomm collaborate to construct the way forward for XR & Metaverse

Telefónica and Qualcomm Applied sciences, Inc. introduced a collaboration to strengthen their place as leaders in the way forward for XR and the Metaverse. Collectively they are going to work to develop and develop the XR ecosystem, leveraging the Snapdragon Areas™ XR Developer Platform and Telefónica’s superior fastened and cellular community infrastructure. The settlement additionally contains exploration of joint business alternatives and the launch of XR/metaverse services and products.

Telefónica sees many potentialities in combining immersive units with highly effective networks and decentralised Web3 applied sciences. This settlement opens the chance to ship new experiences to prospects merging the digital and analogue worlds, re-imagining commerce, leisure, and communication within the Metaverse.

Qualcomm Applied sciences has launched Snapdragon Spaces, a platform that empowers builders to unlock the total potential of wearable AR utilizing industry-leading expertise, cross-device SDK, and an open XR ecosystem. This permits builders to pioneer modern experiences that may lead the following technology of immersive expertise.

On this regard, each firms are working to deliver Snapdragon Areas to totally different initiatives that are a part of the Telefónica Innovation and Talent Hub, corresponding to its core and open innovation programmes, and the pc programming campus 42. This can assist develop the Snapdragon Areas ecosystem and foster the event of recent services and products on XR, which Telefónica can check and commercialise with their shopper and enterprise prospects.

Daniel Hernández, VP Gadgets & Client IoT of Telefónica, commented, mentioned: “XR will bring a new dimension to the digital and real world, enabling people to communicate, do business, socialise and entertain themselves in new ways.  We are preparing for this future, building the infrastructure, upskilling the teams, evolving our services and putting in place the partnerships which will enable us to bring innovative new devices and services to customers.  Qualcomm Technologies has played a critical role at each stage in development of our industry and our collaboration with Snapdragon Spaces will help to drive growth in the emerging XR ecosystem and realise the next evolution of the internet, the Metaverse”.

Dino Flore, Vice President, Expertise, Qualcomm Europe, Inc. mentioned: “XR will redefine how we live, work and socialise. At a crucial time in the technology’s development and roll-out, we are excited to be partnering with Telefonica to grow the active communities developing the ecosystems of the future through Snapdragon Spaces, which we believe will unlock the power of XR and take it to the next level”.