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BARCELONA, Spain, Mar. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

During the 5G: Connecting Virtual and Reality session at MWC22 Barcelona,

Huawei Carrier BG's Chief Marketing Officer Philip Song delivered the keynote

speech: "5G+XR: Bringing Imagination into Reality". In it, he shared insights

into the XR industry and revealed the industry's "new Moore's Law". He called

on carriers and industry partners to take actions to seize the opportunities

presented by 5G+XR.

The potential of the XR industry

At the event, Song introduced how Huawei held VR-enabled annual meetings and

uses AR to assist with 5G base station delivery. Huawei and third-party data

shows that the XR market will generate US$1.5 trillion in GDP by 2030, which is

roughly equivalent to the current 5G market.

Comparing the XR industry's progress to how the smartphone industry developed,

Song said many vendors are now offering XR devices for under US$300, making the

technology more affordable while still offering next-gen user experiences. XR

development tools are being increasingly adopted. The new OPEN XR standard is

now supported by almost every major hardware, platform, and engine company,

making multi-platform deployment possible without multiple rounds of

development.

What is more noteworthy is that a number of global XR pioneer carriers have

made commercial breakthroughs in recent years. Carriers in countries like South

Korea, Thailand, and China have led the deployment of VR/AR services and gained

significant returns through three steps: selecting industries, setting business

models, and developing capabilities. A carrier said, "If XR was launched three

months later, it might take three years to catch up."

Huawei reveals a new Moore's Law for the XR Industry

At the event, Huawei revealed a "new Moore's Law" for the XR industry to guide

capability expansion for carriers and industry partners.

Traffic demands for popular XR content double every 18 to 24 months. In the

next 2 to 4 years, high frame rate 12K or even 24K XR content will become more

common. This kind of premium content will consume network bandwidth and cloud

resources at an exponential pace.

Cloud service capabilities also double every 18–24 months to significantly

reduce the production costs of XR content. Huawei's Cloud XR service is a prime

example of how this kind of expansion can be achieved. Through Cloud XR, Huawei

has made available multiple cloud-based capabilities like large-scale 3D

mapping, all-scenario adaptive spatial computing, and digital human rendering

with precision hair models that allow for up to 100,000 strands of hair.

This new Moore's Law is designed to guide innovation within the XR industry and

to build a foundation for XR development. Huawei itself has been following the

guideline. In terms of XR devices, Huawei launched its next-generation,

innovative AR-HUD, expanding XR applications. In terms of XR data transmission,

Huawei presented innovative solutions such as 5G Massive MIMO and FTTR. The

company has publicly committed to supporting a "Gigaverse" that provides

ubiquitous gigabit access to support XR experiences anytime, anywhere. Huawei

also launched its "Cloud-network Express" solution to help XR industry partners

quickly access multiple clouds and use cloud-based development and rendering

capabilities.

As he closed out his presentation, Song called on industry partners to work

together in line with the "new Moore's Law" and seize this great development

opportunity for the XR industry, saying "Let's act now to win the future."

MWC Barcelona 2022 runs from February 28 to March 3 in Barcelona, Spain. Huawei

showcases its products and solutions at stand 1H50 in Fira Gran Via Hall 1. For

more information, please visit: https://carrier.huawei.com/cn/events/mwc2022.

Source: Huawei

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