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2022 IN REVIEW: TELCOS MARVEL AT THE METAVERSE

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Interactive television, 3D-TV, virtual reality, augmented reality. The hype that
inflated these highly touted technologies and services all but assured they
would fall well short of expectations. Is the so-called "metaverse" next in line
to get caught in the spokes of the tech world's hype cycle?

It's unlikely that the metaverse will become the next big thing that
Meta/Facebook hopes it will be. But some variant of the core idea – a shared,
immersive, persistent virtual digital world where people can experience many
things they might not be able to do in the physical world – will probably take
hold in the years to come.

Fulfilling that vision, even in part, will require a lot of new technologies and
capabilities, including some that will comprise the wireless and wired networks
of the future. Networks will need to deliver not only much faster data speeds,
but also improved security and super-low latency – precisely the attributes
being touted by 5G (and the coming 6G standard) as well as the cable industry's
DOCSIS 4.0 platform and broader 10G initiative.

While the metaverse ideals envisioned by some in Big Tech will no doubt miss the
mark, there's enough activity and investment pouring into it to get the telecom
industry's attention.

There's still no telling how the metaverse will actually take shape, but here's
a roundup of stories that shaped Light Reading's coverage of the topic in 2022:






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1/6/22 - 5G networks will help make the metaverse real
(Phil Harvey, Editor-in-Chief)

1/19/22 - A metaverse-loving Microsoft brings a dystopia for telcos
(Iain Morris, International Editor)

3/1/22 - The next telco worry is paying for the metaverse
(Iain Morris, International Editor)

3/1/22 - Why 5G is uniquely ill-equipped to support the metaverse
(Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies)

3/2/22 - SKT taking its metaverse platform to the world
(Robert Clark, Contributing Editor)

3/4/22 - Verizon's 5G opportunities: First FWA, then edge, then the metaverse
(Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies)

5/25/22 - Meta's engineering director outlines the metaverse latency problem
(Mike Dano, Editorial Director, 5G & Mobile Strategies)

6/17/22 - NTT Docomo takes the metaverse plunge
(Robert Clark, Contributing Editor)

6/23/22 - Dr. FAANG and the metaverse of madness
(Iain Morris, International Editor)

9/27/22 - Cable broadband: More than a speed saga
(Jeff Baumgartner, Senior Editor)

10/28/22 - FYUZ wrap: Open RAN in denial and a dose of metaverse envy
(Iain Morris, International Editor)

— The Staff, Light Reading

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