Imagine you’re shopping for furniture and using an Augmented Reality (AR) app on your mobile device to experience the products in your living room. Or your child is using a Virtual Reality (VR) headset to tour ancient ruins as part of their summer school class. You need new eye glasses, and instead of going to the optometrist’s store, you virtually try on glasses. The possibilities for immersive digital experiences today are exciting and endless.
In fact, IDC reports that spending on AR/VR is forecasted to grow from $12.0 last year to $72.8 billion in 2024 — an incredible growth rate of 54%. As mobile network operators (MNOs) balance diverse requirements from data-intensive extended reality applications while rolling out 5G, how can they optimize their network?
