To say Mark Zuckerberg is all in on dominating the Metaverse would be a real understatement, not a virtual one.
He’s so gung-ho that he changed the name of his beloved company from Facebook to Meta for that simple fact.
Well, his grand ambition of creating the ultimate metaverse is not going to happen as quickly, or at all unless telecom networks drastically improve. That’s what Dan Rabinovitsj, the VP of connectivity at Meta told CNBC.
“We’re working closely with our colleagues to think about what’s the next step in terms of innovation,” he said, adding that Meta is also working with cellular partners. If you really look at the pace of innovation in the telecom world, compared to other markets, it’s been harder to go faster in this space. One of the things that we’ve tried to change is that trajectory of innovation.”
Zuck himself has been sharing the same message. Here’s what he said in a statement this past Sunday.
“Creating a true sense of presence in virtual worlds delivered to smart glasses and VR headsets will require massive advances in connectivity.”
He went on to say that the small changes we’ve seen recently are nothing compared to what will have to happen for a true metaverse to exist. He said that adding wide-scale immersive video streaming will take brand new networks.
CNBC reached out to AT&T Executive VP David Christopher to determine when this could happen.
“This will only improve over this next decade to support many use cases across many industries, including immersive and metaverse-like experiences. However the Metaverse develops, it will depend on innovation and interoperability across many sectors, with advanced connectivity from 5G as an essential element.”
Translation; people hoping to spend their entire days with a VR helmet on their heads will have to get by with real experiences on planet earth a little longer.
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