Booth 7N61, MWC17, BARCELONA,
Spain, February 25, 2017
/PRNewswire/ --
VRCalling.com, real time, with real
people, creating real moments.
Summit Tech has launched real-time RCS virtual reality and
augmented reality calling - VRcalling.com. The solution
allows wireless carriers to add support for RCS services such as
IR.92/94 from within VR/AR environments.
Whereas many VR experiences isolate users from real life, Summit
begins by connecting real people through real-time 360° live video
streams including support for virtual environments. Users
connect through globally standardized communication services such
as RCS and VoLTE ensuring mass reachability by allowing VR users to
share their experience with, well, virtually anyone with a
smartphone.
Oculus Rift, HTC Vive or Gear VR users connect to live VR
streams, then by simply VRcalling their friends on RCS or ViLTE
enabled devices, users share their experiences in real-time - no
app required. Additionally, while connected to streams, users can
publish their social presence allowing for communication between
any user connected to the stream. VR calling enables new,
high-value experiences such as:
- Immersive live-streaming entertainment - by connecting to 360°
streams from sporting events or music concerts, carriers can put
their subscribers in the center of the action, allowing them to
look around and experience the location like a physical attendee
while sharing the stream with friends through RCS.
- Immersive meetings/training - by giving visual context and
360° views of attendees and location, immersive business meetings
bridge the divide between flat telepresence sessions and physical
attendance.
- Immersive edutainment - students can explore educational
locations like museums, galleries and observatories and interact
with students in distant locations through overlaid video calling
and group chat.
RCS is the next generation communication and conversation
platform being deployed by operators with services ranging from
enriched calling to chatbots. Not limited to RCS smartphones, users
access VR calling through VR headsets or AR glasses for immersive
experiences, or tablets and web browsers as easily accessible
alternatives.
Alido Di Giovanni, President of
Summit commented: "We want to empower operators to rapidly launch
VR/AR services and secure new revenue streams. To facilitate
carriers in piloting RCS VR, we are also demonstrating a
white-label IMS cloud service.
Summit Tech will also demonstrate the innovative IMS-enabled
connected car and operator-managed connected living services
supporting Cat M1 and NB-IoT.
Todd Haas, +1-(917)-328-4426,
todd.haas@summit-tech.ca, visit http://www.summit-tech.ca