NTT
DOCOMO, INC. and MobiledgeX, Inc. announced today that they will jointly
conduct a proof of concept (PoC) in Tokyo on January 22-24, 2020 to verify a
solution that leverages multi-access edge computing (MEC) for the worldwide
distribution of applications. With the era of fifth-generation (5G) mobile
communications approaching fast, DOCOMO will collaborate with MobiledgeX to
help a variety of partners distribute innovative 5G solutions worldwide.
MobiledgeX's
solution offers a developer portal site for distributing applications to MEC
infrastructure, such as servers and storage systems, located on the edges of
mobile operator networks that are close to customers in markets overseas.
Developers, device manufacturers and other technology partners with stringent
performance and data-governance needs will be able to distribute their
applications quickly and easily worldwide, without having to confirm usage
conditions or system availability in each operator's MEC infrastructure,
respectively.
In
the PoC, a "markerless" augmented-reality (AR) application based on the Edge
Realities platform offered by 1000 realities, a Poland-based software studio,
will be distributed to the MEC platform, DOCOMO Open Innovation CloudTM,
connected to 5G and LTE networks operated by DOCOMO in Japan. Edge Realities
uses space-recognition technology to superimpose AR content on real objects and large spaces without
using place markers. Thanks to outsourcing all computation to the MEC platform
and its low-latency network, Edge Realities will be fully hardware agnostic and
useable on hardware that does not have native AR capabilities. The MEC platform
will enable the content to be positioned in space and displayed, without any
time lag. Tanseisha Co., Ltd. and DOCOMO Innovations, Inc. will support the
PoC.
Visitors
to DOCOMO Open House 2020 will wear the smart glasses to enjoy real-time
content according to their sightlines while viewing an exhibited painting. The
event will take place in the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition complex in Tokyo on
January 23 and 24.
DOCOMO and MobiledgeX aim to collaborate on a
range of innovative 5G solutions for the global market, which will be
distributed in cooperation with partners in Japan and other countries.