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OpenLight Announces Availability of First Process Design Kit Sampler to Accelerate Component Testing

New Product Offers Lab-Testing Flexibility and Enhances PIC Design Accuracy to Accelerate Time to Market

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — To enhance familiarity with process technologies and increase the accessibility of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), OpenLight today announced the general availability of its process design kit (PDK) Sampler. The PDK Sampler is a unique, die-level PIC which contains OpenLight’s standard PDK components, enabling customers to comprehensively test PDK elements in their own lab and validate models to enable first-pass success in a PH18DA tapeout. Components include OpenLight’s heterogeneous laser, optical amplifier, 100G PAM4 EAM modulator, and other active and passive components on Tower’s PH18DA process.

OpenLight PDK Sampler
OpenLight PDK Sampler

The adoption of new process technologies often involves a steep learning curve and is a frequent challenge for customers, especially with recent advancements in the silicon photonics arena. This new industry offering provides a short-cut for customers to test individual PDK elements immediately by getting direct lab data prior to taping out a custom PIC design. By being able to test PDK components in their own labs, customers gain increased confidence in the Tower PH18DA process and can optically and electrically probe PICs.

“With this “one-of-everything” PIC made available through Tower Semiconductor, customers have a better vantage point to sample every PDK component available through our open platform,” said Dr. Adam Carter, CEO at OpenLight. “OpenLight’s mission is to be the first to enable the industry with the right design tools and accelerate the use of PICs at scale in a wide variety of markets and applications. We look forward to paving the way for next-generation designs with our powerful PDK Sampler.”

“OpenLight continues to complement Tower’s existing open foundry offering,” said Dr. Marco Racanelli, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Tower Semiconductor’s Analog Business Unit. “As OpenLight’s partner, this move will make Tower’s PH18DA process more accessible for mutual customers and help them make the most of our technology.”

OpenLight launched as an independent company in June 2022, introducing the world’s first open silicon photonics platform with heterogeneously integrated III-V components. The company announced the general availability of its PDK last November.   

The OpenLight PDK Sampler includes two PICs. To get in touch with OpenLight on the latest availability and pricing, please reach out to info@openlightphotonics.com. For additional information, visit https://openlightphotonics.com/.

About OpenLight
OpenLight has decades of experience in photonics design. Our executive and engineering teams are delivering the world’s first open silicon photonics platform with integrated lasers to improve the performance, power efficiency, and reliability of designs for telecom, datacom, LiDAR, healthcare, HPC, AI, and optical computing applications. With over 200 patents, OpenLight is bringing optical solutions to places it has never been before and enabling technologies and innovation that weren’t previously possible. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA with offices in Silicon Valley. Read more at www.openlightphotonics.com 

Huawei Launches Industry-First 50G POL Prototype for Next-Generation Wi-Fi 7 Campus Networks

BARCELONA, Spain, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — During the Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC 2023), Huawei launched the industry’s first 50G POL prototype to help industry customers build next-generation Wi-Fi 7 campus networks.

Based on Fifth-generation fixed network (F5G) technologies, the Huawei FTTO solution has been put into commercial use by more than 6,000 industry customers worldwide, enabling customers to build green, simple, and smart campus networks. With cloud computing, big data, and IoT technologies being adopted on a larger scale, and the use of 4K/8K and AR/VR applications in campus scenarios such as enterprise office, education, and healthcare rapidly increasing, the requirements placed on campus network bandwidth, latency, and reliability are higher than ever before.

Kim Jin, Vice President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line, said, “Although 10G PON can meet the requirements of most campus scenarios, as more enterprises go digital, new scenarios with higher requirements on network bandwidth and latency are emerging, and campus networks will need to be upgraded. Huawei launched the industry’s first 50G POL prototype to help customers build Wi-Fi 7-oriented green ultra-broadband campus networks that can support innovative applications.”

Kim Jin, Vice President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line
Kim Jin, Vice President of Huawei Optical Business Product Line

The 50G POL prototype released by Huawei includes symmetric 50G PON OLTs and ONUs. It upgrades campus networks from 10G PON to 50G PON. This not only allows campus customers to enjoy an ultra-broadband network experience, but also provides the following unique benefits:

Zero change on OLT: The industry’s first 50G PON combo optical module supports both 10G PON and 50G PON modes. Customers can build networks on demand and smoothly upgrade networks to 50G PON in the future, protecting initial network construction investments.

Zero change on ODN: 50G PON supports 40 km long-haul transmission, and uses innovative algorithms to enable industry-leading optical link budgets, eliminating the need to change existing ODNs.

Zero change on ONU: The 50G PON ONU prototype supports 10GE and 25GE interfaces. In the future, the upgrade from Wi-Fi 6 to Wi-Fi 7 does not require ONU changes.

In the future, Huawei will continue to work with customers and partners to create even more innovations; enrich application scenarios; build green, ultra-broadband, and smart campus networks; and unleash green digital productivity.

For more information about Huawei FTTO solution, please visit:
https://e.huawei.com/en/solutions/enterprise-optical-network/campus-optix

CONTACT: 
hwebgcomms@huawei.com

Mabl Strengthens Commitment to Japanese Quality Engineering Community with New Certification Program

New Japanese learning resources allow more quality professionals to build in-demand quality engineering skills.

BOSTON, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — mabl, the SaaS leader in intelligent test automation, today announced the launch of a new mabl Certification program for Japanese speakers. Available through mabl University, the program includes certification in foundational and advanced skills assessments. These programs empower mabl users, or anyone interested in learning test automation, to expand their knowledge of quality engineering and demonstrate proficiency in using mabl’s low-code test automation platform through free, self-paced learning in their preferred language. The new Certifications program is the latest localized resource mabl has developed for the Japanese community, joining additional investments in new team members, live support during local business hours, as well as expanded technical help documentation and other mabl University resources.

“Elevating testing through learning and development is critical to software teams around the world,” said Izzy Azeri, co-founder at mabl. “As businesses evolve through digital transformation, we’re happy to offer the Japanese software quality community more ways to build their skills and their careers.”

The certification program includes two options – mabl Skills Certification: Foundations and mabl Skills Certification: Advanced. Participants get certified through self-paced recommended learning paths and how-to videos in conjunction with mabl product documentation to become more proficient in low-code test automation and demonstrate their new knowledge with assessments. The certification program enables quality assurance and quality engineering professionals to showcase their automated testing skills as they grow in their career.

“The mabl certification program tests not only how to use the tools, but also your knowledge of test automation. I was also able to reorganize my knowledge through taking the exam, and I hope that the release of the Japanese version of the mabl certification will help more people learn about mabl and test automation and improve their skills.” – Yuki Ito, QA Engineer, Kakaku.com, Inc.

About mabl:

mabl is the enterprise SaaS leader of intelligent, low-code test automation that empowers high-velocity software teams to embed automated end-to-end tests into the entire development lifecycle. mabl customers benefit from a unified platform for easily creating, executing, and maintaining reliable browser, API and mobile web tests that result in faster delivery of high-quality, business critical applications. That’s why customer-centric brands like Charles Schwab, jetBlue, Dollar Shave Club, Stack Overflow, and many others rely on mabl to create the digital experiences their customers demand. Learn more at https://www.mabl.com; follow @mablhq on Twitter and @mabl on LinkedIn.

PR Contact:

Bridget Hughes
hughes@mabl.com
(203) 502-3417

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Source: MABL, Inc.

Hanyun Platform from XCMG Machinery Obtains CMMI Level 5 Certification

XUZHOU ,China, Feb. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Hanyun Platform from XCMG (SHE:000425; the “XCMG”) has recently passed a significant evaluation of international authoritative institutions, and successfully obtained a certificate of Capability Maturity Model Integration level 5 (“CMMI5”).

Hanyun Platform from XCMG Machinery Obtains CMMI Level 5 Certification.
Hanyun Platform from XCMG Machinery Obtains CMMI Level 5 Certification.

The CMMI is jointly developed by the United States Department of Defense, Carnegie Mellon University and the National Defense Industry Association. As one of the most prestigious certifications in the global software industry, a CMMI certification is an important indicator to measure the engineering development ability of software enterprises.

The CMMI international certification system is divided into five levels—-initial (Level 1), managed(Level 2), defined(Level 3), quantitatively managed(Level 4) and optimizing(Level 5). The higher the level, the more mature the enterprise software capability. CMMI5 is the highest level, recognized as the “ceiling” of software development capability certification in the field.

XCMG Hanyun Platform had passed CMMI3 certification as early as 2017, achieving the comprehensive integration of technology R&D and quality management with international standards. This time, the certification was valid for eight months. According to the CMMI5 model standard, the evaluation team conducted an all-round assessment of the applicable capability areas and practice areas of the Hanyun Platform through personnel interviews, on-site demonstrations and document inspection.

After some deliberation, the team agreed that the XCMG Hanyun Platform fully meets the objectives and practical requirements of the CMMI5 standard in terms of R&D capability, process organization capability and quality management level. The successful passing of CMMI5 certification is another major breakthrough of the XCMG Hanyun Platform after being selected into the Gartner Magic Quadrant. The recognition of international authoritative institutions means that the XCMG Hanyun Platform has reached the international benchmark in regard to software capability maturity, software R&D capability, service delivery and project management.

With an emphasis on innovation, the XCMG Hanyun Platform has to date played an instrumental part in some of the world’s top 500 and key enterprises, including China Railway Construction Co., Ltd., China Communications Construction Company, Power Construction Corporation of China, Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., and Kunming Yunnei Power Co., Ltd. As a pioneer of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), it has led the way in the industry in this respect, providing digital transformation services for enterprises.

For more information about XCMG Machinery, please visit https://xcmg-usa.com/, or its pages on FacebookTwitterYouTubeLinkedIn and Instagram.

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WHERENESS hopes to unleash potential of 360° media for virtual tours.

KYOTO, Japan, Feb. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Kyoto-based design studio ACTUAL Inc. (Headquarters: Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. CEO: Yuki Tsuji) is releasing a new cloud service WHERENESS that will enable any user to create and share 360° virtual tours and experiences. The service was designed for museums and cultural attractions but is already finding a wider range of users. The official website launched earlier this month and a beta version of the WHERENESS application will follow this spring.

WHERENESS official website:  https://whereness.io/en

About WHERENESS

WHERENESS is a web-based cloud application that enables users to transform 360° media into interactive tours and experiences, with no special skills required.

After uploading any 360° media, users can plot a route for visitors to follow using the simple editing tools. Users can also embed text and two-dimensional images in the 360° space as they recreate an experience virtually.

WHERENESS works in a web browser and all data is saved in the cloud, meaning it can be accessed from anywhere with no locally stored files. Simultaneous online editing in teams is also being added as a feature.

Once edited, virtual experiences can be shared via URL and accessed through the web browser on any device such as a smartphone or PC. WHERENESS also supports sharing within closed groups and is the only service of its type to include paid ticketing options.

By enabling users to edit, host and share virtual experiences in the cloud, WHERENESS offers an unprecedented way for any cultural organization or physical location to simultaneously archive and share its story with the world.

Background to the Launch

Worldwide there are currently more than 100,000 art museums (*1), 2,000 art festivals, and 296,000 galleries. Using an approximate measure of frequency (*2), this produces a total of around 1.95 million exhibitions held each year. Most of these exhibitions will be dismantled after a few weeks or months, with no way to preserve the experience for future generations.

In 2017, ACTUAL Inc. joined an exhibition archive project called ART360° (Art Three Sixty) that proposes a future in which past events and artistic works are recorded and available for playback using 360° media.

One reason 360° video archiving has yet to become widespread is the high cost of production. ACTUAL Inc. realized that by lowering the cost of editing, storing and distributing 360° media, it could give more people richer ways to experience the past. These experiences can change the lives of people in the present and even improve our world today. This realization led to the development of WHERENESS.

*1 https://www.statista.com/statistics/1201800/number-of-museums-worldwide-by-region/
*2 Based on 8 annual exhibitions per art museum; 10 exhibitions per art festival; 4 annual exhibitions per gallery.

WHERENESS: An Overview

Three standout features of WHERENESS make it especially suitable for cultural organizations of all sizes:

Support for 360° video

Most applications for creating virtual tours (e.g. Street View) allow users to record and share still images only. WHERENESS enables users to upload 360° video so that experiences can include a time axis – ideal for installations and performances.

Simplified workflow

Most 360° video files are heavy and require long wait-times and high processor-power when editing. WHERENESS enables users to edit files in the cloud and export files more quickly, reducing time spent editing by around 75% while also cutting costs.

Income from ticket sales

Applications for creating virtual tours are typically designed for the real-estate market and offer no way to charge viewers for access. WHERENESS includes paid ticketing options for virtual museum tours and in future will enable actual sales of artworks and other objects in virtual space, creating additional income streams for users.

Homepage: https://whereness.io/en 

Service Availability

A Beta release is scheduled for spring 2023. WHERENESS is now accepting enquiries from potential Beta users.

Future Developments

Following a beta release of WHERENESS in spring 2023, there are plans to implement VR headset support, team management functions, timeline pop-ups, and audience analysis and reporting functions as these become necessary.

ACTUAL Inc. is also seeking the following partners:

  • Video production companies which already offer 360° recording, or are considering it.
  • Creators who already use 360° recording, or are considering it.
  • Manufacturers and distributors seeking to cooperate in developing sales channels.

Link to contact form: https://whereness.io/en

About ACTUAL Inc.

ACTUAL Inc. brings together the real and virtual worlds, with 360° recording at the center. Through innovations such as WHERENESS and SMART NOH THEATER, the studio proposes new types of cultural communication and human encounters.

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Tata Communications a ‘Leader’ for 10th consecutive year in Gartner Magic Quadrant

MUMBAI, India, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Tata Communications, a global digital ecosystem enabler, is recognised as a ‘Leader‘ for the tenth consecutive year in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Network Services, Global for ‘Completeness of Vision’ and ‘Ability to Execute’.

Throughout the year, Tata Communications has enhanced its offering by improving cloud application performance and agility for enterprises to adapt in a rapidly evolving business environment; empowering customers with instant contactless access to orders, services, requests, reports and support via a unified self-service portal; and a network-on-demand to support short-term interim bandwidth requirements for specific use cases such as eCommerce and retail giants during annual or periodic ‘big’ sales days campaigns.

“We celebrate this recognition with our customers and thank them for their continued trust in us. This continued recognition, we believe, is a testimony of our commitment in ensuring their success,” said, Genius Wong, Executive Vice President – Core and Next-Gen Connectivity Services & Chief Technology Officer. Further adding, “The next generation of networking will be immensely intent based for a highly immersive and personalised experience. As organisations accelerate digital adoption, we remain focused to deliver smarter networks for delightful customer experiences.”

According to Gartner, “Providers in the Leaders quadrant are performing well and maintaining a stable organization, with a clear vision of market direction. They deliver comprehensive portfolios of quality network services across the broadest geographies. They address the global networking needs of a broad range of enterprises in terms of size, geographic distribution and vertical industry. Leaders shape the direction of the market by extending their coverage, developing new class-leading capabilities and commercial models, and deploying them at scale.”

Note to Editors/Customer testimonials: 

  • Tata Starbucks Private Limited: “We were facing a lot of challenges related to network availability and looking for a solution that could offer network resiliency and also enable us to track consumer behaviours in our stores. IZOTM SDWAN looked as a perfect solution with promising benefits. Having previously worked with Tata Communications, we know about their customer centric culture, technological capabilities, market reach (especially in tier-2, tier-3 cities) and chose them as our preferred partner to implement IZOTM SDWAN. Since they already knew our business well, the time-to-market is much faster compared to other service providers. It’s been close to an year since we have been working together on this project and we are delighted with project approach, technical strength and customer centricity. Once this project is successful, we will be able to reap the benefits with a more efficient and dynamic network in place.” – Vipin Gupta, Head – Technology and Digital Transformation, Starbucks India
  • Archroma: “We are a specialty chemicals company committed to innovation, quality, service, cost-efficiency, and sustainability. We have our presence in 31 countries with 25 production sites and, for over three years now, Tata Communications has been our sole provider across the globe for Internet Access Services, covering these production sites as well as our IT Offices. Their MPLS and IZO™ Internet WAN is highly reliable and ensures stability. Adding to this is the exceptional service and support extended to us by their Customer Success Teams. Overall, I’m happy to say that Tata Communications has been a great partner to work with.” – Ivan Moronta, Global Telecommunications Manager, Archroma

Gartner Disclaimer

Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global, By Danellie YoungKaren BrownGaspar Valdivia, 22 February 2023.

Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

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About Tata Communications

A part of the Tata Group, Tata Communications (NSE: TATACOMM; BSE: 500483) is a global digital ecosystem enabler powering today’s fast-growing digital economy in more than 190 countries and territories. Leading with trust, it enables digital transformation of enterprises globally with collaboration and connected solutions, core and next gen connectivity, cloud hosting and security solutions and media services. 300 of the Fortune 500 companies are its customers and the company connects businesses to 80% of the world’s cloud giants. For more information, please visit www.tatacommunications.com 

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Certain words and statements in this release concerning Tata Communications and its prospects, and other statements, including those relating to Tata Communications’ expected financial position, business strategy, the future development of Tata Communications’ operations, and the general economy in India, are forward-looking statements. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including financial, regulatory and environmental, as well as those relating to industry growth and trend projections, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of Tata Communications, or industry results, to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements include, among others, failure to increase the volume of traffic on Tata Communications’ network; failure to develop new products and services that meet customer demands and generate acceptable margins; failure to successfully complete commercial testing of new technology and information systems to support new products and services, including voice transmission services; failure to stabilize or reduce the rate of price compression on certain of the company’s communications services; failure to integrate strategic acquisitions and changes in government policies or regulations of India and, in particular, changes relating to the administration of Tata Communications’ industry; and, in general, the economic, business and credit conditions in India. Additional factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from such forward-looking statements, many of which are not in Tata Communications’ control, include, but are not limited to, those risk factors discussed in Tata Communications Limited’s Annual Reports. 

The Annual Reports of Tata Communications Limited are available at www.tatacommunications.com. Tata Communications is under no obligation to, and expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its forward-looking statements.

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WiMi Hologram Cloud Launches WIMI-MR System to Explore AI Real-Time Holographic Display

BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) (“WiMi” or the “Company”), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality (“AR”) Technology provider, today announced that it has developed its WIMI-MR system that enables users to edit and display holographic AR content and create their customized visual effects. The R&D team of WIMI-MR is currently exploring CGH (Computer-Generated Holograms) technology that allows artificial intelligence to generate holograms and display them in real-time quickly.

Whereas traditional photographs present an actual physical image, holograms contain information about the recorded object’s size, shape, brightness, and contrast. Holograms also own the ability to deliver 3D scenes with a continuous sense of depth and have a profound impact on VR and AR, human-computer interaction, education, and training. CGH enables 3D projection at high spatial angles through diffraction and interference numerical simulation. CGH uses a computer to generate a digital hologram using specific algorithms to reproduce the light field. As light waves can be described by parameters such as phase and amplitude, the computer solves the phase or amplitude of the light to produce a digital hologram, which is then fed into an optical modulation device called an SLM (Spatial Light Modulator), which modulates the phase or amplitude of the light (equivalent to put a zoom-able lens and a screen into the SLM). The SLM is then irradiated with coherent light to create a refreshable light field, resulting in a dynamic holographic 3D image that can be freely changed.

The application of CGH in AR systems allows the user to focus naturally on the content displayed across multiple depth planes. This advantage addresses many of the shortcomings of current AR devices, allowing users to interact with AR objects more easily at short distances. In addition, it can further improve user comfort by solving the problem of VAC (Vergence-Accommodation Conflict), a widespread concern in AR wearable device design.

At present, CGH is in its infancy and faces many challenges. Firstly, it is computationally intensive and requires high computing power. The second is the SLM’s low resolution and small size, and the overall imaging quality still needs improvement. WiMi’s R&D team is still exploring the CGH acceleration algorithm to achieve faster computational holograms through acceleration technology or to realize holographic displays with different depths of field in the SLM with visual tracking technology.

CGH displays are considered a transformative technology, with applications in fields ranging from VR to 3D printing, where the new technology can help immerse AR viewers in a more realistic landscape while eliminating eye strain and other side effects associated with prolonged viewing. With the development and application of CGH technology, the WIMI-MR system will enable future applications in a wide range of systems, including direct vision, VR, AR, and in-car HUD displays, further contributing to the growth of WiMi’s business.

About WIMI Hologram Cloud

WIMI Hologram Cloud, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIMI), whose commercial operations began in 2015, is a holographic cloud comprehensive technical solution provider that focuses on professional areas including holographic AR automotive HUD software, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR, head-mounted light field holographic equipment, holographic semiconductor, holographic cloud software, holographic car navigation and others. Its services and holographic AR technologies include holographic AR automotive application, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR technology, holographic vision semiconductor technology, holographic software development, holographic AR advertising technology, holographic AR entertainment technology, holographic ARSDK payment, interactive holographic communication and other holographic AR technologies.

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Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F and the current report on Form 6-K and other documents filed with the SEC. All information provided in this press release is as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable laws.

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MAXST will Showcase Metaverse Service Development Platform at MWC 2023

SEOUL, South Korea and BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — MAXST Co., Ltd., a company specializing in the metaverse platform, will participate in MWC 2023 (Mobile World Congress 2023), held in Barcelona, Spain from February 27 to March 2.

MAXST will Showcase Metaverse Service Development Platform at MWC 2023.
MAXST will Showcase Metaverse Service Development Platform at MWC 2023.

MAXST plans to introduce MAXVERSE, an integrated platform for metaverse service development, AR development platform (MAXST AR SDK), and AR glasses.

MAXVERSE is attracting attention as an integrated platform for metaverse service development and will lead the development of the metaverse ecosystem.

As a Unity plug-in content authoring tool, it includes an XR simulation function, so users can develop services based on real space without going to the field. It can be applied to various fields such as XR telepresence, navigation, advertising, and games.

The upgraded MAXST AR SDK 6.0 version will also be shown. Space Tracker was added to the MAXST AR development platform, which is recognized for its world-class technology, and applied to MAXSCAN application. Space Tracker is a function that can automatically create a realistic spatial map by scanning a space within a radius of 10 meters.

In this expo, MAXST will give a demonstration that allows visitors to place AR contents directly on a 3D spatial map created by them. Also, users can experience reality-based AR contents by linking them to various hardware such as smartphones, tablets, and AR glasses through Space Tracker.

AR SDK 6.0 version will be officially distributed within the first half of the year. It is expected to give a new level of user experience that is connected to reality by providing a convenient development environment such as creating sophisticated AR meshes.

Also, MAXST will unveil tethered type AR glasses which has the industry’s smallest lens thickness, 40 degree field of view(FOV), and ultra light weight of less than 100g. Sensor Fusion SLAM technology installed in these glasses provides an immersive AR experience by tracking the movement of the device with high accuracy. Visitors will also be able to experience Space Tracker through AR glasses.

A MAXST official said, “Through MWC 2023, we plan to not only enter MAXVERSE into overseas markets, but also focus on promoting MAXST’s AR source technology to the world markets and increasing global brand awareness.

Founded in 2010, MAXST is a technology company that has focused on securing and localizing AR source technology. After releasing the open beta version of MAXVERSE, a metaverse development platform, in November, 2022, it is attracting attention as an innovative company that will lead the metaverse ecosystem.

MWC is an exhibition where you can see the latest market and technology trends in the global mobile communication industry and is hosted by Global System for Mobile communications Association (GSMA).

MAXST is going to operate a booth at Congress Square Stand CS179, Fira Gran Via for 4 days.

(https://www.mwcbarcelona.com/exhibitors/maxst-co-ltd)

About MAXST

MAXST (KRX: 377030) is a metaverse leading company that has unrivaled technologies such as commericalization of global top-level AR source technology, Sensor Fusion SLAM and 3D Reconstruction technology. Maxst is currently a public trust company listed on the Korean KOSDAQ market providing globally renowned AR SDK, industrial AR solution MAXWORK and Reality-based metaverse platform MAXVERSE.

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P.I. Works Announces the General Availability of its Non-Real Time RAN Intelligent Controller (Non-RT RIC) to Further Accelerate the Open RAN Adoption by Mobile Operators

 P.I. Works, a leading provider of AI driven mobile network automated management and optimization solutions, has announced the launch of its new Radio Access  Network (RAN) Intelligent Controller (RIC) to further enhance its EXA product offering and increase its automation use-cases through wide range of its existing and  3rd party rApps

RESTON, Va., Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — P.I. Works’ non-RT RIC over its field proven EVO platform with its Service Management and Orchestration (SMO) functionality will enable the efficient automation, operation, and optimization of hybrid networks, a mix of both purpose-built and Open RAN elements. This will result in improved network performance and accelerated Open RAN adoption. P.I. Works’ Open RAN standard-compliant architecture offers a wide range of deployment opportunities to the operators, while field-proven nature of the solution assures carrier-grade reliability.

P.I. Works’ RIC
P.I. Works’ RIC

P.I. Works’ RIC platform provides:

  • A single platform for automated hybrid network management of both purpose-built and Open RAN networks with its rich multi-vendor support and dynamic abstraction.
  • A set of AI-powered Service Management and Orchestration products and use-cases to enhance automation network capabilities.
  • Continuously growing portable custom use-cases via Novel rApp Sandboxing Framework including development kits, mock APIs for testing and onboarding APIs for CI/CD enablement beyond O-RAN standards
  • Marketplace with rich set of ready-to-use rApps, such as PCI and RSI Optimizers, Energy Saving, Coverage Optimization, Capacity Optimization and Traffic Steering, Special Event Handling, and many more.
  • External enrichment data correlation capabilities with diverse third-party data sources such as mobile app reports, geolocation, Customer Experience Management systems, trouble ticketing systems and others.
  • Multi-cloud deployment support for public and private clouds, and Software-as-a-Service offering.

“We are excited to launch the RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) offering as addition to our automation product offering to automate management and optimization of green-field and brown-field Open RAN networks, which we believe will help to increase efficiency and speed up transformation in the industry,” said Djakhongir Siradjev, CTO of P.I. Works. “Our RIC provides mobile operators with an easy-to-use, cost-effective way to deploy and manage Open RAN networks in a unified and standardized manner. It shall also simplify creation of new rApps, increase their portability across the ecosystem, and enable new opportunities for innovation and growth for our existing and future customers to provide better subscriber experience.”

“The launch of P.I. Works’ RIC, which will allow us to offer our customers variety of rApps, is another milestone in our mission to revolutionize the mobile network industry.” added Dr. Erol Hepsaydir, VP of Solutions and Business Development at P.I. Works “With our innovative solutions and commitment to customer success, P.I. Works is poised to continue its growth and leadership in the industry.”

For more insights about P.I. Works solutions, visit P.I. Works at Mobile World Congress 2023 Barcelona in Hall 2, #2K20. Click here to learn more about P.I. Works’ showcase at MWC.

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Source: P.I. Works

WiMi Hologram Cloud Develops A Digital Content Compression and Processing System for Web 3.0

BEIJING, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc. (NASDAQ: WIMI) (“WiMi” or the “Company”), a leading global Hologram Augmented Reality (“AR”) Technology provider, today announced that it has been continuously optimizing its digital content compression technology. It has launched a digital content compression processing system to accommodate Web 3.0’s high bit-rate transmission requirements.

Compression is the reduction of the amount of data needed to represent digital content. WiMi’s digital content compression and processing system mainly deal with four kinds of redundancy: coding redundancy, spatial redundancy, temporal redundancy, and redundancy of irrelevant information.

The redundancy of digital content data is mainly manifested as coding redundancy caused by the word code in the digital content being more prominent than the optimal coding to form entropy; spatial redundancy caused by the correlation between adjacent pixels in the digital content; temporal redundancy caused by the correlation between different frames in the digital content sequence; and spectral redundancy caused by the correlation between different color or spectrum bands. Due to the sheer volume of digital content data, which is very difficult to store, transmit, and process, the application of WiMi’s system is essential for the more efficient, intelligent, and realistic environment required by Web 3.0.

Coding redundancy exists when the word code used is larger than the optimal code or relatively larger than the minimum length. This is where the concept of entropy comes into play, which has a more specific definition derived from a different discipline, entropy, in digital content processing. WiMi, therefore, optimizes codes intelligently by comparing them with particular algorithms and sorting out the disorganized codes to reduce the codes’ total entropy and redundancy.

Spatial redundancy is caused when addressing correlations between, for example, neighboring pixels in digital content. Spatial redundancy is a frequent type of data and is the most significant type presented in digital content images. There is often a spatial correlation between the colors of sampled points on the surface of the same scene, with adjacent points often taking on similar or identical values. Different data can have roughly the same histogram and entropy and approximately the same compression ratio. The pixels of any one image can reasonably be predicted from their neighboring pixel values, and these correlations are the potential basis for inter-pixel redundancy. To reduce inter-pixel redundancy, two-dimensional arrays of pixels can be transformed into a more efficient format. This type of transformation, known as mapping, takes the original digital content image data, transforms it into a dataset for reconstruction, and then merges it. The system will automatically identify and integrate to significantly reduce the amount of data in the digital content due to spatial redundancy and remove the excess data footprint.

Temporal redundancy, in close analogy to spatial redundancy, arises because of the inter-pixel correlation of adjacent frames in digital content data. The system can insert successive frames of digital content into a matrix of frame structures, linking each frame along a four-dimensional array. The first two dimensions are the number of rows and columns dimensions, the third dimension is the monochrome image, and the fourth is the number of frames in the image sequence. Of course, temporal redundancy refers not only to the image data of digital content but also to data such as speech data, control data, and operational and informational data, all of which can be compiled using the same theoretical basis for integration.

Unlike coding and spatial redundancy, Irrelevant information is a way of processing digital content data using biases or insensitivity in human vision or perception. For example, the human eye is insensitive to high-frequency information in color, so irreversible quantitative compression can be performed.

WiMi’s digital content compression processing system is based on the basic principles of a lossless compression framework. The size of the digital content data is actually information plus data redundancy. When the fundamental problem of data redundancy and data results is optimized, the performance of transmission speed can be significantly improved. WiMi is also continuously optimizing its holographic digital content compression and processing system and has previously introduced a parallel compression scheme with multi-tasking packages to considerably reduce the processing time and improve its performance. WiMi will continue to improve the system’s intelligent processing capabilities and project management performance to provide better services to customers in the Web 3.0 era.

About WIMI Hologram Cloud

WIMI Hologram Cloud, Inc. (NASDAQ:WIMI), whose commercial operations began in 2015, is a holographic cloud comprehensive technical solution provider that focuses on professional areas including holographic AR automotive HUD software, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR, head-mounted light field holographic equipment, holographic semiconductor, holographic cloud software, holographic car navigation and others. Its services and holographic AR technologies include holographic AR automotive application, 3D holographic pulse LiDAR technology, holographic vision semiconductor technology, holographic software development, holographic AR advertising technology, holographic AR entertainment technology, holographic ARSDK payment, interactive holographic communication and other holographic AR technologies.

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