Airtel and Nokia partnered to bring India’s first 5G enabled immersive experience to visitors at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2022.
Airtel and Nokia will showcase the benefits of vibrant and low latency 5G networks through holographic images to capture the cultural splendor of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple and the Statue of Unity, the companies said in a statement on Saturday.
An almost life like hologram, imitating the physical experience, will bring to life the architecture and design of these iconic monuments and temples.
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“With the advent of 5G, immersive virtual tourism is expected to help restart the travel and tourism industry, where people will be able to visit remote places and monuments from the comfort of their homes,” the companies said.
In 2019, India recorded 2321 million domestic tourists traveling across the country. That number fell to around 620 million during COVID when travel for leisure practically stopped.
In 2020, the travel and tourism industry contributed $121.9 billion to GDP; This figure is expected to reach $512 billion by 2028.
These use cases are supported by the revolutionary bandwidth of 5G which will pave the way for thousands of social and industrial applications.
Over the past year, Airtel has led the industry and pioneered 5G technology, testing multiple use cases with multiple partners across multiple locations in India. From showcasing India’s first 5G experience on live 4G network in Hyderabad to India’s first rural 5G trial from first cloud gaming experience on 5G to successful deployment of India’s first captive private network on trial spectrum, Airtel has created a vibrant ecosystem. built and nurtured. of partners and start-ups to support rapid adoption of next generation technologies.
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