Verizon is using its edge compute capabilities and its 5G Ultra Wideband network — the brand name for its C-Band and mmWave network — to deliver virtual concert featuring singer-songwriter Sebastián Yatra. The show, developed in partnership with Pandora and XR production team Magnopus, is scheduled for next week and will involve a hologram of Yatra, as well as an immersive virtual environment using 3D images captured at the carrier’s 5G Lab in Los Angeles.
Using Yatra’s music videos and live performances as inspiration, the team designed unique virtual environments for Verizon’s XR virtual production stage. The singer was then 3D scanned using the volumetric capture studio at the lab, which will allow him to perform side-by-side with an AR hologram of himself as he performs.