In a similar vein, Ericsson Canada recently introduced a research partnership to study the potential of AI in lowering 5G networks' energy consumption.
QCI announced plans to build a quantum manufacturing facility using funding from the CHIPS Act while Atom Computing is investing $100 million in Colorado over three years.
Widespread adoption of metaverse-related services such as gaming and augmented reality is putting pressure on operators to ensure 5G QoS, according to Ericsson.
It's across designing products, building products, and optimizing operations that the industrial metaverse will have the most impact, said Microsoft EVP and COO Judson Althoff, at Ignite.
Microsoft previewed Cloud Security Posture Management as part of Microsoft Defender for Cloud, its cloud-native application protection platform portfolio.
The suite’s capabilities include access to cloud-scale data, curated detections, and automated response to common security threats such as phishing and malware.