Metaverse has become debatably one of the year’s biggest buzzwords. Between its estimated multi-trillion-dollar potential, skepticism on its true value to the  enterprise, and emerging concerns on its global impact without first addressing the current generation of technology’s digital divide, the metaverse remains an elusive and speculative technology of the future.

Here are SDxCentral's top metaverse articles for 2022.

In the wireless industry "we’re perpetually inventing new things, and then expecting the public to accept them,” IEEE's David Witkowski said. Read more.

Widespread adoption of metaverse-related services such as gaming and augmented reality is putting pressure on operators to ensure 5G quality of service, according to Ericsson. Read more.

“I'm not hearing like I used to that capacity is the issue in terms of technology. It's just a matter of applying it," Ciena CIO Craig Williams said. Read more.

The firm's equation for what makes a complete metaverse relies on three capabilities – transport, transform, and transact.  Read more.

Remote work that goes beyond calendars and meeting links: “that's a real problem, but the metaverse is not the solution to that,” Frameable Spaces CEO Adam Riggs said. Read more.

Julie Sweet said “all roads lead to technology” when it comes to how leaders should handle economic uncertainty. Read more.

Forrester finds that the actual reality of the metaverse relies on a series of underpinning technologies at various levels of adoption. Read more.

Telecom Infra Project is partnering with Intel and Analog Devices to further its move to prepare the telecom industry for the metaverse. Read more.

“Today, we’re at the start of the next transition as we build for the metaverse," Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. Read more.

Forrester revealed that only 23% of online adults in the U.S. reported familiarity with the metaverse, despite Citigroup estimating its $13 trillion value. Read more.