At the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Qualcomm Technologies announced their collaboration with Microsoft to expand and accelerate the adoption of augmented reality (AR) in both the consumer and enterprise sector.
Both companies are believers in the metaverse, and Qualcomm Technologies is working with Microsoft across several initiatives to drive the ecosystem, including developing custom AR chips to enable a new wave of power efficient, lightweight AR glasses to deliver rich and immersive experiences, and plans to integrate software like Microsoft Mesh and Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform.
This collaboration recognizes Qualcomm Technologies’ proven spatial computing expertise, technology leadership and the desire to create transformative experiences for the next generation of headworn AR devices as we head into the metaverse.
Hugo Swart, VP and GM of XR, Qualcomm Technologies
Qualcomm Technologies’ core XR strategy has always been delivering the most cutting-edge technology, purpose-built XR chipsets and enabling the ecosystem with our software platforms and hardware reference designs.
Rubén Caballero, Corporate VP Mixed Reality, Microsoft
With services like Microsoft Mesh, we are committed to delivering the safest and most comprehensive set of capabilities to power metaverses that blend the physical and digital worlds, ultimately delivering a shared sense of presence across devices.
