The initial co-chairs of the metaverse group are Meta Platforms, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Telefonica and Sparkle

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) has introduced the Metaverse-Ready Networks (MRN) Project Group, a new group designed to accelerate network readiness to support metaverse experiences by supporting the development of new network solutions and architectures. Initial group co-chairs include Meta Platforms, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Telefonica and Sparkle.

“The metaverse is the next chapter of the Internet,” said Rashan Jibowu, product manager for Meta Platforms. “In the early stages of their development, it is critical that we work together as an industry to determine what it means for networks to be “metaverse ready” and what we must do collectively to get…