LIVE FROM MWL UNWRAPPED: Anna Yip, CEO of Singtel (in the photo) predicted a leading role for the metaverse in advancing carrier efforts to deliver smart manufacturing, while offering an honest assessment of the current state in terms of network capabilities and staff skill levels.

Yip highlighted a recently signed deal with South Korean operator SK Telecom around the metaverse, explaining that this could pave the way for a digital transformation of the manufacturing sector alongside more obvious consumer offerings.

A metaverse-enabled crossover between the real and virtual worlds could offer manufacturing innovations that span automated robots and even operations planning, Yip said, adding that there is also the potential to use it as a training ground for staff, teaching them What…