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How Fox Sports will use virtual fans created in Unreal Engine to fill empty stadiums in MLB broadcasts

The Verge

That is unless you’re watching on Fox Sports. Starting this weekend, the network will not only be piping in fake fan audio, but it’ll also be filling the stands with digitally rendered fans for its MLB broadcasts, starting with this Saturday’s Yankees-Nationals game. Not on FOX Sports.

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The use cases for a private wireless networks are many and increasing

CIO Business Intelligence

Whether an enterprise’s use cases demand 4G LTE connectivity or the unprecedented speed and low latency of 5G, private wireless networks are helping keep devices, networks, and people connected and able to share and access data in real or near-real time.

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T-Mobile teaming with Drone Racing League to help emerging sport develop 5G-enabled tech

GeekWire

T-Mobile is investing in DRL through its T-Mobile Ventures fund and the plan is to help the league develop high-speed 5G drones which would be able to stream 3D racing action in real time and provide immersive experiences to fans of the sport.

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Enabling new, data-driven 5G services through a digital network twin

TM Forum

A TM Forum project is using a digital twin network (DTN) to demonstrate how telcos can build network twins to help manage the greater automation required by B2B2x and industrial 5G services. Network configuration is mostly done offline and requires manual interventions, making it slow and inflexible.

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Fortnite adds another virtual influencer to its battle royale

The Verge

Last season , one of the more curious additions to Fortnite was Guggimon, a terrifying-looking rabbit creature that also happened to be a virtual influencer with millions of followers on platforms like Instagram and TikTok.

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5G networks are blazing fast – charging needs to keep up

TM Forum

The hype around 5G has largely focused on network speed but communications service providers (CSPs) know that a different kind of speed is even more important: Speed of innovation. The app provider owns the relationship with the consumer, relegating the CSP to delivering the “dumb pipes” of commoditized network services.

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Giving an edge to the 5G digital services marketplace

TM Forum

ommunication service providers (CSPs) as they explore new enterprise-focused use cases for 5G networks. demonstrated a digital services marketplace (DSM) involving the composition of cross-industry services and the provisioning of appropriate 5G network slices. The Catalyst project, 5G digital marketplace - Phase II. , The first phase.

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