MARK ZUCKERBERG has admitted his metaverse plans will not be possible unless there is a huge improvement in internet connectivity speeds.
The owner of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, warned that broadband and cellular networks would be overloaded by his vision for his virtual reality world.
High upload and download speeds are required to cope with the data that comes with metaverse platforms.
Zuckerberg has plans to make an overarching virtual reality space that can be used for everything from work meetings, to socialising, to online shopping.
“Creating a true sense of presence in virtual worlds delivered to smart glasses and VR headsets will require massive advances in connectivity,” the tech entrepreneur said.
He warned the improvements in speed would need to be “bigger than any of the step changes we’ve seen before”.
Countries around the world are already grappling with how to rollout high speed internet in line with current demand, let alone in the future.
Telecommunications firms are struggling to update their networks as quickly as new generations of technology are being developed.
And even then Zuckerberg says the current advancements are not fast enough to support widespread metaverse use.
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In a media interview, Marc Allera, CEO of the consumer division of UK mobile network BT, admitted Web3.0 developments would put a strain on today’s networks.
He said billions was being spent on new technology in a bid to keep up with user needs.
“When you stop and think about what you’re able to do on a smartphone today, compared to 10 years ago, that’s as a result of this industry and network operators investing huge amounts of money with no contribution made by content companies on these networks,” he said.
Allera is set to have a meeting with Meta representatives on their future plans.
He added: “I’ll try and understand what their role in supporting this ecosystem is other than just asking what we’re doing about it.”
Zuckerberg has said it will be years before his vision in fully realised.
However, internet speed could be a major determining factor in when he can rollout his project.
Last week the Facebook founder gave an insight into Meta’s artificial intelligence research.
He used a live-streamed “Inside the Lab” event to showcase a number of AI projects currently being worked on to help build the basis of his metaverse.
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