Nokia connects remote breweries, trains aircraft technicians with metaverse

Telecommunications infrastructure giant, Nokia has announced the move to aid remote workers in the brewing industry and airspace with metaverse, for efficient delivery. 

The chief technical officer of Nokia Oceania, Robert Joyce, disclosed this in a conversation with Cointelegraph. He also hinted at the commitment of the company to building the technology and equipment that “delivers the internet.”

Joyce disclosed that in 2022, Nokia began a partnership with an Australian university to create a 5G-connected microbrewery with metaverse technology. Researchers from the University of Technology are also partnering with their counterparts from a twin facility the German Dortmund University in the field of augmented reality(AR). 

He explained that “they actually do joint experiments where they brew beer, they change the process, the temperature, the timings, the volumes, the recipes […] and they feed back all of that brewing process into the digital twin.”

“Then they can simulate brewing in the digital twin so they can perfect the beer in the digital space.”

Joyce also noted that Nokia is potentially assisting Cessna aircraft technicians in airports. 

“We worked with a company that had a virtual Cessna aircraft […] You’ve got a Cessna in front of you, and then you have an audio instruction in your ear to tell you how to change the wheel, or change a part on the engine.

“We had a 5G connected Microsoft HoloLens and we were able to instruct people on how to service a Cessna using augmented reality in this case.”

Robert Joyce, Chief Technical Officer Nokia

Industries will enjoy the greatest impact of the metaverse- Nokia chiefs

According to the Chief Strategy and Technology Officer at Nokia, Nishant Batra, industries, as opposed to the consumer market, will feel the greatest immediate impact of the metaverse.

Batra said: “Ports have begun using digital twins to track every container on their docks, no matter how deeply they are buried in stacks. Aerospace companies are building engines and fuselages in the digital world to simulate exactly how an aircraft will fly – long before they took its first mechanical part.”

Nishant Batra, Global Chief Strategy and Technology Officer

Joyce echoed Batra’s sentiments, as he also believes the “consumer metaverse” won’t kick off until 2030. He said by 2024, the invested capital in the industry metaverse will be twice as high as that of the consumer or enterprise metaverse. The Nokia CTO, however, said that he doesn’t believe blockchain is a necessity in all applications.