TelecomTV TelecomTV
  • News
  • Videos
  • Channels
  • Events
  • Directory
  • Smart Studio
  • Surveys
  • Debates
  • Perspectives
  • DSP Leaders World Forum
  • DSP Leaders
  • Great Telco Debate
    • |
    • Follow
    • |
    • Subscribe
  • |
  • More
  • Webcasts
  • Surveys
  • Debates
  • Perspectives
  • Great Telco Debate
  • |
  • Follow TelecomTV
  • |
    • Subscribe
    • |
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Follow TelecomTV
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Help
  • Contact
  • Sign In Register Subscribe
    • Subscribe
    • Sign In
    • Register
  • Search

Internet of Things

TelecomTV TRACKER

Sourced by TelecomTV's TRACKER platform
from Orange

Internet of Things

Orange experiments with virtual reality

Via Orange

Sep 22, 2016

  • OCS VR, a VR pilot available for OCS subscribers beginning October 12th.
  • Orange VR Experience, a new partnership with US start-up Wevr to test VR content distribution.

Beginning October 12th, OCS subscribers equipped with a virtual reality headset will be able to enjoy their favorite movies and TV shows in a fully immersive environment through OCS VR. OCS VR will be available to OCS subscribers on Samsung’s Gear VR from 12 October and on Sony’s PlayStation VR from the end of October. Thanks to OCS VR, OCS subscribers will enjoy OCS’s entire catalog of premium video content in an immersive VR environment customized to look like a private theatre.

In addition, on 1 December, Orange will launch “Orange VR Experience,” a virtual reality test program in partnership with Wevr, the Los Angeles based start-up that Orange invested in through its corporate venture initiative Orange Digital Ventures. HTC and Samsung, also investors in Wevr, are also involved in the project. With Orange VR Experience, Orange is testing distribution of native VR content on the basis of partnerships with Twentieth Century Fox Innovation Lab, Warner Bros., Felix & Paul Studios, Apelab, InnerspaceVR, Okio studio and Wevr studio. The pilot program will run in France for a period of six months from 1 December 2016 and will be extended later to other European countries. Starting today, users can sign up for Orange VR Experience at www.OrangeVRexperience.com

Orange stores already distribute virtual reality headsets, including Samsung’s Gear VR, which are both compatible OCS VR and Orange VR Experience.

By experimenting with virtual reality, Orange is reinforcing its position as an innovative telecommunications operator aiming to leverage its first-mover advantage. Guillaume Lacroix, SVP Partnerships and Services TV & Video at Orange’s Content Division, declared:

“At Orange, we see virtual reality as a new medium that’s still in its infancy: everything from the software and technology, to the development of new uses and the development of a business model is still a work in progress. We’re looking at the space to better understand the new ways that content will be delivered and consumed in the future as this will impact our activities as a mobile network operator and Internet service provider.”

For Georges Nahon, CEO of Orange Silicon Valley in San Francisco, virtual reality is finally ready for prime time.

“At Orange Silicon Valley, we are strong believers in the potential of VR. We’ve identified Wevr early on as a pioneer and leader in the field of high-quality virtual reality content production and distribution. Orange has been helping the company’s development especially around "Transport", Wevr’s distribution network for virtual reality content.”

Related Topics
  • 6G R&I,
  • Announcement,
  • Devices,
  • Europe,
  • Internet of Things,
  • News,
  • Orange,
  • Tracker,
  • Video,
  • VR & AR

More Like This

AI, Analytics & Automation

Siemens, IBM, Red Hat Launch Hybrid Cloud Initiative to Increase Real-time Value of Industrial IoT Data

Feb 24, 2021

Access Evolution

What’s up with… Global data capacity, chips, subsidies, Berkshire Hathaway

Feb 17, 2021

Access Evolution

Vodafone tests new highly accurate location tracking technology

Feb 16, 2021

Access Evolution

What’s up with… Telia, T-Systems & Ericsson, Telus

Feb 10, 2021

Access Evolution

Renesas and Dialog Semiconductor to join forces to advance global leadership in embedded solutions

Feb 9, 2021

This content extract was originally sourced from an external website (Orange) and is the copyright of the external website owner. TelecomTV is not responsible for the content of external websites. Legal Notices

Email Newsletters

Stay up to date with the latest industry developments: sign up to receive TelecomTV's top news and videos plus exclusive subscriber-only content direct to your inbox – including our daily news briefing and weekly wrap.

Subscribe

Top Picks

Highlights of our content from across TelecomTV today

On-demand Workshop: How to build your cloud native 5G core platform

16:48

The case for mmWave in 5G networks

25:55

The Private Mobility Opportunity for Enterprises

12:04

VMware learnings from DISH 5G rollout

  • TelecomTV
  • Decisive Media

TelecomTV is produced by the team at Decisive Media

Menu
  • News
  • Videos
  • Channels
  • Directory
  • Smart Studio
 
  • Surveys
  • Debates
  • Perspectives
  • Events
  • About Us
Our Brands
  • TelecomTV Tracker
  • TelecomTV Perspectives
  • DSP Leaders
  • DSP Leaders World Forum
  • The Great Telco Debate
Get In Touch
[email protected]
+44 (0) 207 448 1070

Request a Media Pack

Follow
  • © Decisive Media Limited 2021. All rights reserved. All brands and products are the trademarks of their respective holder(s).
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Legal Notices