Exhibit 7 . Types of 5G enabled AR use cases Source : AREA Research
Of those 48 use cases , some did not specify for what purpose AR is being used . However , many tested multiple use cases . The most cited AR use case was to remotely operate machinery or equipment , testing the 5G capabilities of speed , capacity , and latency . This preference for AR supported remote operations and maintenance is not surprising as it is in line with the results of the survey conducted with AREA members .
What is perhaps surprising is that the explicit mention of combining AR and digital twin overlays was not as common as remote operations . For example , for every enterprise who is testing digital twin with AR , there are 3.7 who are testing for AR enabled remote operations . To smart manufacturing enterprises , the ratio is 1 to every 4 . This gap reflects a reality that enterprises , especially those in the smart manufacturing segment , have not yet advanced in their trials to combine both big data sets ( eg digital twin ) and AR .
Said that , the status of those projects also reflects that enterprises are at the beginning of their journey in 5G-enabled enterprise AR solutions . Exhibit 8 shows the status of the projects .
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