Chulalongkorn to Use 5G to Unlock VR Classrooms

National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) and Chulalongkorn University officially initiated a collaborative two-year operation called 5G IT/IOT Innovation Center on campus to study and develop the use case of 5G technology to materialize VR classrooms.

The use case awaiting a budget approval from NBTC and support from CAT Telecom, aims to study and develop VR classrooms for 3 test groups— students, scholars and lecturers, and developers.

Students can take advantage of learning opportunities from the innovative experiences. Scholars and teachers can have a better understanding of the fast-paced technology to reduce the gap between them and their tech-savvy students. Finally, developers can help modify the VR technology to Thai educational contexts.

Dr. Chairat Phongphanphanee, lecturer at Computer Engineering Department, Chulalongkorn University, said, “5G will increase the network capacity at least by 10 times, reduce the data latency by 10 times, improve data transmission by 100 times, and boost network efficiency by 100 times, in comparison to 4G.”

Therefore, 5G is key in unlocking efficient VR classrooms as it permits the required frequency of 90 frames per second and higher. The increased bandwidth will improve network capacity by more than 10GB per second, which will completely transform education and learning. VR technology that used to only exist in sci-fi movies will forever change education in the industry-4.0 world.

Original article: https://www.matichon.co.th/news-monitor/news_1427067 March 27, 2019