New interaction and communication possibilities with XR
September 3, 2025
In a world of rapid digital transformation, new XR technologies enable not only technical innovation, but also a redefinition of the way we communicate, cooperate and experience space.
What new possibilities of interaction and communication does the integration of new extended reality (XR) technologies, digital twins, smart environments and advanced wireless communication networks offer? How does continuously updating a digital twin of a smart space with the help of sensors and actuators enable a sense of presence in that space among remote users, where the one in the physical smart space uses AR and the remote user uses VR technology to access the digital twin of that space? These are the questions addressed by the EU-funded Digiphy Project in which experts from Ericsson Nikola Tesla are participating. You can learn more about the conceptual framework and challenges faced by researchers in this project in a recently published scientific paper “Shared Presence via XR Communication and Interaction Within a Dynamically Updated Digital Twin of a Smart Space: Conceptual Framework and Research Challenges“.
The technological leadership of Ericsson Nikola Tesla implies continuous research work and investments in scientific and research capacities. ENT Research experts regularly cooperate on international and domestic scientific and research projects in partnership with academic institutions and companies, while the ENT R&D center employs more than 1,500 experts and is one of the best-ranked R&D centers in the global Ericsson network. One of the current projects in which the experts of the ENT Research department and the Customer Solutions and Services business unit are involved is Digiphy, which aims to research and design technologies that enable immersive and intuitive eXtended Reality (XR) inter-personal communication and interaction, as well as the remote presence and interaction of persons and objects in the visual representation of a dynamically updated digital twin, spatially and temporally synchronized with a physical smart space (equipped with sensors and actuators).
More information about the Digiphy Project is available on the project website.
Related:
L. Skorin-Kapov, M. Matijasevic, I. Podnar Zarko, M. Kusek, D. Huljenic, D. Skarica, V. Skarica, A. Grguric, “Shared Presence via XR Communication and Interaction Within a Dynamically Updated Digital Twin of a Smart Space: Conceptual Framework and Research Challenges,” Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(16), 8838; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15168838
Digiphy Project
