Web5G: Aligning evolutions of network and Web technologies

W3C

• Royaltee-free technical standards for the Web
• HTML5, CSS, JavaScript APIs, …
• 450 member organizations world-wide
• Open to all to join
• Supported by full-time staff

dom@w3.org

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Web5G Workshop

• Getting the conversation started
• Last Thursday/Friday in London
• 40+ participants from telecommunication, application, media

Web5G opportunities

• Low latency ⇒ distributed computing
• Network slicing ⇒ customized network capabilities
• App/Network collaboration ⇒ discovery, resource optimization
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Specific highlights

• Using 5G for pushing VR/AR rendering to the network edge
• Bringing multicast for media distribution
• Building cloud-native Web applications
• Impact of AI across layers

We need to talk!

• No coordination ⇒ missed opportunities and wasted investments
• Need cross industry / cross standards organizations discussions

Next Steps

• Slides and details at w3.org/web5g
• W3C Group to host follow up discussions
• Series of related events/workshops?

Thanks

dom@w3.org / @dontcallmeDOM