Holographic Telepresence System HoloStage Piloted at 5 Enterprises: 3D Participant Images Projected in Real Time to Meeting Room Center

In February 2029, Japanese telecom giant NTT announced that its holographic telepresence system HoloStage has begun pilot deployment at five multinational enterprises. The system's core is a 1.2-meter-diameter cylindrical light field display installed in the center of the conference table, capable of projecting remote participants' 3D holographic images 30 centimeters above the table surface.

HoloStage's capture end consists of eight 4K depth cameras in a ring array, capturing participants' complete 3D information at 60 frames per second. Data is compressed by a dedicated encoder and transmitted over 5G networks, with end-to-end latency controlled within 80 milliseconds. The display end's light field display contains 24 million micro-lenses that project different viewing angles from different perspectives, enabling naked-eye viewing by multiple people simultaneously.

Compared to traditional video conferencing, HoloStage's biggest improvement is supporting natural eye contact. Since the display shows true 3D imagery, when one participant looks at another's holographic image, both parties feel the other is looking at them. Pilot enterprise feedback indicates that participant attention spans during HoloStage meetings improved by 40% compared to traditional video conferencing.

NTT plans to expand pilot enterprises to 20 by the end of 2029, with single-system deployment costs of approximately $150,000.