This week, major news comes from the Meta camp. Following internal calls to action to move the innovation needle, it appears that Meta is listening to its customers to make enterprise integration of the Quest portfolio easier by deepening its collaboration with major XR MDM solutions providers and delivering a new solution for enterprise Quest deployment.
Those XR MDM solutions providers are ManageXR and ArborXR, two leading firms that deliver products that allow clients to deploy fleets of headsets for various types of working environments more efficiently, with tools for managing security, sign-ins, updates, and more.
Brad Scoggin, CEO of ArborXR, explained:
Enterprises need trusted, scalable solutions to successfully deploy XR—and that’s where ArborXR comes in. By partnering with Meta, we’re bringing together best-in-class VR solutions and enterprise device management, giving organizations the confidence, security, and support they need to scale XR with ease.
Zuckerberg’s firm is launching this new service under the name ‘Meta Horizon managed services,’ uniting the Meta for Business model and migrating Meta for Education features as well. Originally, Meta for Bussiness and Education contained device management tools, but it appears these efforts are now outsourced to each integrated third-party MDM solution provider.
According to Meta’s official website pricing, the firm is offering two pricing models for businesses and education customers, clearly shifting from one enterprise-facing model to another.
Underpinning Enterprise Support
This may be a genuinely transformative move for Quest as it continues to underpin its enterprise footing, an ever-changing effort from Meta, which only just debuted Meta for Education late last year. A quick turnaround following a year of build-up for the education model, but working with third-party experts may be valuable, with ManageXR and ArborXR providing Meta with a deep understanding of the issues enterprise clients face when deploying fleets of headsets.
Moreover, Meta’s direct collaboration with third-party MDM firms to create a unified solution may be a step toward providing a headset/MDM combo that elevates the Quest portfolio above the rest as a leading enterprise headset provider.
Additionally, with Hololens 2’s recent decline, a gap is forming for a new MR headset provider to pick up where the long-standing headset left off. Perhaps with new, deepened MDM considerations, Meta could fill that gap.
