ARUtility integrates Agora SDK to provide 3D x-ray vision for construction
ARUtility, a company focused on construction site safety using augmented reality and geographical data, selected Agora's SDK for Unity to integrate real-time communication features. The solution enables remote consultation over shared 3D views of job sites, enhancing safety and efficiency by allowing field staff and office staff to collaborate with AR annotations. Agora's platform provides the robust, low-latency network needed for ARUtility's advanced communication capabilities.
Key Takeaways
- ARUtility uses Agora's SDK for Unity to combine real-time voice, video, and messaging with 3D geographical data.
- The '3D x-ray vision' feature overlays color-coded buried utility assets directly onto live camera feeds.
- Remote consultation tools allow office staff to draw AR annotations that stick to real-world objects on the field worker's display.
- The implementation seeks to replace manual project pauses and site visits with digital, immediate responses to critical utility line issues.
Why It Matters
This shifting of real-time communication from a general-purpose tool to a specialized industrial vertical demonstrates how low-latency video and AR are becoming critical for high-stakes enterprise safety. For the streaming ecosystem, it signals a growing B2B market for real-time engagement (RTE) platforms that can handle complex Unity-based 3D environments without compromising latency. Competitive advantage in this sector is pivoting toward turnkey SDKs that abstract away network management for specialized app developers. Watch for Agora’s net retention rates in the 'industrial' category as a signal for whether these high-utility, low-volume enterprise use cases can drive significant revenue growth.
Additional Context
The partnership comes as the construction extended reality market is projected to grow from $6.63 billion in 2025 to $8.21 billion in 2026, per Research and Markets (March 2026). This expansion is largely fueled by infrastructure projects and the rising adoption of mixed reality for field operations, where 'remote assistance' accounted for 29% of AR market revenue in 2025 (per Mordor Intelligence, February 2026). ARUtility’s focus on utility locating addresses a major pain point; ABI Research (February 2026) identified energy and utilities as a top-three driver for enterprise AR, forecasting smart glasses shipments in the sector to scale from 3.7 million in 2026 to nearly 15 million by 2030.
Strategically, the use of Agora’s Unity SDK leverages a dominant developer ecosystem. Unity currently powers approximately 60% of all VR and AR content globally and recently extended its multi-year partnership with Meta in April 2026 to deepen enterprise collaboration tools. For Agora, this industrial move follows a strong Q1 2026 financial performance, where it reported 13.5% year-over-year revenue growth to $37.7 million, according to investing.com (May 2026). The company’s focus on building 'Agent Studio' and other AI-driven real-time engagement tools aligns with a broader shift toward 'multimodal AI' that 67% of enterprises plan to implement by 2026, per Accenture (January 2026).
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