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Virtual reality solutions are transforming businesses today

At TD SYNNEX we help partners understand what virtual reality is used for, where it delivers measurable value, and how to build scalable virtual reality business opportunities.

By harnessing the power of immersive technology, organisations can create unparalleled experiences for their customers, leading to increased engagement and heightened brand loyalty.

Virtual reality solutions are transforming the way that your customers create, learn, meet and build communities, providing an innovative entry point into the world of virtual reality.

Through virtual reality (VR), Meta is leading the next evolution of connection.

Virtual reality is enabling a more in-depth social presence, which means that businesses can deepen connections to their people, customers and ecosystem.

Through this, they can invest in learning experiences, spark innovation, optimise collaboration and strengthen community.
This applies across all sectors – from smaller businesses wanting to transform the way that they experience meetings, to architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms that use VR to identify stop gaps and issues within their work.

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TD SYNNEX Exclusive Meta VR Headset Distributors (UK)

TD SYNNEX is the exclusive Meta VR headset distributor in the UK, enabling partners to access Meta hardware. As the VR landscape continues to evolve, at TD SYNNEX, our priority is to provide the clarity and stability you need to continue delivering world-class immersive solutions to your clients.

While Meta is transitioning its commercial model, the enterprise VR channel remains a core focus. We are here to guide you through these changes, ensuring a seamless transition to a model that offers greater flexibility and continued support for years to come.

Summary of Meta Strategy Changes

Effective February 20, 2026, Meta is updating its approach to the enterprise market.

Hardware Transition

Sales of dedicated “Commercial SKUs” will conclude. In their place, authorized resellers are now empowered to sell Consumer Meta Quest hardware and accessories directly to B2B customers.

Horizon Managed Services

Commercial sales of these services will stop; however, they will become available for free to eligible business customers.

Support Model

Hardware support will transition to the standard consumer process, while Horizon Managed Services will maintain dedicated enterprise ticketed support.

What Stays the Same: Continuity and Support

Despite these structural changes, the fundamentals of your VR business remain secure:

Long-term Support: Meta has committed to supporting Horizon Managed Services until January 4, 2030, providing a clear four-year runway for existing and new deployments.
MDM Compatibility: You can continue to use third-party MDM solutions to manage your fleet of devices.
B2B Exclusivity: The channel remains protected. Sales of these units are strictly for Commercial Organizations, ensuring that the professional integrator and reseller ecosystem remains the primary gateway for business VR.

Next-generation technology is revolutionising the modern workplace.

Building communities amongst an increasingly hybrid workforce can help to foster a deeper sense of belonging, wherever employees choose to work. By providing their teams with the right collaborative technology, businesses can ensure that productive coworker relationships remain at the forefront of the agenda.

With teams more distributed, cohesion and collaboration is more important than ever.

Feel Closer

Expressive avatars and clever audio make conversations more natural and teamwork easier.

Flexible

Customise a meeting space to reflect the task, presentation or creative brainstorm at hand.

Stay Focused

Say goodbye to distractions – both from physical surroundings and multitasking.

Reduce Costs

Why pay for an event when you can meet in the virtual world?

87%

of people opt to work flexibly when offered the choice¹

58%

of employees say that they can work flexibly at least part of the time²

54%

of leaders believe that making people feel like they belong, even if not in the physical space, is a key benefit of technologies like VR³

66% said they performed better in VR due to less distractions and greater focus***

The Benefits of Virtual Reality in Business

Re-imagine the way that you work, grow and connect by providing mixed reality tools and solutions that offer a truly immersive virtual reality (VR) experience.

Enable your customers to address some of their most pressing business challenges today, including learning and training, creativity and design, meetings and collaboration, and building communities amongst their workforce.

Faster, more effective VR for employee training
Reduced risk through immersive simulations
Higher engagement through immersive learning experiences
Scalable training and onboarding across locations

49% of AEC firms say that cost savings from catching key issues early is the main benefit of VR⁴

Virtual Reality in Education and Workforce Development

From classrooms to enterprise learning teams, virtual reality in education supports practical, inclusive and engaging learning, helping organisations upskill talent faster and more safely. Companies that invest in learning and development are more innovative, deliver better customer experiences and often have stronger cultures than those that don’t.

Did you know that it is 4x faster to train in VR versus in the classroom?⁵

It also enables users to achieve accelerated
outcomes, as VR learners are also 4x more
focused than their e-learning peers. Meta
technology helps educators and trainers to create
learning experiences that deliver better results.⁵

⁵The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training in the Enterprise: A Study, PwC, June 2020

73%

of employees think soft skills require years of real-life experience to develop.⁶

67%

of Gen Zers want to work at companies where they can learn skills to advance their careers.⁷

76%

of Millennials believe that professional development opportunities are one of the most important aspects of company culture.⁸

The way we work means working together, whether we're sat next to a colleague or connecting at opposite ends of the world.

Whether it’s kickstarting creative collaboration, making meetings more immersive, or helping people fall in love with learning, virtual reality is reshaping the way teams work together in some fantastic ways.

Learning & Training

Create a stronger company culture and employee experience, whilst achieving better training outcomes.

Creativity & Design

Collaborate in rich, virtual environments to create, build and sell a vision.

Meetings & Collaboration

Collaborate productively and cohesively, with tools that feel intuitive.

Building & Community

Build communities with lower cost and environmental impact than in-person.

Why TD SYNNEX for Virtual Reality solutions?

At TD SYNNEX, we are here to make the Metaverse accessible to you and your customers. VR is an important factor in TD SYNNEX’s global strategy, and we have partnered with Meta to support its adoption throughout the channel.

We also help partners become Meta authorised, providing enablement, technical support and go‑to‑market guidance to accelerate virtual reality business opportunities.

As your exclusive distributor, TD SYNNEX remains your steadfast partner in this journey. We bring more than 40 years of technology distribution expertise to support your enterprise VR initiatives:

Compliance & Regulatory Support

Our team ensures full adherence to Meta’s B2B requirements, including 51+ unit end-customer verification and documentation standards.

Supply Chain Management

We guarantee reliable access to Meta Quest hardware and accessories, with optimized inventory and rapid fulfillment across authorized EU regions.

Strategic Partnership

We work closely with you to identify market opportunities, develop go-to-market strategies, and build sustainable revenue streams in enterprise VR.

Get in Touch

Contact a virtual reality specialist to learn more about how you can become a UK&I authorised reseller. For other regions, please contact your local TD SYNNEX office.

FAQ: Quick Answers to Common Concerns

Existing Partners: Can I still sell to my enterprise clients?

Yes. You are fully authorized to sell Meta Quest hardware to any “Commercial Organization” for their own use.

Existing Partners: What happens to my existing Horizon licenses?

Existing licenses will continue to function, and starting February 20, 2026, additional licenses will be available for free through the Meta Admin Center.

Is the enterprise VR market shrinking?

On the contrary, this move simplifies the hardware stack to focus on software and service-led growth, where the true value for integrators lies.

What are common VR uses in business?

Virtual reality (VR) uses immersive, computer‑generated environments to simulate real‑world or imagined experiences. VR uses include employee training, safety simulations, product design, remote collaboration and immersive learning experiences.

What are the practical business use cases for VR?

Virtual reality has moved well beyond the gaming floor. Today, it is a strategic business tool delivering measurable outcomes across industries. The most proven enterprise applications include immersive employee training, virtual product demonstrations, remote collaboration, customer service simulation, and virtual events and trade shows.

With 91% of businesses having already adopted or planning to adopt VR or AR technology, the question is no longer whether VR fits your business, it’s where to start.

What is the ROI of implementing VR in business?

The business case for VR is compelling and well-evidenced. Here are the headline numbers:

Employees complete VR training 4x faster than classroom-based equivalents, and feel 275% more confident applying skills on the job (PwC).
VR training delivers a 76% increase in learning effectiveness
Knowledge retention rates reach 80% after one year
At scale, VR training reaches cost parity at 375 learners and becomes 52% more cost-effective than classroom training at 3,000+ learners.
Companies implementing VR training report up to 300% ROI within the first few implementation phases.

The global VR market reached $67.66 billion in 2025, growing at a 26.8% CAGR – a clear signal that enterprise investment is accelerating, not slowing.

Can VR genuinely replace or enhance traditional training programmes?

Short answer: VR doesn’t replace traditional training – it supercharges it. The data is unambiguous:

Speed: Quick-service restaurants cut training time from 30–40 hours to just 3–6 hours using VR. UPS reduced driver training from 8 hours to 2 hours – a 75% reduction.
Safety: In manufacturing and industrial settings, VR training increases safety awareness by 30% and has contributed to a 43% reduction in workplace injuries in mining.
Consistency: Quality is not dependent on location, trainer availability, or environmental conditions – every learner receives the same high-standard experience.
Engagement: VR learners are 3.75x more emotionally connected to content than classroom learners and 4x more focused than e-learning peers.

VR excels where the stakes are high, the scenarios are complex, or scale is a challenge. For relationship-building and cultural onboarding, a hybrid approach, combining VR with in-person elements, consistently delivers the best outcomes.

How does VR support remote collaboration and virtual meetings?

Research shows 66% of participants performed better in VR meetings due to fewer distractions and greater focus.

With hybrid working now the norm, VR is solving a problem that video conferencing never fully addressed: presence. An Accenture study found immersive solutions improve task efficiency by up to 30%.

Companies like Boston Consulting Group, Salesforce, and Trello already use VR for internal meetings and customer engagement.

References

¹Americans are embracing flexible work – and they want more of it, McKinsey, Jun 2022
²Future of Work: 4 predictions that will define the next generation of work, Meta, Dec 2022
³Meta Internal Data (based on a Meta-commissioned mixed methods study with 35 people in the US and UK. Participants were asked to complete a 50 minute, validated collaborative task and were either doing it over video call using Zoom or in VR using Workrooms). Data was collected between Aug 2022 and Oct 2022.
⁴VR in AEC: Usage, Challenges and Opportunities, Autodesk, 2022
⁶VR Changes the Game for Soft Skills Training, Future Workplace & Mursion, 2020
⁷Generation Z Workplace Statistics, Forage, Feb 2023
⁸39 Statistics that Prove the Value of Employee Training, Lorman Group, 2021