Publication

From 27th July to 9th September 2012 around 14,500 athletes from 200 nations will compete in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Almost 10 million tickets will be sold and hundreds of millions will view the Games remotely. Technological challenges range from ensuring that every event is available to viewers on-demand, to ensuring that the emergency services’ radio network can function reliably. This note looks at technology plans for the Games, focusing on information communications technology.