While Athens built new sports arenas and transportation systems to prepare for the Olympic Games, operators had to do their part to be sure networks would be secure and available for the millions of athletes, journalists and tourists who would be there. Success rates were rewarding.
Shaping up the networks (11:37 min, subtitled)Internet connections and services are an essential part of presenting the Olympic Games. Here's how Grand Sponsor OTE, its subsidiary OTEnet, and Atos Origin among others teamed up to secure fast and accurate information via and on the Internet.
Better networks allowed a greater range of services during the Olympics. Find out how operators in Greece and Sweden put the Olympics in the pockets of subscribers.
Mobile application provider NewBay Software helped Telenor set up a mobile blogging and multimedia album service for the Norwegian Olympic sailing team. The service allowed the team to upload text, images and video clips directly from their mobile phones to the website, and let internet users follow the athletes' training and life day by day, just like a diary.
Operators are eager to launch 3G and even though it was not part of the official offering at the Olympic Games 2004 all three major mobile operators in Greece offered 3G services.
Several innovative mobile services were launched at the Athens Olympic Games. One was provided by Crisp Wireless for AT&T Wireless and NBC. It included video highlights from the games, athlete interviews, promotion videos and Olympic trials highlights.
