Olympics 2012 olympic games
£39m boost for London Olympics' emergency comms
News The Home Office has announced a £39m deal to help emergency services comms cope during the London 2012 Olympic Games. The two-way Tetra comms system has an important role to play during... [03 Nov 2009]
Olympics tech team gets ready to put London 2012 IT through its paces
News Next year Atos Origin staff will join the London team fresh from working on the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, bolstering the core team made up of staff who have been building the tech backbone of... [27 Oct 2009]
Photos: Giant robot leads Tokyo's Olympic dreams
Photo Cheerleading the bid is this robot - a towering 18-metre-tall creature designed to draw attention to the city's Olympic aspirations. In London, work is already ongoing on the technology that will lay the foundations for... [07 Aug 2009]
Photos: The tech timetable to the 2012 Olympics revealed
Photo The company overseeing the tech for the London 2012 Olympic Games has revealed how it's warming up in preparation for the starter's gun. A technology roadmap for the... [24 Jul 2009]
Nortel dropped from Olympic role - and Cisco steps up
News Nortel has been dropped as the official communications supplier for the 2012 London Olympics, and has been replaced by Cisco. Nortel was a tier 1 sponsor of the 2012... [10 Jul 2009]
'Airwave does do data - unlike what some of the media say'
Comment Another big project keeping the company busy is the 2012 London Olympic Games, for which it is supplying radio comms. Airwave CEO talks to silicon.com about the future of emergency... [11 Jun 2009]
Airwave eyeing Olympic network legacy
News Airwave will equip the 2012 Olympic Games in London with two Tetra networks: one for the police and other emergency services to use, and a separate network for Games... [09 Jun 2009]
Gerry Pennell
CIO Profile Gerry Pennell is leading the team that will deliver the IT and telecoms backbone of the London 2012 Olympics Games, as well as providing the big screens, sound systems, timing and... [01 Jun 2009]
Olympics tickets to double as Tube tickets, cash?
News While the cost of tickets for the Games will include travel on public transport in London - suggesting the likelihood of a combined Olympics ticket and Oyster card - the London Organising Committee of... [29 May 2009]
Ofcom taps MoD for 2012 Olympics radio spectrum
News Ofcom has published its draft recommendations on how to manage radio spectrum during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. A final version will follow later this year but, in the interim,... [28 May 2009]
Photos: Take a tour of the Olympic Park
Photo The Olympic Park in the London borough of Newham will be the hub of 2012 Games - which will rely on 900 servers and 8,000 computers to relay results of the athletic battles to the... [18 Mar 2009]
Olympics IT gets lean, mean and green
News The London 2012 Olympic Games will rely on green tech to control costs and waste amid the worst economic slump since World War II. Recycling will also play a key role, with Atos Origin... [05 Mar 2009]
Drunk Facebook pics, iPlayer, BT and outsourcing hotspots
News BT's 2012 head, Stuart Hill, also revealed last month that he "wants to panic every moment" about the challenge of providing the comms backbone of the London Olympic Games. Why BT is... [05 Mar 2009]
Why BT is panicking about the 2012 Olympics
News Telco BT has revealed the Olympic-sized challenge it faces in ensuring the comms infrastructure behind London's 2012 Olympic Games hits the ground running and finishes... [26 Feb 2009]
Winter Olympics tech on track for gold
News Atos Origin has overseen IT at the Olympic Games since 2002 and is responsible for overseeing the technology behind the London Games in 2012. A year before the Winter... [13 Feb 2009]
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