Olympics
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News In Carter's view the London Olympics is an ideal opportunity to digitise the Underground. The London Olympics in 2012, which will be the most digital Olympics in history, seems a... [17 Jun 2009]
Is it 999 for emergency services comms?
News The Olympics is a case in point - we have a few thousand additional officers required in the East End of London to make sure the policing of the Olympics is safe and the event passes off safely. They're... [15 Jun 2009]
'Airwave does do data - unlike what some of the media say'
Comment Airwave CEO talks to silicon.com about the future of emergency services comms, the 2012 Olympics and data question marks O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone may loom large on most people's mobile radar but for the... [11 Jun 2009]
Airwave eyeing Olympic network legacy
News Emergency services comms company Airwave already has one eye on its Olympics legacy. The company, named earlier this year as a supplier to the London 2012 Olympics, will provide private mobile radio... [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 scoring technology. Pennell has a... [01 Jun 2009]
Olympics tickets to double as Tube tickets, cash?
News The London 2012 Olympics could be set to pioneer smart tickets that double up as contactless payment and Oyster cards. Research into a 'cashless' Olympics and the "feasibility of integrating systems for... [29 May 2009]
Ofcom taps MoD for 2012 Olympics radio spectrum
News A final version will follow later this year but, in the interim, people can read the file here covering the various effects of the Olympics on London's spectrum use. The spokesperson pointed out that the public agencies'... [28 May 2009]
Cyber attack warning for London 2012 Olympics
News Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned of an internet attack on the 2012 Olympics, in a speech to delegates at the Infosecurity Europe 2009 conference in London on Tuesday. He said that those people defending... [28 Apr 2009]
Silverlight 3 gets Mac friendly
News SVP of digital media at NBC Sports and Olympics, Perkins Miller, said his network will be using Microsoft's Silverlight to offer 720p HD streaming of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. As well as... [19 Mar 2009]
Photos: Take a tour of the Olympic Park
Photo Teams of techies and construction crews are working around the clock to transform this muddy construction site into an Olympics venue fit for the 21st century. BT recently revealed it is investing 640,000 man hours in... [18 Mar 2009]
Greenwich puts PCs on a diet
News The IT network will also support online services for use by visitors to the London 2012 Olympics, with two venues, the O2 dome and Greenwich Park, falling within the London borough. Greenwich Council has replaced almost... [12 Mar 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.03.09
Round-Up This is kind of like the Olympics, except fewer muscles and more neckties. You may be shocked at this revelation but trade show keynotes can be rather dusty affairs. At the best of times, they lack as much interest as... [06 Mar 2009]
Olympics IT gets lean, mean and green
News Virtualisation is one option being considered by the Games' organisers in order to cut the number of servers used at the Olympics. The London Games will also make greater use of remote information systems than any... [05 Mar 2009]
Drunk Facebook pics, iPlayer, BT and outsourcing hotspots
News Why BT is panicking about the 2012 Olympics February started with a silicon.com exclusive that discovered UK police officers and border guards had no way of reading the information stored on ID cards' chips. [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 its laps without a hitch. Speaking at the annual CMA conference in... [26 Feb 2009]
