The Olympics will challenge mobile-network providers to satiate 15 million attendees' hunger for internet connectivity

When tourists, athletes, fans, and the world's media — an estimated 15 million visitors — congregate in Paris during the Summer Olympics, they'll undoubtedly reach for their phones, expecting to track the latest developments, stay in contact with their peers, colleagues, and friends, and share their favorite moments on social media.

To meet that expectation, telecommunications companies must bolster Paris' 5G network, the technology system that powers users' mobile-internet access.

This will be the fifth Olympic Games to use 5G technology. At the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, the telecommunications company KT Corp. trialed 5G for a limited time with mixed results. During the Tokyo Olympics, which took place in 2021, mobile-data technology was more widely adopted.

 

By Chris Stokel-Walker.

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