Rio 2016 Olympic Games

RIO DE JANEIRO – Uber and Visa have partnered to bring customers of both companies an “Olympic experience.” Beginning Aug. 5, when the games started, customers who requested Uber Visa RioPOOL …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Payments using near field communication technology have been a promise for a while, but until now no application has been popular or good enough to replace plastic cards. …

Aptilo Networks is working with operators in Brazil to enable Wi-Fi for the Rio Olympics. In a video interview with RCR Wireless News, COO Jonas Jacobsson gave details on the …

As the opening ceremony sets the start of the 2016 Rio Olympics, billions of people worldwide will turn on their TVs to catch all the details. The Olympic Broadcasting Services is …

TIM came out on top of recent testing of Rio de Janeiro carrier networks, but visitors should expect spotty coverage at some of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, according to …

With the Rio Olympics starting later this week in host city Rio de Janeiro, the state of mobile networks is a concern. Projections suggest the Rio Olympics, like its predecessors, …

Technology developments play a big role in transforming the Rio Olympics, whether improving result accuracy or increasing athletes’ performances. The next transformation and even greater impact are expected to come …

Countering similar promotions from T-Mobile and AT&T, Sprint customers traveling to Brazil to have unlimited ‘high-speed’ data throughout August Sprint is the latest domestic carrier to launch a new promotion …

If you’re planning to watch the Rio 2016 Olympics at work, fair warning – your employer will likely be keeping a closer eye on your network usage than usual, if it …

With the Rio Olympics around the corner, information and communications technology infrastructure deployments are in the final stages. The Technology Operations Centre is the control room for the competition and noncompetition …

Security is one of the major concerns surrounding the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and not only physical security. Information and communications technology providers interviewed by RCR Wireless News for a …

RIO DE JANEIRO-Major projects have been delivered by Cisco as part of its commitment to leaving a lasting legacy to Brazil as a supporter of the 2016 Rio Olympics. In …

RIO DE JANEIRO–With the influx of people into Brazil for the 2016 Rio Olympics, mobile data use is expected to be 50% greater than in London for the 2012 games. In …

Baidu provides 3 tips for operators looking to support a surge in data connected with the upcoming 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Brazil With spectators streaming the events worldwide, athletes …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Two years after Brazil hosted the 2014 Fifa World Cup, the city of Rio de Janeiro will host the first Olympic and Paralympic Games to take place in …

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian Elly Resende is leading the orchestration of all information technology and communication infrastructure providers for the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics. Less than a month …

RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro is set to host its first Olympic Games next year. From an information technology and telecommunications perspective, sponsors are responsible for implementing the infrastructure needed …

The Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games are less than one year away. While the 2014 World Cup was a trial by fire for Brazil’s fledgling “4G” networks, for the Olympics …

Brazil’s antitrust agency, the Administrative Council for Economic Defense, gave Telefónica the green light to acquire GVT on March 25. Following the approval, the local unit of the Spanish group announced …