Pyeongchang 2018: welcome to the future…
by Ian Tucker from Technology | The Guardian on (#3DVTB)
In the first of a new series on ideas and advances in science, nature and tech, we look at the innovations coming to this year's Winter Olympics
South Korea boasts the speediest broadband in the world (an average of 28.6Mbps compared to the UK's 16.9) and connectivity will be further boosted at Pyeongchang by the introduction of a 5G mobile network at games venues, courtesy of Intel. 5G delivers download speeds of 100Mbps (Stoke-on-Trent was recently crowned the town with the fastest 4G connection in the UK at 26.6Mbps). The tech giant is planning to show off the capabilities of its enormous mobile bandwidth by offering such delights as transcendent live streaming and unsurpassed live VR experiences to visitors.
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