1 Interviews
ICT technology that we want to convey to the future
– Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games –
NTT is the gold sponsor of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which began on Friday, July 23. NTT saw this as a positive opportunity, and in unanimously with the secretariat, it provided support for ICT technology centered on Kirari! We spoke with Shingo Kinoshita, director of NTT Human Information Laboratories, about his efforts for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Director, NTT Human Information LaboratoriesShingo KinoshitaMr
2 Watching sailing
Sailing to the goal while reading the tide and grasping the ever-changing wind
Sailing competitions are played off the coast a few kilo miles from the ground, so traditionally spectators used binoculars to watch them. In the sailing competitions of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, using 5G (fifth generation mobile communication system) and ultra-high-presence communication technology Kirari!, the competition video was projected on the ultra-wide screen in the Enoshima venue, and the same video was transmitted to Tokyo Big Sight, and the same video was transmitted to Tokyo Big Sight to bring a sense of realism to media professionals.
3 Watching badminton
Watching badminton with an overwhelming sense of realism that transcends distance
Badminton was held from July 30 to August 2. As a gold sponsor of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, NTT took it as a positive and good opportunity, and in unification with the secretariat, it provided ict technology support centered on kirari!, an ultra-high-critical communication technology. Badminton competitions were transmitted in real time from the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza to the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, which is the venue of the competition, and displayed using holographic technology.
4 Watching marathon competitions
Delivering support from remote areas to the stadium without delay
Real-time remote support project
NTT has provided “ultra-low latency communication technology” to the Tokyo 2020 Real-Time Remote Support Project, which was held by the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games at a marathon event held in Sapporo on August 7 and 8, 2021, delivering the support of the people of Tokyo to marathoners in Sapporo in real time.
5 Operational support
Barrier-free app, CUzo, heat protection, high efficiency Wi-Fi
As technology in terms of operation support, barrier-free application, functional distributed communication technology: CUzo, heat countermeasure wear, high-efficiency Wi-Fi, etc. will be introduced. Specifically, technology using MaPiece, a barrier-free application, support for tournament management staff by CUzo, information information at the venue, heat countermeasure wear for workers, and high-efficiency Wi-Fi technology.
6 Torch Relay
Kirari! Track & Stage, Grand Bot, Makeover Kabuki, Sponsor Stop
This is a reference to the technology of the torch relay system. Using Kirari!, an ultra-high-critical communication technology, the Torch Relay was held all over the country, and a ceremony was held to celebrate the arrival. In the past, it took about a day to set up the stage, but since the torch relay was performed every day by changing the location, it was packaged in one truck, reducing the time of installation work.
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