London 2012 - Technology Operation Centre
London 2012 - Technology Operation Centre


The Technology Operations Centre

Is the mission control for all 94 Olympic competition and non-competition venues. The Technology Operations Centre monitors and controls the IT systems that deliver the results from all the Olympic and Paralympic sports competitions to the world’s media in real time. For the London Games, Atos expects to process 30% more results data than in Beijing ensuring the world’s media meets the increasing demand of fans for information as it happens.

During Games time, the Technology Operations Centre will operate at full capacity with about 450 business technologists covering 150 positions, to manage and monitor 24/7 the technology infrastructure and systems including IT security, telecommunications, power and the results systems.


Commentator Information System (CIS)

One of the technology improvements for London 2012 is that, for the first time ever in the Summer Games, all 26 Olympic sports and 5 of the Paralympic sports have been added to the Commentator Information System (CIS). Managed, centrally from the Technology Operations Centre, the Commentator Information System provides commentators and journalists with touch-screen technology that gives results in real time, so quick they can see the results before they hear the roar of the crowd. It is also the first time broadcasters will

On target to Deliver the London 2012 Games

have access both in London and their home countries to the system for all Olympic and 5 Paralympic sports.

 


Patrick Adiba, CEO at Atos for Iberia, Olympics and Major Events, said: “It’s an honour to be here with London 2012 and our technology partners to write history with the official launch of the Technology Operations Centre – the mission control for the London 2012 Games. During Games time, this will be the central technology hub providing the results to the Olympic family and world’s media in less than a second, so spectators around the world can follow events in real time wherever they are and on any device. Today is a major technology milestone and demonstrates that we are on target to deliver the Games.”