Who mentioned an Olympic Opening Ceremony should occur inside a stadium? In an evening of firsts, the Olympic Video games Paris 2024 formally kicked off with a historic ceremony on the Seine River — and Samsung Electronics, a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Companion, supplied the groundbreaking innovation that made it so particular.
To convey followers nearer to the motion than ever earlier than, Samsung put in greater than 200 Galaxy S24 Extremely smartphones on the 85 athlete boats collaborating within the Opening Ceremony. The occasion was livestreamed via a personal 5G community powered by Orange (the official cellular community supplier for Paris 2024 in France).
▲Staff Kenya athlete shares a selfie with followers with the brand new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version. Photograph credit score Getty/Samsung
Followers tuning into the printed got a better have a look at an already distinctive celebration of the Olympic spirit within the 2024 host metropolis of Paris. Those that watched the Opening Ceremony may expertise the occasion from the athletes’ viewpoint as they shared scenes from this memorable ceremony utilizing their Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version smartphones.
▲Staff Australia athlete shares a selfie with followers with the brand new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version. Photograph credit score Getty/Samsung
Samsung collaborated with the Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) and Olympic Broadcasting Companies (OBS) to create a significant evening for athletes and followers — requiring intensive planning with varied Olympic companions for real-time footage streams, seamless 5G connectivity and different expertise assist.
The opening ceremony livestream is only one of a number of methods Samsung is sharing the joy from Paris 2024 with the world. The crusing competitors in Marseille and Victory Selfies will even convey followers nearer to the Olympic Video games. For a brand-new view of the crusing competitors in Marseille, Samsung is putting in Galaxy S24 Extremely smartphones to the boats and on the athletes’ shoulders. Moreover, medalists can seize their feelings with Victory Selfies utilizing the Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version supplied on the podium.
▲ Staff Korea athletes share their expertise with followers with their new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version. Photograph credit score Getty/Samsung
Greater than 100 specialists, 250 telephones and 360 days of testing made delivering these moments potential. The efforts to boost the viewing expertise for followers world wide have been all a part of Paris 2024’s imaginative and prescient of ‘Video games Extensive Open.’ By way of its cellular improvements, Samsung will encourage Paris 2024 athletes and followers to maintain an open thoughts as a result of ‘Open at all times wins.’
▲ Staff Japan athletes share a selfie with followers with the brand new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version. Photograph credit score Getty/Samsung
▲ Staff Guatemala athlete shares lifelong reminiscence with followers together with his new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version. Photograph credit score: Getty/Samsung
▲ Staff Refugee athletes share their expertise with followers with their new Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Version. Photograph credit score Getty/Samsung
▲ Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely smartphones positioned on boat to supply a singular view of the Opening Ceremony. Photograph credit score: Getty/Samsung
▲ Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely positioned on boat to supply a singular view of the Opening Ceremony. Photograph credit score: Getty/Samsung
▲ Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely positioned on the bow of the Staff GB boat through the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony. Photograph credit score Getty/Samsung
▲ Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely positioned on the bow of the Staff Romania boat through the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony. Photograph credit score Getty/Samsung
▲ Samsung Galaxy S24 Extremely positioned on the bow of the Staff Senegal boat through the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony. Photograph credit score Getty/Samsung