A glimpse of the future? South Korea to pilot next-gen ICT technology at 2018 Winter Olympics

SEOUL: Picture being able to experience

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first-person 360-degree views from athletes at the Winter Olympics via virtual reality. Imagine as well the possibility of being guided to your seat at a sporting venue on your mobile phone, via an augmented reality-based direction app.

The catch? It is only available in South Korea at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games.

Enter the next-generation 5G data transmission standards, which will pilot at the Winter Games to support such applications, as part of the event’s ambition to become the most high-tech Olympics to date.

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