Yvonne Monterroso: 2020 is the pinnacle of the four-year sporting cycle. This year sees the world’s largest and most prestigious multi-sport events held in Tokyo this summer. The last time the Summer Games were held in Asia – in Beijing in 2008—they attracted a worldwide television audience of 4.4 billion people (Statista). The high-profile nature of these sporting events drives a continuing initiative to develop new, more informative and engaging ways to consume live sports. This article investigates how today’s event production teams are implementing the latest mobile transmission technology to capture a diversity of sports at different venues under varying conditions – and, more importantly, examine the connectivity challenges that these sports broadcasters are faced with in getting the live video and commentary back to their broadcast facilities and out to audiences in various locations across the World.
