Samsung Electronics allowed fans to immerse themselves into the Olympic Games Paris 2024 sailing competition held in the French port city of Marseille. Through the Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones installed on each boat, fans experienced the race as if they were alongside their favorite athletes — battling the elements together in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.
Samsung implemented optimized software and technology to support filming and transmitting this first-of-its-kind footage in collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) and other Olympic partners.
Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones were installed on the boats used in the sailing events. For kitesurfing and windsurfing, Galaxy smartphones were attached to each athlete’s shoulder and buoys in the water. With this new viewing experience, sailing fans never missed a beat.
This presented a whole new set of challenges and months of research, development and testing — in close collaboration with the OBS and other Olympic tech partners — to guarantee video quality and connectivity performance across various bodies of water and weather conditions, which can be really windy with huge waves or extremely hot and sunny. Samsung and its partners addressed these challenges by leveraging the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s Optical image stabilization (OIS) features, increasing transmission power and installing relay towers on chase boat to ensure a seamless livestream experience for viewers.
In line with the 2024 Paris Olympics vision of a “Games Wide Open,” Samsung is dedicated to bringing a more immersive experience to fans around the world.
▲ Galaxy S24 Ultra installed at the boat of Robert Dickson and Sean Waddilove of Team Ireland as they compete in Men’s Skiff 49er class on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Marseille Marina on July 30, 2024 in France. (Photo by Getty Images)
▲ Galaxy S24 Ultra installed at the boat of Isaac McHardie and William McKenzie of Team New Zealand’s boat as they compete in the Men’s Skiff 49er class on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Marseille Marina on July 30, 2024 in France. (Photo by Phil Walter / Getty Images)
▲ Galaxy S24 Ultra installed on a buoy on the water as Makoto Tomizawa of Team Japan competes in the Men’s Windsurf iQFoil class on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Marseille Marina on July 30, 2024 in France. (Photo by Clive Mason / Getty Images)
▲ Galaxy S24 Ultra installed at the boat of Ian Barrows and Hans Henken of Team USA as they compete in the Men’s Skiff 49er class on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Marseille Marina on July 30, 2024 in France. (Photo by Phil Walter / Getty Images)
▲ Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones installed on the boat of Odile Aanholt and Annette Duetz of Team Netherlands as they compete on their way to gold in Women’s Skiff 49erFX class medal race on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Marseille Marina on August 02, 2024 in France. (Photo by Phil Walter / Getty Images)
▲ Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones installed at the boat of Paris 2024 sailing competition at Marseille Marina, France.
▲ Galaxy S24 Ultra installed at the boat of Paris 2024 sailing competition at Marseille Marina, France.
▲ Galaxy S24 Ultra installed at the buoy of Paris 2024 sailing competition at Marseille Marina, France.
Source: Samsung Mobile Blog
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