State Needs Smartphones for The World Cup, The Pan Am Games And The 2016 Olympics

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The State Department wants Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphones to use at the 2014 Brazil World Cup, the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics, according to contracting documents.

The phones need to have 3G and 4G mobile capabilities. They also need a good map app (to get around foreign cities, presumably) and videoconferencing (to capture and relay the action back home).

“Extensive research was done to find a phone that is compatible with both applications and can be used in both Brazil and Canada,” the solicitation said.

The Galaxy S4 was chosen partly for its antennae, which are compatible with 3G networks in both nations. But anything that’s exactly the same as the Galaxy S4 will do, according to the solicitation, which requests this model “or equal.”


State Needs Smartphones for The World Cup, The Pan Am Games And The 2016 Olympics