Just one month to go until the Beijing Games begin.

Last minute preparations are under way as Beijing gets set to host the world for the first time. But with hotel vacancies at zero, and high-demand for tickets, most of the world will simply have to be content to watch the games remotely. For the first time, mobiles now play a significant role as a window to the games.

There will be lots of ways to get the Olympics on your mobile this summer:[via ReadWriteWeb]

Yahoo has just launched a site devoted exclusively to the 2008 Beijing Games. From Yahoo’s main mobile web site, m.yahoo.com, there’s a new link that’s been added to the top of the list directly underneath Mail and Messenger. The link reads “2008 Olympics Coverage.”

For video, MobiTV customers can subscribe to a mobilized channel showing NBC Sports coverage, which come August, will be all Olympics news to be sure.

To get the latest headlines, Google Mobile’s News feature lets you customize your page of news, so it’s very easy to create a personalized page displaying only the news containing the keyword you entered – like “Olympics” or “Beijing,” for example.

Then there is Reuters mobile news service which is available at http://mobile.reuters.com or via text (text NEWS to 25669). They even provide mobile RSS feeds, including this one for sports news.

However, if you are going to be attending the Olympics, be warned that 3G in China is a strange homegrown creature (TD-SCDMA) that isn’t compatible with your internationally recognized high-speed handset [via MarketWatch]

Visitors who acquire TD-SCDMA enabled phones or data cards may also experience glitches, as the service has reportedly suffered from irregular service quality, weak signals and limited coverage.

If you do get 3G in Beijing, you could become a mobile reporter — a citizen sports journalist:

Mobile IM and VOIP company, Fring, is looking for mobile Olympics news reporters.

They’re hoping to take advantage of the demand for Olympics news coverage by using the event to gain traction and exposure for their service.

On a recent blog entry, the company announced that they would provide 3.5G mobile phones, with camera, SIM card, and unlimited data plans to anyone planning to attend the games and interested in micro-blogging the events. “FringCommentators,” as they’re being called, will then send in quick updates and photos to their blog.

The Dawn of a Mobile Era for the Games

The IOC sees abig future for mobile at the Olympics. IOC marketing head, Gerhard Heiberg says that mobile is set to become a big part of the media rights, adding that after London in 2012, mobile will no longer be bundled into the broadcast deal.