Formula 1? and Tata Communications announce multi-year strategic collaboration

16 Mar 2022 , 03:50 PM

Formula 1? and Tata Communications announced a multi-year strategic collaboration, with Tata Communications returning to sport as the Official Broadcast Connectivity Provider of Formula 1, to deliver and enhance a world-class, technologically advanced experience for fans globally.

Tata Communications will empower Formula 1 with global end-to-end managed network services for video contribution, thereby transforming the motorsports experience. For this, the company will facilitate the transfer of more than 100 video feeds and over 250 audio channels to be transmitted between the Grand Prix venue and F1s Media & Technology Centre in the UK every race weekend in under 200 milliseconds, enabling F1 to broadcast to over 500 million fans in 180+ territories globally.

Tata Communications industry-recognised and built-for-media connectivity solutions will enable Formula 1 to transform the broadcast content production worldwide while continuing to support the sports drive for agility and sustainability. Following the introduction of Formula 1s remote broadcast operations in 2020, Tata Communications has allowed reduction in the organisations travelling freight by 34%.

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