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Our naked eye can notice a difference for more than half a second, so that’ s your window.”
The numbers paint a picture of incredible technical precision. Tata Communications’ purpose-built 100Gps global media backbone enables the transmission of massive data loads with millisecond accuracy. Each race sees more than 90 video feeds and 150 audio channels, all operating simultaneously throughout the weekend, with data traveling from any of the 24 race locations to the UK production facility in less than 200 milliseconds.
Revolutionising the workflow The second transformation involved completely reimagining the production workflow itself.“ We started using a lot of IP and moving away from satellites, and that was part number two. We changed the workflow inherently,” notes Dhaval. The traditional model of massive satellite trucks at sporting venues has given way to sleek, IP-based solutions.
The impact on F1’ s operations has been profound.“ The ETC used to really have hundreds of people over there, and from that, it has gone down to about a handful of maybe 25, 30 individuals who are there on site,” Dhaval explains. This dramatic reduction in on-site personnel represents a 85-90 % decrease from traditional broadcasting models.
The environmental benefits are equally impressive. Following the introduction of Formula 1’ s remote broadcast operations in 2020, Tata Communications has allowed reduction in the organisation’ s travelling freight by 34 %, helping F1 on its goal to be net zero by 2030.
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