Powering the delivery of Formula 1® around the world
As the Official Broadcast Connectivity Provider of Formula 1®, Tata Communications is proud to celebrate a strategic technology collaboration which has created a world-class experience for fans globally, every race weekend since 2012.
The Challenge
Formula 1® is a unique and challenging environment, which calls for the best and brightest minds, and latest in cutting-edge technology, to allow the sport to continue to be the resounding success that we see today.
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A Global Sport
With the growth of the F1® season, there are now 24 different race locations on the calendar across 21 countries and 5 continents.![]()
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Remote Operations
With broadcast operations hosted remotely in the UK, data from the circuit needs to travel from each race location to the UK before it can be broadcast worldwide.![]()
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Dependable Agility
In a sport where reaction time is everything, speed of response is measured in milliseconds, not seconds.![]()
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Multi-Channel Output
Each race will see over 90 video feeds and 150 audio channels, all operating simultaneously throughout the weekend.![]()
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A Universal Audience
Across the season, the F1® broadcast reaches a cumulative audience of 2.06* billion with an average of 86* million viewers per race, spread around the world.
*Source: Nielsen, F1, and YouTube, including uncaptured OTT/ streaming estimates based on market insights, F1 Global Summit 2025. ‘86 million’ calculated based on an average per race audience from 2.06 billion for the 2024 calendar.
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A Global Sport
With the growth of the F1® season, there are now 24 different race locations on the calendar across 21 countries and 5 continents.![]()
![]()
Remote Operations
With broadcast operations hosted remotely in the UK, data from the circuit needs to travel from each race location to the UK before it can be broadcast worldwide.![]()
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Dependable Agility
In a sport where reaction time is everything, speed of response is measured in milliseconds, not seconds.![]()
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Multi-Channel Output
Each race will see over 90 video feeds and 150 audio channels, all operating simultaneously throughout the weekend.![]()
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A Universal Audience
Across the season, the F1® broadcast reaches a cumulative audience of 2.06* billion with an average of 86* million viewers per race, spread around the world.
*Source: Nielsen, F1, and YouTube, including uncaptured OTT/ streaming estimates based on market insights, F1 Global Summit 2025. ‘86 million’ calculated based on an average per race audience from 2.06 billion for the 2024 calendar.
The Solution
Tata Communications helps F1® become future-ready with next generation technology.
Innovation
Speed & Agility
Sustainability
Trust
Engineering Excellence
Innovation
Tata Communications innovative remote broadcast solution enables F1®’s production team to increasingly work from a central UK location, ready to receive the data streamed through our network from any of 24 race locations in less than 200 milliseconds. From here this data is streamed to millions of fans across the globe.
We're Empowering Innovation.
We're Empowering Innovation.
Innovation
Innovation
Tata Communications innovative remote broadcast solution enables F1®’s production team to increasingly work from a central UK location, ready to receive the data streamed through our network from any of 24 race locations in less than 200 milliseconds. From here this data is streamed to millions of fans across the globe.
We're Empowering Innovation.
We're Empowering Innovation.
Speed & Agility
Sustainability
Trust
Engineering Excellence
Empowering Tomorrow
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The Result
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500 TB
Transferred every race weekend. The equivalent to 70 hours of 4K UHD video streaming.![]()
200 ms
The average time it takes to transmit data from circuit back to the F1® Media & Technology Centre in the UK – that’s quicker than the average driver’s reactions to lights out.![]()
90+
Video feeds transferred each race weekend.![]()
150+
Audio channels transferred each race weekend.![]()
180+
Territories globally broadcasted to.![]()
100 G
All supported by our 100G global media backbone purpose-built for F1®.
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500 TB
Transferred every race weekend. The equivalent to 70 hours of 4K UHD video streaming.![]()
200 ms
The average time it takes to transmit data from circuit back to the F1® Media & Technology Centre in the UK – that’s quicker than the average driver’s reactions to lights out.![]()
90+
Video feeds transferred each race weekend.![]()
150+
Audio channels transferred each race weekend.![]()
180+
Territories globally broadcasted to.![]()
100 G
All supported by our 100G global media backbone purpose-built for F1®.
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