Country's fourth largest software services firm HCL Technologies will provide the IT support to Volvo Ocean Race. HCL will be responsible for developing and delivering IT solutions for the 2017–18 edition of the race, which is the world's longest professional sporting event.The IT infrastructure being developed in collaboration with HCL will form the backbone of Volvo Ocean Race’s streaming and TV production for key events such as arrivals, departures and the In-Port Race series of the event which is held every three years.
Volvo Ocean Race CEO Mark Turner said, “The upcoming edition of the Volvo Ocean Race will be more digitally focused than ever before. Connecting the expected three million Race Village visitors, the 5,000 accredited journalists and our tens of millions of fans around the world is an immense task." He added that the partnership will help in a more connected experience.
HCL will support vital services, such as inter-site connectivity at the race’s global stopovers, digital content delivery, mobile data centers and infrastructure with full redundancy, Wi-Fi networks, and multimedia facilities for media centres and race offices.
“We are excited to be supporting such a momentous event in the extreme sporting calendar. The Volvo Ocean Race has become the Everest of racing; representing a life-changing experience for the crews and teams that take part,” said Ashish Gupta, Corporate Vice President & Head of EMEA,HCL Technologies. “HCL teams from around the world will come together and work tirelessly to drive a world-class, experience for the millions of race followers, who will be using the latest digital technologies to get closer than ever to the action,” he added.
The race will depart Alicante, Spain, on 22 October 2017. At a projected 45,000 nautical miles, the 2017-18 race is the world’s longest professional sporting event.
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