First, a disclaimer: I am a huge MotoGP™ fan. I am always looking for ways to get as close to the track action as possible because at 350km/h, I think, details are important. It’s incredibly exciting for me to see the constant push for innovation and progress in the sport. Innovation is also what drives the prototype machines on the grid. Dorna – the organisation behind the sport and Tata Communications’ customer – seeks to harness the power of the latest digital technologies to take fans like me closer to the heart of the action. I have had the privilege to see how Dorna looks to use these technologies to complement each and every interaction fans have with MotoGP™, wherever they might be.

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FIND OUT HOW MILLIONS OF FANS AROUND THE WORLD GET TO SEE THE RACE UNFOLD ORIOL PUIGDEMONT – A FAN’S PERSPECTIVE Oriol Puigdemont has been a motorsports journalist since 2004, covering different race categories such as MotoGP, Formula 1 and Dakar Rally. Not many people get to go ‘behind the scenes’ at a MotoGP event with one of the world’s largest telecommunications specialists, Tata Communications. As a fan of the sport, and someone who makes a point of trying to keep up with technology, I thought I might have an idea of what was required to set up a live control centre and broadcast the action around the world. But, you can honestly only begin to appreciate the size and scale of the logistics needed, by seeing something like this first-hand. And I was fortunate enough to have that exclusive access at the Italian Grand Prix. I visited the Tata Communications control centre at the Mugello Circuit in Tuscany, Italy, just hours before the race was due to start. My remit was to find out how millions of fans around the world got to see the race unfold. This is a story about what goes on behind the scenes; the vast, almost mind-blowing technology that works in the background to make it happen.

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