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Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team enhances network capability with Juniper Networks
Jefferson Slack , Managing Director Commercial and Marketing , Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team , said : “ We ’ re delighted to be able to announce this new partnership with Juniper Networks .
Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One
Team has announced a partnership with Juniper Networks , which becomes its Official Networking Equipment Vendor . As part of the partnership , Juniper will supply an agile and highly automated network platform across the team ’ s new technology campus , due for completion in early 2023 .
The team decided to partner with Juniper because it was keen to work with a supplier that understood the benefits of secure , cloud-based wired and wireless networking solutions that can withstand the sophisticated , data-intensive requirements of a Formula One team operating across multiple continents .
“ A Formula One team ’ s secure networking needs are extensive : we need the ultimate in performance , flexibility and intelligence – all delivered with zero compromise . And that ’ s as applicable to our trackside operations , which demand immediate , fault intolerant response , as it is to our factory networking requirements , which need to be robust yet fully scalable . Juniper ’ s adaptive and automated solutions are the perfect fit for our new smart factory build .”
Mike Marcellin , SVP and Chief Marketing Officer , Juniper Networks , said : “ The Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One Team is reliant on its network and therefore expects a consistently superior user experience .”
BT engineers new digital network infrastructure for ABB
BT has announced it is working with ABB to elevate its internationally managed communications infrastructure to new levels of performance , choice and agility to support the company ’ s new operating model . It follows the signing of a new contract between the two companies .
The new contract builds on an existing agreement , signed in 2014 , under which BT consolidated and optimised the leading global technology company ’ s international communications infrastructure .
Working with ABB ’ s Information Systems team , BT will now transform the network infrastructure to create a sustainable , resilient and secure core platform featuring a highly automated and data-driven managed service .
Security is a top priority for ABB as it executes its cloud strategy , which includes consolidating data centres and moving more applications and data into the cloud .
The communications infrastructure will reliably and securely connect people , devices and machines at over 600 facilities in 60 countries . Using the latest software-defined networking technology , it will offer ABB a choice of connectivity options for each site , including 5G access .
BT will enable ABB ’ s cloud-first ambitions with an end-to-end , compliant , multi-layered cybersecurity environment . It will deploy , manage and monitor over 1,100 endpoint devices , continuously verifying every device , user and application accessing the network .
It will also provide ABB with a new software-driven platform delivered over Wi-Fi 6 to enable mobility and digital manufacturing concepts , such as robotics , Internet of Things ( IoT ) and Big Data technologies at production sites .
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