McLaren-Honda and NTT Communications Corporation have announced the start of a three-year technology partnership. Under the agreement NTT Communications becomes a Technology Partner to McLaren-Honda.

Over the course of the partnership, NTT Communications will provide network, cloud, data connectivity and other innovations to meet McLaren's need for an IT communications platform that delivers optimum performance to support its Formula 1 race team.

Partnership to underpin McLaren's new IT strategy
The McLaren team celebrates its 50th anniversary on the Formula 1 grid this year and this partnership will underpin its new IT strategy which has a focus on cloud, mobility and people centric services.

Ron Dennis, Chairman and CEO, McLaren Technology Group that includes the McLaren-Honda team said: "I am delighted to welcome NTT Communications to the roster of McLaren-Honda's high-technology and premium brands. NTT has a long association with technology that goes all the way back to the introduction of the telegraph in Japan. Given McLaren's long association with innovation; it is only fitting that we should join forces with such an established and well-respected leader in enterprise communications technology who well understands our own drive for relentless technical development.

"NTT Communications has a resilient and high-capacity network that will allow the team to access its systems without delays."

Tetsuya Shoji, President and CEO, NTT Communications said: "I am thrilled that NTT Communications is now a Technology Partner for McLaren-Honda, a symbol of innovation for motorsport fans worldwide. The NTT Communications technology repertoire is wide and deep, and McLaren's excellence in Formula 1 is world renowned.

With innovation a part of the DNA of both companies, this partnership will help McLaren-Honda transform how it manages the data generated during Formula 1 races and transcend hitherto established boundaries in motorsports racing."

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