Why India’s first-ever F1 has a Pune connection

When the first-ever Formula One (F1) race in India gets underway at the Buddh International circuit in Greater Noida on October 30, it will have a strong Pune connection.

City-based telecom and power solutions company, Sterlite Technologies, has manufactured and supplied a diverse range of fibre optic cables for the circuit.

These cables will enable installation flexibility, meet environment standards and ensure communication signal integrity. The system will play a major part in critical functions such as signalling, barrier actuation and close-circuit television.

The Sterlite fibre optic cables used for indoor deployment — installed within the stadium control centre, in the spectator stands, on the racetrack and in pit stops — have been designed with LSZH (low smoke zero halogen) for the outer jacketing.

LSZH is a material that is composed of thermoplastic compounds that emits limited smoke and does not produce toxic smoke when exposed to flame.

Director of Sterlite Technologies, Pravin Agarwal, told DNA that besides addressing the critical challenges in improving efficiencies in telecom and power infrastructure, Sterlite has also made significant contribution to the Delhi Metro Rail project and several oil and gas projects, all of which deployed Sterlite’s fibre optic cables.

“We remain committed to facilitate building of world-class infrastructure in
India and across the world,” Agarwal said.