RIEDEL Is Now an Official Partner of the FIA

Wuppertal, March 31, 2022 - Riedel Communications today announced that the company has been named the official supplier of motor sports telecommunications for the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). After a two-decade relationship between the two organizations, Riedel will now supply the FIA with leading-edge hardware and software technologies to take safety, sustainability, and innovation across all global FIA championship series to the next level.

Peter Bayer, FIA secretary general for sport and FIA F1 executive director, said, “The FIA’s decision to name Riedel as an official supplier of its motor sports communication is a result of a trusted relationship over two decades. It illustrates our shared commitment to use the most advanced technologies, with the safety and sustainability requirements that we have for all our championships.”

Communications and signal distribution solutions provided by Riedel for FIA motor sports events include: the pioneering MediorNet distributed video infrastructures, which combine signal transport, routing, processing, and conversion in a redundant real-time network; the scalable Artist digital intercom network; the award-winning Bolero wireless intercom system; and a variety of specialized headsets and handheld radios.

“This partnership has been a long time in the making. Over the past 20 years, FIA and Riedel have been constantly inspiring one another to push the envelope of innovation even further,” said Thomas Riedel, CEO, and founder of Riedel Group. “We’re thrilled to be officially joining the FIA’s efforts to promote higher safety standards and the latest technology in the world of motor sports, making the lives of pilots, teams, officials, and the entire racing community both easier and safer.”

Lutz Rathmann, CEO of managed technology at Riedel, added, “Our intelligent systems are engineered to work seamlessly with one another, so a unified Riedel infrastructure will bring significant added value for both drivers and officials.”

About Riedel Communications

Riedel Communications is a leading provider of live production tools for the media, sports and entertainment industries. The company’s hardware and software solutions range from distributed video and audio networks, intercom and replay solutions to WAN and MPLS applications. Riedel’s holistic approach allows the three business units – Product Division, Managed Technology Division and Networks Division – to leverage powerful synergies to provide flexible infrastructure, tools and services for fixed and temporary installations around the globe, enabling Riedel customers to execute even the most complex projects onsite, remotely or in the cloud. Riedel is headquartered in Wuppertal and employs over 1,000 people at 30 locations in Europe, Australia, Asia and North and South America.

About RIEDEL Networks

RIEDEL Networks is a privately owned, global network provider focused on customized networks. We are listed in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Network Services, Global, as a niche vendor specializing in mid-market international enterprises and the media and events sector. With our own global backbone, we help companies to be networked worldwide. Our services include Internet connectivity, MPLS, SD-WAN, SASE, Cloud Connect and more. Our customers come from various industries and appreciate quality, safety and reliability. RIEDEL Networks is a 100% owned company of the RIEDEL Communications Group in Wuppertal, Germany, and is fully privately owned by Thomas Riedel.