Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise to provide the communications infrastructure for the BMW International Open 2024 golf tournament
Colombes, France – June 28, 2024 – Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise a leading provider of communications, networking and cloud solutions tailored to customers’ industries, is connecting the 35th BMW International Open, Germany's most prestigious golf tournament, with the latest communications and network infrastructure. The equipment ranges from mobile devices and network switches to the latest Wi-Fi 7 technology. An AI-based service is used to protect against cyber-attacks. It utilizes cloud functions and monitors the network intelligently and autonomously in real time, warns of threats and helps with network problems.
For Bernhard Langer, Germany's best-known professional golfer, this event will be his farewell tournament. The BMW International Open is celebrating its 35th anniversary, with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise acting as the official connectivity partner for the eighth year. As in previous years, the BWM International Open will take place at the Munich Eichenried Golf Club, this time from July 3rd to 7th.
In addition to Langer, all the top German and other international players will be taking part in the anniversary tournament. The players, media representatives and organizers, as well as an expected 60,000 visitors, will rely on the innovative network and communications infrastructure from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, that will ensure full compliance with the NIS2 directive throughout the tournament. It enables the seamless and secure use of modern connectivity across the entire site.
The infrastructure includes a communications platform with an autonomous high-performance network of local LAN switches and wireless network with Wi-Fi 6E and Wi-Fi 7 access points, the latest IP DeskPhones with touch screens, including at the VIP customer reception, as well as mobile DECT telephony including alarm options for the organization and security team. In view of the temporary construction with tents and partially open terrain, the hardened switches and outdoor access points from Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise are used in addition to the solutions for office environments to maintain connectivity in all weather conditions.
Safe and secure through best practices and AI
In the face of increasing threats from cyber-attacks, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is implementing best practices and technologies required for end-to-end cyber security. For example, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) protects against unsecured devices and content entering the BMW International Open infrastructure. All ALE solutions are certified and comply with the relevant regulations such as ISO 27001 for information security and ISO 27017 for secure, cloud-based environments and others. ALE also guarantees compliance with regional data protection standards such as the GDPR.
OmniVista Network Advisor offers state-of-the-art AI technology. The intelligent and autonomous tool minimizes network downtime and improves the application with integrated artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Leveraging the capabilities of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's Rainbow Cloud platform, the application anticipates network issues and fixes them, sometimes before end users even notice. It speeds up and simplifies network troubleshooting, improves network security, helps with configuration checking and reports any sudden changes in network behavior.
This is the eighth time we have relied on Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise for communications during our golf tournament. We know that our connectivity partner delivers the latest technology every year, with ever more powerful broadband connections, whether via local network or wireless. This year, for example, we are using the latest Wi-Fi 7 access points. This is so important because visitors' communication behavior has also changed in the course of digitalization. Today's gigabit society communicates significantly more and in more diverse ways via online media during the tournament than in the past. Connectivity will be just right again this year. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is a partner we can rely on.
We will once again ensure smooth and secure communication at Germany's largest golf tournament as well as connectivity for athletes, journalists, the organization team and, of course, spectators. The participating golf professionals shine year after year with top performances. We, especially our technical specialists, look forward to this tournament every year. With our expertise, our technology and our solutions, we help to ensure that the IT infrastructure is a complete success.