NTS

A GLOBAL NETWORK

FOR RED BULL

facts

110,000 WebEx meetings

14,500 video conference calls

280 locations globally

5.9 million telephone calls

6.3 billion cans sold

11,900 employees

tant support and continuouslyhelps to react effec-

tively to attacks and to security gaps that become

known.

“If we had problems with the network, nothing

would work”, states the Red Bull IT boss, while em-

phasizing the importance of the collaborationwith

NTS. In 2017 alone, the Group conducted 110,000

meetings via WebEx, 5.9 million telephone calls …

“This proves, that network and communication so-

lutions represent the foundation of company-wide

ITsolutions”, and for thisyouneeda reliablepartner.

In addition to that, Red Bull happens to be a dyna-

mic company that undergoes big changes on a per-

manent basis. For this, NTS was identified as the

right partner. The business goes very nicely with

the culture of the global group:medium-sized, fol-

lows their own style, adapts and fulfils demands in

a flexible way. The big players in this sector net-

work and communication, were not able to offer

this due to their size, their structures and due to

their prescribed procedures.

The fact that one of themost famous companies in

the world counts on you, vouches for a certain

standard of quality. “NTS has done a lot of things

right over the past fewyears”, says the ITManager

of the RedBull Group and he adds, “we are for sure

an attractive, but also a very demanding customer

with regards to quality and speed”. These are ex-

actly the challenges that excite NTS. “In many

ways, Red Bull is an important customer. The high

demands which is placed on us by the Group and

the solution competence that we require for the

completion– this iswhat gives uswings”, says NTS

Executive Board member Hermann Koller when

appreciating the close and highlyprofessional and

stimulating collaboration.

NTS takes care of the entire network operation of

the complete Red Bull Group, with its 280 loca-

tions worldwide, with a 24/7 service of the local

networks as well as the connections between the

individual locations. This includes all solutions

that have to run over the network like telephony,

online meetings, video conferencing as well as ap-

plications that support the business processes and

the media sector. Red Bull has a widespread field

of activities. Besides the core business, Red Bull

supports various marketing projects, like for ex

ample soccer and ice hockey teams. For this rea-

son, NTS is tasked to deliver solutions that are sub-

stantially different from conventional office

operations, like for instance for sporting venues.

To accommodate all these issues, NTS caters for all

the specific needs, like the expansion of the soluti-

on portfolio for firewalls orwith individualWLAN

solutions. In the field of security NTS is an impor-

» We are for sure

an attractive,

but also a very

demanding customer. «

NTS takes care of the entire network

operation for the complete Red Bull

Group with its 280 locations globally.

Words by:

Michael Samec

Photos by:

Marija Kanizaj, Jürgen Skarwan/Red Bull Con-

tent, Pool, Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool, beigestellt,

Samo Vidic/Red Bull Content Pool

Data traffic control: NTS takes care

that 280 Red Bull locations are on-line 24/7.

Red Bull headquarters

in Fuschl am See: central offices

for 280 locations globally.

High speed and stability are in great

demand not only on the racecourse,

but in the IT as well.

Always on the ball at

Red Bull: Neymar.

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