


To reimagine the AO experience virtually meant going where few tournaments have before: to the truly phygital future of sports and entertainment.
They say that if there's one Open that's meant to be experienced, not seen, it's the Happy Slam. For two weeks in the summer down under, Melbourne Park transforms into a hub of urban culture. The sights and sounds of the Australian Open, from the court spaces to concert stages to culinary experiences, are unlike any other in the world of sport. For Infosys and Tennis Australia, ensuring the experience never stops meant building a first-of-its-kind AO Virtual Hub.
This year, Melbourne Park won't be accessible to international guests. That's where the 3D AO Virtual Hub bridges the gap by overcoming physical restrictions for partners and sponsors, who are integral to the AO business model. The Hub engages AO partners and their guests in premium digital hospitality across the vast expanse of Melbourne Park.
Bringing the Hub to life in a few months wasn't going to be easy. In addition to a resilient mindset and remote collaboration, building the Hub would require the scale of a cloud-powered platform: Infosys Meridian. By leveraging Meridian's polycloud, the teams shaped the core of taking virtual broadcasting and conferencing to 12,000 concurrent attendees. And then built on it with interactive spaces, content management and event analytics to deliver a seamlessly integrated experience.