25 Apr 2019

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium's "world class" connectivity

Tottenham Hotspur’s recently opened new stadium has been designed to be the best connected in the UK, with “world class” mobile voice and data services for customers of every UK operator – Vodafone, O2, EE and Three – as well as wireless emergency and support services, Wi-Fi and technologies for broadcast and event use.

Real Wireless was engaged by Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in 2013 to help develop the strategy for the new stadium’s wireless communications and ensure that the stadium’s design made provisions for all the necessary services – not just cellular (including 5G when it’s up and running), but also PMR for support services, TETRA for emergency services and Wi-Fi (technically architected, supplied and deployed by HPE – Hewlett Packard Enterprise). In addition, technologies such as satellite that may be required for broadcast and event use also needed to be supported. After many meetings with the UK’s four mobile network operators (MNOs) and neutral host companies, it was decided that one of the latter would be required and the Club selected Shared Access Limited to carry out the detailed design and system integration, and create a commercial platform that would allow all four MNOs to deploy all their current technologies and 5G when available. The stadium offers 100 per cent wireless coverage and mobile connectivity with all four operators.