London,
10
February
2025
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12:30
Europe/London

EE BRINGS 5G STANDALONE TO WEMBLEY STADIUM IN UK FIRST AS ROLLOUT ROARS ON

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  • Wembley Stadium Connected by EE becomes the UK’s first sports venue to have a bespoke and permanent 5G standalone network.
  • EE’s technology available for the first time during England Women’s UEFA Nations League match against Spain on 26th February.
  • The major upgrade gives EE customers attending the biggest stadium events of 2025 access to the UK’s newest and best 5G network for faster mobile internet speeds and reliable connectivity.
  • EE’s 5G standalone technology will support the evolution of the live event experience for fans attending events at the UK’s biggest stadium.

Wembley Stadium has become the UK’s first sports venue to benefit from having its own dedicated 5G standalone mobile network - beating the likes of Twickenham, the Principality Stadium and Wimbledon - after EE completed major upgrades at the spiritual ‘home of football’.

Football fans attending England Women’s UEFA Nations League match against reigning world champions Spain later this month will be the first people in the UK to experience Wembley’s enhanced in-stadium connectivity, as the 5G standalone network is used for a live public event for the first time.

“The Lionesses have made history with their ground-breaking performances on the pitch, and now we’ve made history off it with the launch of the first 5G standalone network at Wembley Stadium,” said Marc Allera, CEO at EE.

“Whether it’s the Emirates FA Cup Final or one of the hotly anticipated gigs this summer, our cutting-edge mobile connectivity will ensure fans can capture, share and experience history in new ways under the iconic Wembley arch in 2025,” he added.

This first-of-its-kind deployment of 5G standalone is part of EE’s continued refinement of its network experience at the UK’s biggest stadium, having recently resigned a multi-year partnership with Wembley to ensure it remains one of the best-connected stadia in the world.

Unlike previous 5G technologies which relied on using 4G infrastructure, 5G standalone – as the name suggests – operates entirely separately, unleashing increased capacity and performance so fans can benefit from more reliable mobile internet, faster loading speeds, and improved video calls - even in busy areas and during major events.

The technology also has the potential to be used to support Wembley Stadium’s wider event operations, including retail point-of-sale and television broadcasting – as well as future fan experiences.

Having launched its 5G standalone network in September 2024, EE’s most advanced network technology is already available to more than 21 million people – a third of the UK population.

For more information on how to access 5G standalone on EE, please visit:  ee.co.uk/why-ee/5g-on-ee

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Locations where EE’s 5G standalone is already available include: Ashton-Under-Lyne, Barrow-in-Furness, Barry, Bath, Belfast, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Bury, Cardiff, Coventry, Dudley, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newport, Nottingham, Sheffield, St Helens, Stockport, Swansea, Weston Super Mare, Wigan, Wolverhampton.

 

About EE 

EE is one of the UK’s largest subscription businesses, backed by the UK’s biggest and fastest mobile network, offering superfast connections in more places than any other operator. 

 

Built on the foundation of decades of mobile and broadband leadership, EE is on a mission to be the most personal and customer-focused brand in the UK by playing a more meaningful role in customers’ lives, with a suite of exciting products and services open to all UK consumers, available via a new ‘EE ID’ digital platform. 

 

EE’s mobile network continues to receive extensive recognition including UK's best overall network by RootMetrics® every year since 2014, as well as being named Network of the Year at the 2022 Mobile Industry Awards. 

 

EE is committed to offering first class service in the industry and has over 400 stores across the UK. EE remains the only mobile provider to answer 100% of customer calls in the UK and Ireland and was recognised as the UK’s Best Large Contact Centre by the UK Customer Experience Awards 2018 and Welsh Contact Centre Awards 2019. 

 

EE was awarded The Sunday Times’ Best 100 Companies to Work for in 2018 and 2019, as well as being named Best Employer 2018 by the European Contact Centre & Customer Service awards. EE won Best Repair Service and Best Network Provider at the Mobile Industry Awards in September 2023 and was recognised as the provider that does more than any other to deliver a great service. 

 

EE is part of BT Group's Consumer business unit which provides products and services to all of BT’s consumer customers in the UK. 

 

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