{"id":50717,"date":"2025-08-07T16:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/50717\/"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:32:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:32:11","slug":"everton-look-to-end-supporters-frustration-with-new-feature-at-hill-dickinson-stadium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/50717\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton look to end supporters’ ‘frustration’ with new feature at Hill Dickinson Stadium"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everton say Hill Dickinson Stadium will be one of the most advanced sporting venues in the country in terms of connectivity<\/p>\n

14:34, 07 Aug 2025Updated 14:36, 07 Aug 2025<\/p>\n

Everton claim that a significant \u201cfrustration\u201d for supporters at Goodison Park will now be eradicated at Hill Dickinson Stadium, which will be one of the most advanced sports arenas in the country in terms of connectivity.<\/p>\n

The Blues have partnered with HPE Aruba to invest in the best technology to ensure that visitors to the club\u2019s stunning new home are able to enjoy an engaging fan experience, including excellent signal strength on mobile devices. Fans will have an option of connecting to a free SSID WiFi network, or using their mobile phone network, thanks to a DAS (Distributed Antenna System) that has been installed to cover the stadium site, which will allow uninterrupted mobile phone coverage across the three biggest mobile network providers \u2013 EE, O2 and Vodafone.<\/p>\n

Both the WiFi and DAS will be switched on at the upcoming pre-season friendly against AS Roma, when a capacity 52,769 crowd will be in attendance. As the first time the stadium will be at full capacity, engineers will be on-site to monitor performance and optimise both systems, ensuring full implementation for the 2025\/26 Premier League<\/a> season.<\/p>\n

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Supporters will be able to connect to a free WiFi network identified as \u2018Everton Free Wifi\u2019. Fans are encouraged to connect to this network within the stadium concourses, official club store, premium spaces and in the stadium seating areas.<\/p>\n

The mobile DAS will also be available across all areas of Hill Dickinson Stadium<\/a>, including the Fan Plaza and Western Wharf. DAS works via strategically placing antennas to boost signal coverage in areas where a high volume of people can lead to a reduction in signal or a lack of signal.<\/p>\n

The DAS works across both 4G and 5G networks, irrespective of provider (Vodafone*, EE and O2).<\/p>\n

Using these systems, Everton<\/a> aim to enhance the fan experience by offering high connectivity throughout the stadium, aiding with digital ticketing and linking to a club app that will improve fan services, provide real-time offers and increase the speed of service at digital interaction points.<\/p>\n

Phil Davies, Director of Technology at Everton, said: \u201cAs a club, we recognise that connectivity is a key component of a matchday. At Goodison, and at many other large capacity stadiums, there can be a frustration at the lack, or loss of signal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe two systems we are introducing at Hill Dickinson Stadium aim to eliminate this problem and provide seamless connectivity for all visitors. We\u2019ve put a great deal of thought, expense and effort into ensuring the stadium is one of the best connected in the country and we look forward to supporters enjoying this improved access.\u201d<\/p>\n

*Regarding DAS, please note that Vodafone will not connect to the enhanced network for the Roma event, but will be operational for Brighton.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Everton say Hill Dickinson Stadium will be one of the most advanced sporting venues in the country in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[2689,59,3092,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-50717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-everton-fc","tag-gb","tag-hill-dickinson-stadium","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}