FA Secures BT Partnership for St. George's Park Development
Poster: SySAdmin
Posted on October 27, 2011 at 10:21:01 AM
FA Secures BT Partnership for St. George's Park Development
LONDON, October 27, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
BT has become the Official Communications Services Partner of St.
George's Park, the first of a select number of tiered blue-chip partners of
The Football Association's new National Football Centre, under development
in Burton upon Trent.
In an exclusive five year, multi-million pound agreement, coaches,
players and business users of St. George's Park will all benefit from a
state-of-the-art, bespoke, high-speed BT iNet voice and data network, plus
BT Openzone Wi-Fi
[http://business.bt.com/broadband-and-internet/internet-access/wi-fi-for-business ]
.
David Sheepshanks, Chairman of St. George's Park, said: "We are
absolutely delighted to welcome BT as a partner for the St. George's Park
development and their association with us is a ringing endorsement of its
importance and its growing national identity.
"The buildings are taking shape at a rapid rate and you can now get a
real sense of what an inspirational and special place it will be. St.
George's Park will be at the very centre of coach education and young player
development and for The FA to be delivering its philosophy and agenda it
needs the very best technology infrastructure and facilities. We look
forward to working closely with BT."
Graham Sutherland, managing director, BT Business
[http://business.bt.com/products-and-services ], said: "We are very proud to
support St. George's Park and to help The FA develop the next generation of
sporting greats. With the best communications technology at the heart of
this project, English football can build a competitive advantage on the
field."
Rob Ray, Group Director of Digital & Information Technology at The
Football Association, said: "St. George's Park is designed to be cutting
edge in every way and technology is a key component, making this partnership
with BT all the more exciting. There is little doubt that they are best
placed to deliver this expertise and we are delighted to be able to partner
with them to enhance St. George's Park's status as a centre of sporting
excellence."
Close to one million visitors will use the St. George's Park network
over the term. Sponsorship rights have also been agreed.
BT is the Official Communications Services Partner to the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games, title sponsor of the BT Paralympic World Cup,
and also sponsors the charity Football Aid. Three of Britain's national
stadia - Wembley Stadium, the Millennium Stadium and Hampden Park - have
BT-installed technology, and BT Vision's entertainment service provides live
matches from the Barclays Premier League and live action from The FA Cup
with Budweiser and the Football League. BT has more than 60 years experience
in sports content delivery, and its media and broadcast services support The
FA Cup, Wimbledon and Rugby Union, among 3,500 headline events, each year.
BT joins a growing list of commercial partners, headed by Lead Partner
Umbro, as well as Hilton Worldwide. Construction of St George's Park is
already well underway and the centre is on-track to open in the summer of
2012.
About BT:
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions
and services, operating in more than 170 countries. Its principal activities
include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and
international telecommunications services to its customers for use at home,
at work and on the move, including business broadband
[http://business.bt.com/broadband-and-internet/internet-access/business-broadband ]
, data cabling
[http://business.bt.com/products-and-services/data-and-voice-networks ] and
leased line
[http://business.bt.com/broadband-and-internet/internet-access/btnet-premium ]
internet, as well as converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT
consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services,
Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale. In the year ended 31 March 2011, BT
Group's revenue was GBP20,076 million with profit before taxation of
GBP1,717 million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT
Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT
Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
PR Contact:
Richard Knowles
BT Centre
81 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AJ
+44(0)20-7356-5369
http://business.bt.com
Source: BT
.
LONDON, October 27, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
BT has become the Official Communications Services Partner of St.
George's Park, the first of a select number of tiered blue-chip partners of
The Football Association's new National Football Centre, under development
in Burton upon Trent.
In an exclusive five year, multi-million pound agreement, coaches,
players and business users of St. George's Park will all benefit from a
state-of-the-art, bespoke, high-speed BT iNet voice and data network, plus
BT Openzone Wi-Fi
[http://business.bt.com/broadband-and-internet/internet-access/wi-fi-for-business ]
.
David Sheepshanks, Chairman of St. George's Park, said: "We are
absolutely delighted to welcome BT as a partner for the St. George's Park
development and their association with us is a ringing endorsement of its
importance and its growing national identity.
"The buildings are taking shape at a rapid rate and you can now get a
real sense of what an inspirational and special place it will be. St.
George's Park will be at the very centre of coach education and young player
development and for The FA to be delivering its philosophy and agenda it
needs the very best technology infrastructure and facilities. We look
forward to working closely with BT."
Graham Sutherland, managing director, BT Business
[http://business.bt.com/products-and-services ], said: "We are very proud to
support St. George's Park and to help The FA develop the next generation of
sporting greats. With the best communications technology at the heart of
this project, English football can build a competitive advantage on the
field."
Rob Ray, Group Director of Digital & Information Technology at The
Football Association, said: "St. George's Park is designed to be cutting
edge in every way and technology is a key component, making this partnership
with BT all the more exciting. There is little doubt that they are best
placed to deliver this expertise and we are delighted to be able to partner
with them to enhance St. George's Park's status as a centre of sporting
excellence."
Close to one million visitors will use the St. George's Park network
over the term. Sponsorship rights have also been agreed.
BT is the Official Communications Services Partner to the London 2012
Olympic and Paralympic Games, title sponsor of the BT Paralympic World Cup,
and also sponsors the charity Football Aid. Three of Britain's national
stadia - Wembley Stadium, the Millennium Stadium and Hampden Park - have
BT-installed technology, and BT Vision's entertainment service provides live
matches from the Barclays Premier League and live action from The FA Cup
with Budweiser and the Football League. BT has more than 60 years experience
in sports content delivery, and its media and broadcast services support The
FA Cup, Wimbledon and Rugby Union, among 3,500 headline events, each year.
BT joins a growing list of commercial partners, headed by Lead Partner
Umbro, as well as Hilton Worldwide. Construction of St George's Park is
already well underway and the centre is on-track to open in the summer of
2012.
About BT:
BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions
and services, operating in more than 170 countries. Its principal activities
include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and
international telecommunications services to its customers for use at home,
at work and on the move, including business broadband
[http://business.bt.com/broadband-and-internet/internet-access/business-broadband ]
, data cabling
[http://business.bt.com/products-and-services/data-and-voice-networks ] and
leased line
[http://business.bt.com/broadband-and-internet/internet-access/btnet-premium ]
internet, as well as converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT
consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services,
Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale. In the year ended 31 March 2011, BT
Group's revenue was GBP20,076 million with profit before taxation of
GBP1,717 million.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT
Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT
Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
PR Contact:
Richard Knowles
BT Centre
81 Newgate Street
London
EC1A 7AJ
+44(0)20-7356-5369
http://business.bt.com
Source: BT
.