GLASTONBURY 2013 - Glastonbury to provide festivalgoers with Wi-Fi via eco-tractor

The mobile phone company EE has set up a 4G tractor which will give high-speed access to anyone within 10 metres

 

 

Glastonbury will have Wi-Fi when it opens on Wednesday, provided by the mobile phone company EE, installed on an eco-tractor. Photograph: Glastonbury/PA

Festival goers at Glastonbury will be given help keeping in touch – thanks to an unlikely piece of farm equipment. One of festival organiser Michael Eavis's tractors has been converted into a 4G Wi-Fi hotspot and will be driven around the site at Worthy Farm in Somerset next weekend. The eco-friendly New Holland vehicle has been fitted with network equipment by mobile operator EE, providing high-speed Wi-Fi access to anyone up to 10 metres away.
EE brand director Spencer McHugh said: "We couldn't be more excited about this year's Glastonbury where we will be installing the first ever superfast 4G network at a UK festival to help those on-site stay connected.
"Our 4G tractor demonstrates the innovative approach we're taking to bring the fastest mobile internet speeds to the UK in a uniquely Glastonbury way and uses similar technology to our fleet of 4G cabs trialled earlier this year.
EE will be tweeting the tractor's whereabouts so people know where to find it. Glastonbury opens on Wednesday.The main acts will be performing from Friday until Sunday.