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QPR appoint BT as official communications partner

Queens Park Rangers has signed a multi-year partnership with BT Business to become the club’s official communications provider.

The partnership will supply the club with BT One Phone and a high performance network that will give the club secure and high speed communication and connectivity with 24/7 support across all the club’s premises, including its Loftus Road stadium and training ground at Harlington, near Heathrow Airport.

From the start of the 2015/16 season BT Sport branding will feature on the headrests of both sets of dugout seats at Loftus Road, in addition to LED signage and BT Sport content on the stadium’s big screen.

QPR’s communications will benefit from BT One Phone, a service that will bring together the club’s office phone system and mobile phones into a single service, hosted in the Cloud.

BT One Phone combines with EE’s 4G network, offering the biggest network and the best coverage in the UK, plus unlimited access to more than five million BT Wi-fi hotspots.

Tony Fernandes, QPR chairman, said: “I am delighted we’ve reached agreement with BT for this exciting, innovative partnership. I am all for the club embracing new technology and BT are certainly the front-runners in this field.

“Our media department have a number of exciting digital plans over the coming years, so to be working closely with BT – with the ability to tap into their technology expertise – will without doubt enhance our communications proposition across the club.”

Graham Sutherland, CEO, BT Business, said: “This is an exciting and high profile partnership for BT Business. The choice of a communications partner was a critical decision for QPR because technology plays such an integral role in everything they do off the pitch.

“QPR required a robust, capable and reliable network from a partner they trust who can guarantee the club remains connected as a business at all times. Innovative communications technology, such as BT One Phone, will transform the way the club communicates as a business.”

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