Cellhire of York to provide connectivity at Winter Olympics

For athletes, organisers and sponsors, the offering includes bespoke voice and data bundles.

National and global media and broadcasters will benefit from large data bundles, mobile hotspots, smartphones and other value added telecom services, enabling them to broadcast and report live at any time during the games.

Cellhire UK Managing Director, Matt Bennett said: “Our secure IoT and mobile data connectivity solutions will help to protect user privacy while mitigating risks to user data.

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“Cellhire’s track record for tier one connectivity in the global sports and entertainment fields speak for itself.

“We have provided many tens of thousands of solutions for Olympic, Paralympic and Winter Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups, UEFA Euro Finals, Rugby World Cup Finals, Commonwealth Games and the Tour de France.”

Bennett added: “This connectivity enables the world’s leading media to live-broadcast to their audiences without interruption. That’s thanks not only to our technical capabilities but also to the close partnerships we have with numerous mobile network providers around the world.”

Cellhire will have a team on the ground at the games to provide technical support throughout the event, and help to ensure clients’ data and voice operations run smoothly with no interruption – through network switching if required.

Cellhire is a leading global telecoms provider of mobile communications, M2M/IoT services and data connectivity to enterprise clients and indirect partners worldwide.

Established in 1987, the group serves EMEA, Americas and APAC with offices in the UK, USA, France, Germany and Japan. Partnering with mobile network operators globally, Cellhire provides access to mobile connectivity at market-leading commercials to companies worldwide.

As the Press reported previously, Cellhire provided communications technology to the Paris Games in 2024.

Several months earlier, the telecommunications provider, whose York office is on Clifton Park Avenue, also supplied critical IoT connectivity during the BBC’s UK General Election Coverage.

In its latest company accounts, filed last January, in the year to March 31 2024, the company reported an annual revenue of £28,841,437 compared with £28,247,575.

Its operating profit that year was £1,437,354, compared to £1,943,619 the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA was £4,290, 730 compared with £4,691, 639 the previous year.

Staffing over the year increased from 88 to 97.

Founder Timothy Williams said: “The directors are pleased to report strong results for the financial year and the group remains in a robust position going forward.”