Vodafone UK extends free eSIM trial to Boardmasters Festival ⋆

Vodafone UK extends free eSIM trial to Boardmasters Festival

Boardmasters Festival is an annual event held in Newquay, Cornwall, on the southwest coast of England. It’s a unique festival that combines live music performances with surfing, skateboarding, and other beach sports, making it a significant event for fans of both music and extreme sports. Festivalgoers at the Cornish seaside event this year can dip their toes into Vodafone’s network with eSIM, free for 7 days, without having to change their phone numbers. Boardmasters Festival Vodafone eSIM

People going to the Boardmasters Festival in Newquay, Cornwall, will be able to try Vodafone’s mobile network for free. Using eSIM technology, which does away with the need for a physical SIM card, festivalgoers who aren’t already Vodafone UK customers can get 50GB of mobile data, 500 minutes, and 500 texts for 7 days. Whether they can’t get a signal with their current network or just want to try Vodafone, they can do so without having to change their phone number.

To take advantage of the eSIM trial, festivalgoers should look out for the dedicated QR codes which will be posted at various points across the festival site. Vodafone has bolstered mobile signals around the site of the Boardmasters Festival using COWs. These temporary mobile masts, which can be transported from place to place, have been deployed at dozens of gigs, festivals, and events across the UK over the summer to meet the surge in demand for connectivity from attendees.

Vodafone’s temporary masts and eSIM network trial were also at Glastonbury Festival 2024. People attending that event used a total of 225TB of data over Vodafone’s network, more than any other year at Worthy Farm so far. Even at festivals that aren’t as vast as Glastonbury, demand for mobile data was sizable, highlighting the need for constant investment in Vodafone’s network. At Kendal Calling, the average eSIM trial participant used around 1GB of mobile data each.The company’s commitment to Cornwall doesn’t end once Boardmasters is over, as Vodafone has been investing in its network across the southwest for years. For example, the mini-mast at Fistral Beach, which is part of the festival site, provides a 4G signal for locals and visitors year-round. Vodafone is also upgrading thousands of masts across the southwest of England with OpenRAN technology.