Brighton & Hove Albion

About Brighton & Hove Albion

Focus Group is a long-time partner and supporter of Brighton & Hove Albion, as its premier supplier of innovative telecoms, connectivity, and IT solutions.

Brighton & Hove Albion has evolved enormously over the years, climbing from Division Three whilst playing at the 8,850 capacity Withdean Stadium to the Premier League and a move to the state-of-the-art American Express Stadium. Focus Group have been delivering match-winning technology to support the club’s exponential growth over the last 20 years.

Brighton & Hove Albion, with the continued growth of the club and its legion of supporters, were facing a situation where during a match day its mobile and Wi-Fi networks became overwhelmed. The club’s broadband connection and network infrastructure couldn’t cope with the density and volume of users and the accompanying pressure on the network traffic, causing communication challenges for club staff and its fans.

Furthermore, as a high-profile premiership football club, Brighton & Hove Albion wanted to strengthen their cyber security. And when COVID emerged, staff had to work from home and the current legacy telephone system could not support the agile working needs of the staff.

Focus Group, as a leading supplier of essential business technology were in a position to review and support Brighton & Hove Albion across the board. Focus Group continued providing cost-effective IT Support to Brighton & Hove Albion’s ever-growing organisation, together with providing a solution to manage the mobile devices and contracts for over 400 staff.

Once Focus Group understood all the needs of the club, an extensive analysis of its current set-up was conducted, and detailed solutions were delivered.

Brighton & Hove Albion now have a high-performance internet network that allows staff and stadium visitors to stay connected, even with a packed stadium. The suite of complementary solutions and services provided have given the club a reliable, secure, future-proof platform that can help them thrive in the Premier League.

The Focus Group 24-7 support team remain at Brighton & Hove Albion’s side at all times, committed to ensuring the club runs like clockwork – keeping its IT optimised, its team connected at all times, its supporters happy and above all, match ready!