EE has announced that it will run a test of its 5G mobile network at the Glastonbury festival 2019.
The mobile operator will install five temporary masts across the Worthy Farm site, which will enable festival-goers to connect to 2G, 3G, 4G and - for the first time - 5G networks.
Attendees who don't have a 5G-enabled mobile phone or are not on EE's network will still be able to experience 5G speeds, by connecting to EE's 5G-powered WiFi network.
The trial will be the first time the technology has been installed at a festival.
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"Smartphones have become a festival must-have as we've seen each year with more and more data being consumed at Glastonbury Festival," said Pete Jeavons, Marketing and Communications Director at BT and EE.
"As the long-standing technology partner to this iconic event, we are committed to building a network powerful enough to cope with this huge demand.
"With the introduction of 5G this year, we are able to trial this new technology at Worthy Farm and make history as the UK's first 5G-connected festival."
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EE is predicting a record amount of data to be used during the festival, which will attract 200,000 people between June 26 and 30.
The firm says it expects more than 70 terabytes to be used - the equivalent to 784 million Instagram posts or 19 million downloads of Pyramid Stage headliner Stormzy's "Shut Up".
As well as Stormzy, acts performing at this year's event include Kylie Minogue, Miley Cyrus, The Killers, The Cure and Janet Jackson.
EE has confirmed it will again have its Recharge Tent in place at the festival, offering free charging to all festival attendees.
The firm will sell Juice Tube Power Bars for £20, which once out of battery can be swapped for free, once a day, for a fully charged one to allow mobile charging while on the site.
"We're extremely pleased to have EE back again, providing the best possible network for our rural site," said Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis.
"And it's great that we're going to be one of the first places in the UK to offer 5G."
EE has already run a number of 5G trials and is one of a number of telecoms firms currently testing the technology across different parts of the UK ahead of a public rollout.
