Whether it's a 10,000-person festival, a regional conference, or a construction site six miles from the nearest exchange — we design, deploy and run temporary connectivity that doesn't let you down.
Why event WiFi is different
Since the shift to contactless payments, reliable internet at events isn't a nice-to-have — it's essential. Village 4G masts are designed for around 1,000 people going about their day. Put 10,000 through the gates of a festival and the local mobile network collapses within minutes.
Bar staff can't take payment. Ticket scanners won't process. Vendors lose sales. Welfare tents lose their phones. And the problem lands on whoever said "we'll sort the WiFi".
We've been providing temporary connectivity for events across the UK for over fifteen years. We understand the pressures — tight timelines, site access on the morning of, power instability, and the fact that failure is simply not an option.
Every event gets a proper site survey and a network plan — not a van full of routers turned up and hoped for the best. We design backhaul, client access points, and network segmentation around how your site actually works: where the bars are, where ticketing sits, where welfare needs to be, and what the terrain does to radio signals.
We stay on-site throughout the event. If something changes — power fluctuation, unexpected crowd density in a corner of the field, a vendor moving their gazebo — we adapt. In real time.
Real deployments
Two examples from our portfolio of event and specialist connectivity work.
DeerShed is a family-friendly music festival near Thirsk attracting close to 10,000 attendees annually. We were brought in to provide WiFi across the entire site — ticketing, bars, vendors, and a welfare tent with a phone line for parents of lost children.
The brief was simple: "WiFi must work — we've gone cashless." With 4G infrastructure in the area completely saturated at capacity, we designed a dedicated backhaul solution and distributed access point layout covering all trading and welfare areas. Over 2TB of data was handled across the weekend.
One of the largest marinas on the east coast, Hartlepool Marina operates 365 days a year with 350 annual berth holders. We designed and installed a point-to-point WiFi solution covering the full marina — connecting vessels, the harbour office, and visitor facilities.
The challenge was coverage across open water and floating pontoons where cable runs aren't practical. We used directional wireless links to deliver reliable connectivity across the full site, with managed access for berth holders and separate provision for the marina office infrastructure.
Use cases
If the venue doesn't have what you need, or the local network can't handle the load, we can help.
Multi-stage, multi-day deployments with cashless payment networks, ticketing infrastructure, crew connectivity and public access zones. On-site engineering throughout.
High-density WiFi for conference halls, exhibition floors and breakout spaces. Dedicated bandwidth for AV, registration systems and exhibitor connectivity.
Stadium, arena and outdoor events — coverage for operations, broadcast support, payment terminals and spectator WiFi across large open areas.
Temporary connectivity at sites far from the nearest exchange. Bonded 4G, microwave backhaul, or leased line tails — keeping site offices, CCTV and access control online.
Point-to-point wireless across open water, pontoons and floating structures where cable isn't an option. Managed berth holder access and harbour office connectivity.
Short-notice temporary connectivity for filming locations, pop-up retail, corporate away-days and off-site events. Fast deployment, full pack-down.
How it works
Site size, expected attendance, what needs to stay online, and your timeline. The earlier you talk to us, the better the result.
We'll visit the site if needed, assess the terrain and local network capacity, and design a solution around your layout — not a generic template.
Equipment goes in ahead of time where possible. Everything is tested and signed off before gates open.
An engineer stays on-site for the duration. If something changes, we fix it. You focus on running your event.
The sooner you get in touch, the more options we have. Call us on 01429 818332 or drop us a message and we'll come back to you quickly.