Published on: 29th July 2025   |   Ellie Hall

As summer heats up, the UK festival season is alive with music, crowds, and complex production demands. For the technical crews working behind the scenes, delivering quality connectivity is a crucial part of pulling off unforgettable live events.

Event organisers and production teams have plenty on their minds right now: unpredictable weather, tight build schedules, and the challenge of creating reliable communications across sprawling outdoor sites. With so much riding on live streaming, media content, and real-time coordination, reliable fibre networks are essential for keeping things running without a hitch.

At Universal Networks, we’ve been working alongside companies who build the infrastructure that makes these events possible. Here’s a look at how we’ve supported businesses delivering festival connectivity:

Fibre’s role in seamless festival production: A case study

“The Neutrik opticalCon DUO and QUAD fibres are essential for us when supplying major live events and festivals across the globe. The reliability is absolutely crucial and we know Neutrik can always deliver.”
– Nathan Avery, Senior Project Manager.

We’ve built a long-standing relationship with PRG UK, a leading global event technology provider, trusted by major festivals like Creamfields, Isle of Wight and Download to deliver the infrastructure behind large-scale live productions. Their work spans lighting, video, automation and rigging — helping to create the immersive, high-impact environments that define the modern festival experience.

PRG regularly uses the Neutrik opticalCON DUO and QUAD fibre assemblies we supply — relied on across the events industry for their rugged design, secure locking connectors, and IP-rated weatherproofing. These multi-core deployable assemblies form a key part of their summer toolkit, enabling crews to move quickly, set up efficiently, and maintain reliable connectivity in rain, dust, or heavy foot traffic. As a Neutrik COCA Certified Assembler, all our fibre assemblies are built and tested in-house to the highest standards, giving our customers confidence that their connectivity can perform under pressure — wherever the next show takes them.

In addition to using our assemblies in the field, they rely on our Servicing and Repair support on an annual basis, ensuring their fibre assemblies are fully inspected, cleaned, and re-tested ahead of a demanding summer schedule.

Planning Your Next Event?

Reliable connectivity is critical when you’re working under the pressure of live shows and large audiences. If you’re looking for durable, deployable fibre to keep your operations running smoothly, we’re ready to help.

Get in touch with our team to talk about fibre solutions tailored for your next project.

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