The Project:

RecFest is a festival for talent acquisition professionals. Tailor-made for TA and HR specialists, Resourcing Leaders, and Hiring Managers, this is not just your run-of-the-mill conference; it’s a dazzling fusion of conference-worthy content, mind-blowing vendor activities, cutting-edge tech showcases, and unparalleled in-person connections, all designed to supercharge the future of talent acquisition in business.

With events taking place in the UK and US, RecFest is a truly global event.

Talent acquisition is at the heart of every organisation, and RecFest is a showcase of that, celebrating the incredible people, strategies, inspiration and forward-thinking in the field, quite literally!

Working with RecFest, Noba were engaged to deliver site-wide WiFi and dedicated internet connectivity to ensure 5,000 guests, live streaming teams, production, ticketing, and traders were connected throughout the live show. The event relied heavily on an app the 5,000 guests used during the day, so a stable connection was vital across the site.

Our Solution:

Noba’s solution included:

  • 2 x 1Gbps internet connections on separate ISPs for redundancy
  • 4 x Business Priority Starlink satellite systems as a 3rd backup for core event functions
  • Site-wide WiFi 6 fully managed network
  • Managed Cisco core switching and event network backbone
  • Armoured fibre ring around the site for enhanced network stability

Challenges:

Delivering the amount of bandwidth a 5,000-user event such as RecFest demands is always a challenge, and when the venue is a field within the grounds of a stately home, the challenge often becomes much more complicated! However, Noba is an expert in installing high-speed connectivity in challenging environments, so we quickly identified the nearest fibre nodes to the event location, enabling us to work with BT to speed up the process.

Using our contacts within Openreach, the Noba team obtained 1km of BT fibre in advance and installed it on behalf of Openreach. Working closely with the landowner and their legal team, we obtained permission to install below-ground ducting and fibre cable from the BT pit into the event site. This simplified the ISP’s job and meant all that Openreach needed to do was liven up the circuit within their infrastructure, as Noba had already completed all the physical work. This reduced the lead time from months to weeks!

recfest22 indsutryreunited 1
RecFest 39 1
RecFest 76 1

We were recommended Noba through our network of event organisers after searching for a provider to offer site-wide WiFi for our outdoor remote B2B event, RecFest.

After chatting to the team at Noba and explaining the importance of the network for the entire event, the team established a comprehensive plan and went above and beyond to work with our venue and production team to ensure they could deliver what was discussed.

Working with Noba both in the lead-up to the event and on-site was a great experience. They are an exceptional team of professionals who ensured that the connectivity challenges we faced were resolved quickly and efficiently. We’re looking forward to working with Noba again in 2024! 

Charlotte Biggs

Events Operations Manager