Case studies

Proven where it matters:
live, on air, at scale.

From the world's biggest half marathon to championship athletics and iconic broadcast events — a delivery record built over more than a decade.

The world's biggest half marathon
The world's biggest half marathon
GREAT NORTH RUN — SINCE 2011

The world's biggest half marathon

344 connectivity points across 13.1 miles from Newcastle to South Shields: timing, results, participant tracking, event apps, medical software and TV integration — plus live streamed coverage produced on our in-house broadcast stack. Extended across the Great Run and Great Swim series throughout the UK.

Timing & results344 connectivity pointsEvent day appMedical softwareTV integrationLive streaming
Broadcast connectivity on a moving event
Broadcast connectivity on a moving event
THE BOAT RACE

Broadcast connectivity on a moving event

Route-based connectivity along the Thames supporting one of the UK's most-watched sporting broadcasts — resilient links where there are no second takes.

Broadcast connectivityRoute-based networkResilient links
Global event delivery
Global event delivery
T100 TRIATHLON WORLD TOUR

Global event delivery

Technology delivery across an international triathlon series — rapid-deployment connectivity and broadcast support, event after event, continent after continent.

International deliveryBroadcast supportRapid deployment
Championship-level delivery
Championship-level delivery
EUROPEAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS — BIRMINGHAM 2026

Championship-level delivery

Delivering off-track connectivity at Birmingham 2026 — selected against established European providers to support one of the biggest athletics events ever staged in the UK.

Championship deliveryOff-track connectivityBirmingham 2026
World-stage infrastructure
World-stage infrastructure
WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS — LONDON 2017

World-stage infrastructure

Internet connectivity at course checkpoints from 5k to 40k, WiFi and ethernet across media and mixed zones, CIS terminals, fibre cabling, telephone lines and live TV feeds for outside broadcast units.

Course-wide connectivityMedia & mixed zonesCIS terminalsFibre infrastructure
Stadium event delivery
Stadium event delivery
WOMEN'S FA CUP

Stadium event delivery

Event technology delivery at one of the biggest occasions in the women's football calendar.

Stadium deliveryEvent systems
Connectivity beyond the grid
Connectivity beyond the grid
ULTRA LONDON & NORTH

Connectivity beyond the grid

Timing and results with MyLaps hardware, and connectivity across a 55k course delivered over Starlink satellites — proof that no course is too remote.

Starlink55k courseMyLaps timing
Global reach

From the Tyne to the Gulf — wherever your event is.

In the last two years NovaConnect has delivered event technology across three continents — the UK's biggest mass-participation events, the T100 Triathlon World Tour from Singapore to Vancouver, and a 2026 calendar that closes with back-to-back rounds in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Doha. Flight-cased kit, carnet-ready logistics and a team that deploys anywhere.

Delivered 2025–26 On the 2026 calendar

Delivered

Newcastle–GatesheadLondonBirminghamManchesterBristolGlasgowPortsmouthLake DistrictVancouverSingapore

On the 2026 calendar

DubaiSaudi ArabiaDoha

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