A digital Clear-Com system was deployed across National Geographic’s sprawling campus by Clear-Com partner, FC-Production, at the 2022 Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year Awards.
Between the museum, theatre, and main headquarters, the campus takes up most of a
city block, which poses a potential challenge to event communications. FC-Production used Clear-Com to
provide the entire communications and audio infrastructure, including FreeSpeak II Digital Wireless Intercom and HelixNet
Digital Partyline Intercom, distributed via 10 transceivers deployed across Nat Geo’s headquarters.
While the
main event was in the theatre, there was a secondary space for overflow and an
outside courtyard with a sound system and stage for DJs. In all, FC-Production deployed
25 FreeSpeak II beltpacks and 20 HelixNet beltpacks.
For the first time, Nat Geo could
have a centralised video director cut the streaming portion of the show and communicate
easily with every operator, anywhere on site, a function that was greatly appreciated by event producers.
