Seamless Transitions: Deploying Parallel Infrastructure with showNets Overlay

Upgrading or modernizing a convention center's network infrastructure usually presents a significant risk: operational downtime that compromises scheduled events. showNets Overlay is our specialized engineering framework designed to deploy temporary, purpose-built parallel architectures to maintain business continuity during complex facility cutovers or unique high-demand event activations.

A clear example of this occurred at McCormick Place in Chicago. Tasked with a comprehensive building-wide wireless upgrade, showNets deployed a temporary, parallel high-density wireless overlay while simultaneously stripping and replacing the venue's legacy physical hardware. This dual-layered operational approach allowed the facility to maintain seamless, uninterrupted internet connectivity for all scheduled conventions during a major structural infrastructure overhaul. Whether bridging an infrastructure transition or expanding capacity city-wide across multiple properties, showNets Overlay guarantees absolute digital continuity.