Early adopters are proving the value of convergence.

When Dickies Arena opened in 2019, it did something no other venue had attempted — it ran every major system on a single, converged network.

At the time, most technology integrators and consultants advised against it. The conventional wisdom said to keep systems separate: one network for Wi-Fi, another for DAS, others for audio, video, broadcast, lighting, and security. Dickies rejected that model, choosing instead to unify its infrastructure around a single intelligent backbone.

The payoff was clear: lower total cost of ownership, simpler operations, faster deployment of new technologies, and a future-ready foundation that has performed well ever since.

Five years later, a paradigm shift is underway in North America. From large venues like Nissan Stadium and EverBank Stadium to smaller, purpose-built projects like CPKC Stadium and Miami Freedom Park, convergence is now shaping how new venues are designed and how existing ones are modernized.

What began as a bold experiment in Fort Worth has become evidence of a broader industry transformation — a shift from siloed systems to unified, software-defined infrastructure.

Behind all these projects is a partner with the vision and ability to execute — one that brought these converged networks to life: Ampthink.