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Ethernet Alliance Unveils 2015 Ethernet Roadmap With Diverse Range of Speeds and New Applications
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Ethernet Alliance Unveils 2015 Ethernet Roadmap With Diverse Range of Speeds and New Applications

The Ethernet Alliance released its 2015 Ethernet Roadmap, the first-ever publicly available industry document outlining the ongoing development and evolution of Ethernet through the end of the decade. Four new speeds – 2.5 Gigabit per second (Gb/s); 5 Gb/s; 25 Gb/s; and 400 Gb/s Ethernet – are currently in development by the IEEE, while the industry is also considering 50Gb/s and 200 Gb/s Ethernet.
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First Annual Conference on Time Sensitive Networking and Applications
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First Annual Conference on Time Sensitive Networking and Applications

Sponsored by the AVnu Alliance, the first annual Conference on Time Sensitive Networking and Applications (TSNA) is taking place in Santa Clara, CA on April 28-29. With speakers from industry-leading organizations like Cisco, National Instruments, Intel and more, the event will address how this standard is developing including market specific use cases across Industrial, Consumer Electronics, Pro A/V and Automotive.
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Audio Precision Supports New Loudspeaker TTA Test Standard
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Audio Precision Supports New Loudspeaker TTA Test Standard

Audio Precision released an application utility that facilitates the testing of small loudspeakers per requirements established by the Republic of Korea’s Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA). APx users are now able to verify the performance of micro and slim speakers conformance to TTA’s specifications.
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All Exhibition Spaces Booked at the High End Show 2015
by Joao Martins

All Exhibition Spaces Booked at the High End Show 2015

The planning for the High End Show 2015 is complete and all exhibition spaces are booked up. Promoted by the High End Society, the Munich show is the largest of its kind in the audio industry and the organizers are delighted at the fantastic response from the industry. Booth spaces at the High End 2015 are already fully booked two months before the shows opens its doors, from 14th to 17th May.
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Audio Engineering Society Hosts Successful 57th International Conference on The Future of Audio Entertainment Technology
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Audio Engineering Society Hosts Successful 57th International Conference on The Future of Audio Entertainment Technology

The Audio Engineering Society hosted its 57th International Conference, titled “The Future of Audio Entertainment Technology: Cinema, Television, and the Internet,” in Hollywood, California, on Friday, March 6, through Sunday, March 8, 2015. The leading immersive formats were discussed in great detail over the weekend.
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Wireless is Redefining the Home Audio Market, IHS Says
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Wireless is Redefining the Home Audio Market, IHS Says

Consumers are flocking to connected wireless speakers. The popularity of mobile devices and changing consumer habits in media consumption are not only increasing demand for wirelessly connected audio devices, but also rapidly altering the home audio landscape, according to new research from market analytics firm IHS Technology.
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Coveloz Launches Networked Pro Audio SoC FPGA Development Kit for AVB and AES67 Applications
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Coveloz Launches Networked Pro Audio SoC FPGA Development Kit for AVB and AES67 Applications

Coveloz, a Canadian company specializing on embedded development and applications for programmable time-sensitive network solutions, announced availability of a new development board for designers of professional networked audio and audio processing applications. The company offers solutions for both IEEE-AVB and AES67 Audio Transport, media clock distribution over Ethernet and professional audio processing.
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Prolight+Sound Conference Agenda for 2015 Published
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Prolight+Sound Conference Agenda for 2015 Published

Prolight+Sound has published full details of the conference agenda for 2015. A broad spectrum of topics and renowned speakers include over 50 lectures during the first three days of the fair (15-17 April 2015). The Prolight+Sound Conference and Eventplaza Conference in Frankfurt will discuss the latest technological developments, new application areas and legal issues. All sessions are free of charge for Prolight+Sound visitors.
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NTi Audio Evokes 10th Birthday of STIPA Speech Intelligibility Measurements
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NTi Audio Evokes 10th Birthday of STIPA Speech Intelligibility Measurements

As the Speech Transmission Index for Public Address Systems (STIPA) now enters its second decade, NTi Audio reflects on the early years and how the process evolved through active interaction with international standards committees. Meanwhile, NTi Audio has released the Wave File Converter, a free PC software that allows creating custom files for playback through NTi Audio signal generators.
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Advanced Television Systems Committee Begins Review of ATSC 3.0 Audio System Proposals
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Advanced Television Systems Committee Begins Review of ATSC 3.0 Audio System Proposals

On December 2014, the ATSC issued a Call for Proposals for a comprehensive audio system for the next generation ATSC 3.0 digital television standard. Dolby (with Atmos), DTS (with DTS:X) and a consortium comprising Technicolor, Fraunhofer and Qualcomm (jointly promoting MPEG-H Audio) have submitted their audio systems. Now, the ATSC has begun its technical review of the three detailed proposals.
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