Zenitel has unveiled its latest offerings, the Indoor IP Speaker Kit (ZIPS-K) and the Outdoor IP Speaker Kit (ZIPS-KOE). These kits are designed to offer partners the flexibility to develop customised IP speaker solutions tailored to specific applications and project requirements, thus enhancing versatility in the creation of unique audio solutions.
Having first introduced IP speaker technology in 2010, Zenitel continues to grow its portfolio to meet a diverse range of public address, security, and operational communication needs. With the new IP Speaker Kits, the company provides building blocks for custom speaker designs using its proven IP technology.
Operational communication flexibility
The IP Speaker Kits are part of Zenitel's effort to integrate speakers into its Unified Critical Communication solutions such as Zenitel Connect. They allow partners to tailor IP speakers to specific form factors and acoustic needs while utilising Zenitel's robust audio, networking, and management capabilities. This approach ensures that Zenitel’s technology can be adapted for environments where standard speakers may not suffice, maintaining the essential communication features inherent in a Zenitel IP solution.
Central to the new speaker kits is a continued emphasis on superior audio performance, a hallmark of Zenitel’s communication solutions. By combining these kits with suitable loudspeakers and enclosures, partners can design solutions that are custom-built for their requirements, benefiting from Zenitel's reliable audio processing and IP communication technology. The kits provide autonomy in speaker design without sacrificing the quality needed for critical communications.
Future of Zenitel's IP speaker portfolio
This shared technology foundation allows Zenitel to further innovate its IP speaker offerings
The introduction of these kits will not only assist partners in creating bespoke solutions but also serve as a technological base for Zenitel’s own IP speaker range, superseding existing IP modules and expanding their capabilities. This shared technology foundation allows Zenitel to further innovate its IP speaker offerings while providing partners with the same core technology for distinct applications.
Together, the IP Speaker Kits and Zenitel’s existing IP speaker range bolster the company’s Unified Critical Communication (UCC) offerings, facilitating the integration of public address systems and communication functionalities into a more cohesive environment. With additional platforms like Zenitel Connect and services such as Zenitel Cloud RMM, organisations can efficiently deploy and manage their communication solutions as operational demands evolve.
Adapting to changing operational needs
“With the Zenitel IP Speaker Kits, we are taking the technology behind our IP speakers and making it available in a much more flexible form,” comments Mikkjell Rommetveit, Senior R&D Project Manager at Zenitel. “Our partners increasingly need solutions adapted to specific environments and applications. Rather than limiting to a specific speaker design, the new kits give them the freedom to build any type of speakers while keeping Zenitel technology at the core.”
Rommetveit adds, “For us, this is also about extending the Zenitel ecosystem. Whether customers choose a complete Zenitel IP speaker or a customised speaker built with Zenitel Inside, they can benefit from the same trusted foundation for critical communication.”
Zenitel, a pioneer in Unified Critical Communication solutions, announces the launch of the Indoor IP Speaker Kit (ZIPS-K) and Outdoor IP Speaker Kit (ZIPS-KOE), giving partners greater flexibility to develop customised IP speaker solutions for specific applications and project requirements.
Zenitel was an early pioneer of IP speaker technology, introducing its first IP speaker solution in 2010. Since then, the company has continuously expanded its IP speaker portfolio to address a growing range of public address, security, and operational communication requirements.
Operational communication requirements
With the introduction of the Zenitel IP Speaker Kits, Zenitel takes the next step by making its IP speaker technology available as a flexible building block for customised speaker designs. IP speakers can be integrated part of Zenitel Unified Critical Communication solutions such as Zenitel Connect.
The Zenitel IP Speaker Kits enables partners to build and customise IP speakers around specific form factors, acoustic requirements, and project needs, while leveraging the proven audio, networking, and management capabilities behind Zenitel's own IP speaker portfolio. This allows Zenitel’s technology to be incorporated into applications where a standard speaker enclosure may not be the ideal fit, while maintaining the communication capabilities expected from a Zenitel IP audio solution.
IP communication technology
At the heart of the new kits is the same focus on audio performance that has characterised Zenitel's communication solutions for decades.
By combining the speaker kits with an appropriate loudspeaker and enclosure, partners can develop solutions tailored to their application while benefiting from Zenitel's proven audio processing and IP communication technology. The result is greater freedom in speaker design without compromising the quality and reliability required for critical communications.
IP speaker portfolio
The new IP Speaker Kits are not only intended for customised partner solutions. They will also become the technology foundation for Zenitel's own IP speaker portfolio, replacing the existing IP module and further expanding the capabilities of Zenitel’s IP speakers.
This common technology foundation enables Zenitel to continue developing its IP speaker portfolio while giving partners access to the same underlying technology for their individual and specialised applications.
Operational requirements change
Together, the new IP Speaker Kits and Zenitel’s IP speaker portfolio further strengthen the company’s Unified Critical Communication (UCC) offering, enabling organisations to bring public address and communication capabilities into a broader, unified communication environment. Combined with platforms such as Zenitel Connect and services such as Zenitel Cloud RMM, customers can deploy, manage, and evolve their critical communication solutions as operational requirements change.
“With the Zenitel IP Speaker Kits, we are taking the technology behind our IP speakers and making it available in a much more flexible form,” says Mikkjell Rommetveit, Senior R&D Project Manager at Zenitel.
Customised speaker built
“Our partners increasingly need solutions adapted to specific environments and applications. Rather than limiting to a specific speaker design, the new kits give them the freedom to build any type of speakers while keeping Zenitel technology at the core.”
“For us, this is also about extending the Zenitel ecosystem,” Rommetveit adds. “Whether customers choose a complete Zenitel IP speaker or a customised speaker built with Zenitel Inside, they can benefit from the same trusted foundation for critical communication.”
