NEARITY will be at InfoComm for the first time in booth W2639 debuting the A50 beamforming ceiling array microphone.

The NEARITY A50 is an integrated ceiling array microphone designed to provide audio for video conferencing using a 91-element, omnidirectional microphone array and sound pickup for up to 12 independent lobes. NEARITY’s AI-enhanced noise suppression and echo cancellation technologies enable sound while reducing background noises and audio artifacts, while reverberation suppression substantially reduces or removes reverb even in challenging spaces. The company says a single A50 unit provides effective pickup at distances up to 8m, while up to eight A50 units can be daisy-chained using standard CAT6 cable to extend audio capacity and provide complete coverage of larger spaces. Analog line-in, line-out, and USB interfaces on the A50 DSP enable easy interoperability with existing video conferencing MCUs. An included remote control provides easy end-user access to features such as the A50’s sound reinforcement mode.

The A50 is one of three ceiling mic models being introduced by NEARITY in the coming months to meet the varying voice pickup needs of different-sized meeting spaces. Two smaller models, the A30 and A40, are designed for flexible installation on sidewalls or suspended from poles in small and mid-sized rooms.

NEARITY will also showcase products from its portfolio of audio endpoints: