Hello, European #AVtweeps! In this latest newsletter edition, Bob Snyder writes about the largest AV contract in Europe. Avex and Videlio have a four-year contract as the audiovisual provider for all types of events in the EU. What does this mean for the industry? You’ll have to check out the column.
In an insight from our friends over at Futuresource Consulting, there are challenges left over from 2021 that will affect professional displays in 2022. Learn more about how this could affect you and your business.
Finally, in some rather large news this week, HP will acquire Poly. What does this acquisition say about the UCC market as a whole? Read more here!
Beginning January 2022, the European Commission awarded Avex and Videlio a four-year contract as the audiovisual provider of event facilities for all types of EU summits and events. While some industry press noted the award, the significance becomes clear when the EC highlights this as the single biggest award the EC has ever given. Ever.
A conflux of factors came to head in 2021: lockdowns, component shortages, government stimuluses, as well as fundamental changes to how people work and collaborate. This resulted in 2021 year-on-year (YoY) volume performance of 0.2% and 20.1% for projection and flat panel displays. While some manufacturers have been quick to capitalise and offer fresh solutions, other technology types were left behind and their decline accelerated. Ultimately, until supply-side issues are ironed out, it will be difficult to gauge an accurate picture of the market.
Compared to the office, a home is surprisingly unpredictable. Unlike the planned and structured office, the home (and the people that live there) create an IT and AV ecology of their own. When working at home, business office users might not even be the highest consumers of AV and IT. Every inhabitant in the home has their own use cases, from the infant to the bed-ridden grandmother and everyone in between.