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Audinate

Consumer Services · Sydney, Australia · Founded 2006 · IPO 2017

Audinate Group Limited is an Australian company that specializes in providing professional audio and video networking solutions. The company's core technology is the Dante platform, which enables the distribution of high-quality, uncompressed digital audio and video signals with low latency over standard computer networks. The business model revolves around licensing the Dante technology to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who embed it into their products. This includes a wide range of professional AV equipment such as microphones, speakers, amplifiers, and mixing consoles. Audinate generates revenue through the sale of Dante hardware (chips, modules) and software licenses to these manufacturers. The company serves the professional AV market, with clients including broadcast, commercial installation, live sound, and recording industries. Audinate also offers software products like Dante Controller for routing and configuring devices on the network, and Dante Virtual Soundcard, which allows computers to connect directly to a Dante network. The company is expanding its offerings to include video-over-IP with its Dante AV products, aiming to provide a unified solution for both audio and video networking. Keywords: AV networking, Dante platform, audio over IP, video over IP, digital audio, media networking, professional AV, signal distribution, low latency, OEM licensing