The AVnu Alliance has announced three new members: digital audio peripherals specialist AudioScience, mic/headphone/conference systems manufacturer beyerdynamic and industrial data communication company OnTime Networks.

The new malliance members join more than 40 AVnu Alliance companies that represent industries across the automotive, pro A/V,and consumer electronics sectors.

‘When AVB came on the scene, AudioScience noted that it was IEEE standards-based and had prominent installed sound and network silicon companies behind it,’ says AudioScience VP, Stephen Turner. ‘With AVB being completely scalable and covering industries ranging from consumer, through pro to automotive, we feel that AVnu-certified AVB is a contender for the holy grail of audio and video over networks, and so have chosen to rally around it through the AVnu Alliance.’

With a shared vision of interoperable AVnu-certified devices, AVnu Alliance member companies work together to develop compliance and interoperability certification specifications for AVB standards. AVnu-certified devices allow professional A/V providers to have one standards-based unified network that handles all voice, video, audio, and data, while reducing the costs and simplifying the optimisation of an A/V network.

‘We see AVB as the future network platform for real-time multimedia applications at low latency,’ says beyerdynamic R&D Director, Ulrich Roth. ‘We intend to integrate AVB interfaces into our wireless systems and conference devices. Through our AVnu Alliance participation, we can ensure compatibility with all other AVB devices.’

OnTime Networks MD Øyvind Holmeide adds: ‘For a company dedicated to providing precise timing over Ethernet, joining the AVnu Alliance is a natural step for us as we move towards the A/V market. We are pleased to join the alliance since it will provide us with the necessary momentum to be an enabler for AVB in the automation and automotive industry.’