Audinate Expands Dante Ecosystem With New Installation Hardware and Camera Control

The introduction of Iris and multi-channel adapters signals Audinate's pivot from transport layer provider to a software-defined AV orchestrator. By embedding camera control natively into firmware, the company creates a unified management plane for mixed-vendor environments, reducing reliance on proprietary hardware controllers. This move directly addresses the industry's need for remote-operable, scalable infrastructure in corporate and live event streaming. For the broader ecosystem, this consolidates control into the Dante interface, potentially peripheralizing standalone control systems. Watch for adoption rates among PTZ manufacturers as a benchmark for Dante’s viability as the dominant cross-brand control standard.

Audinate’s recent momentum is underpinned by a significant return to revenue growth. Per its H1 FY26 financial report (February 2026), the company posted a 12% revenue increase to US$21.1 million, driven by a shift toward high-margin software solutions. During the same period, the Dante ecosystem grew by 6.6%, reaching nearly 5,000 enabled products from 516 manufacturers. This growth follows a transitional FY2025 where revenue dipped due to post-pandemic inventory corrections at the OEM level. Management has maintained guidance for 13–15% gross profit growth for the full 2026 fiscal year, banking on the commercial launch of Iris and the Dante Director cloud platform.

The strategic acquisition of Iris Studio in 2025 was a catalyst for this expansion into video production. According to Audinate's annual reporting, Iris is intended to function as a brand-agnostic "operating system" for PTZ cameras, offering cloud-native control without additional hardware. This strategy targets the growing AV-over-IP market; research from Futuresource Consulting in April 2026 indicated that 59% of professional AV users had already transitioned to video-over-IP, with 85% expected to adopt the technology within three years. By integrating these tools, Audinate seeks to capture the "AVoIP 2.0" phase, where secure, remote management becomes more critical than basic signal transport.

Simultaneously, the Dante AVIO adapter line has emerged as a key indicator of market demand. Financial analysts noted in March 2026 that adapter sales grew by over 50% year-on-year, suggesting that integrators are increasingly using these tools as bridges to bring legacy analog equipment onto modern IP networks. As Audinate marks the 20th anniversary of Dante in 2026, the company is focusing on these "on-demand" software and bridge hardware solutions to offset fluctuating chip sales and solidify its position as the de facto networking standard in both audio and video domains.