Audinate scales Dante AV ecosystem to 4,000 products with cloud management

Audinate's shift from a hardware-centric audio protocol to a software-led AV-over-IP platform directly addresses the fragmentation in live production and corporate AV. By decoupling audio and video routing, the Dante platform allows engineers to manage complex media streams within a single software canvas, reducing the need for proprietary matrix routers. For the streaming ecosystem, this transition facilitates a more direct path from local production to cloud-based distribution via Dante Connect. As broadcasters increasingly adopt SMPTE ST 2110-30, Audinate's integration of these standards prevents siloed workflows and positions Dante as the primary management layer for hybrid environments. Watch for Dante AV-H adoption rates in entry-level PTZ cameras as a signal of market penetration against NDI.

Audinate is aggressively pivoting toward high-margin software and cloud services to offset fluctuations in hardware revenue. Per Audinate financial filings in February 2026, embedded software revenue grew 17% as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) shifted from physical chips to the Dante IP Core. This transition follows a challenging fiscal year 2025 where hardware supply chain pressures led to a reported revenue decline of 32%, according to Stadium Tech Report in April 2026. The company is now leveraging its software-first approach to capture the 'AVoIP 2.0' market, which emphasizes security and remote hybrid workflows.

Strategic acquisitions have been central to this video expansion. Per company announcements in August 2025, Audinate acquired Iris, a developer of cloud-based AI camera control software. This technology is being integrated to enhance remote production capabilities and PTZ camera management, supplementing the video codec intellectual property acquired from Silex Insight in 2022. The Iris integration, showcased at InfoComm 2026, allows for centralized monitoring of distributed camera networks, directly competing with specialized remote production tools from LiveU and Haivision.

Market research published by Futuresource Consulting in April 2026 indicates that Video-over-IP adoption has reached a critical inflection point, with 59% of professional AV users already transmitting video over IP and another 26% planning near-term deployments. To support this growth, Audinate launched Dante Director Professional in March 2026, adding enterprise-grade features such as Single Sign-On (SSO) and role-based access controls. These security updates are designed to meet the requirements of corporate and government sectors that previously viewed networked AV as a potential vulnerability.