Clear-Com has installed its Arcadia Central Station at a sectoral skills center in Łódź, Poland, to provide students with hands-on training in professional IP-based audiovisual communications. The deployment integrates with the facility's Dante-based network and supports various wired and wireless beltpack systems to mirror professional production workflows.
The deployment of the Clear-Com Arcadia Central Station in an educational setting highlights the industry's urgent shift toward full-IP production environments. By integrating intercom systems with Dante and NETGEAR networking, the facility prepares the next generation of engineers for the technical complexities of modern live and recorded streaming workflows. This move aligns with a broader ecosystem trend where hardware manufacturers are partnering with educational institutions to ensure a pipeline of talent capable of managing converged AV-over-IP infrastructures. Watch for whether similar standardized IP training hubs emerge in other European markets to meet the growing demand for specialized broadcast engineering skills.
Clear-Com has been building a concentrated deployment footprint in Poland through its distributor Commercial Audio. In June 2026, Clear-Com announced that Arcadia Central Station and FreeSpeak II beltpacks had been deployed at Itaka Arena in Opole, Poland, delivering full-coverage communications across one of Europe's newest mid-sized stadiums. That installation, also handled by Commercial Audio and Krzysztof Borowicz, used Arcadia's onboard Dante card to integrate with the venue's audio systems and consoles, demonstrating the same IP-native architecture now replicated in the Łódź training facility. The pattern of back-to-back Polish deployments within four months suggests Clear-Com is using Commercial Audio as a regional reference ecosystem spanning both live venues and educational institutions.
The business foundation for these deployments was formalized in January 2026, when Clear-Com announced a strategic partnership with NETGEAR AV to offer four high-performance networking switches as OEM solutions. The joint offering includes the AV Line M4250-9G1F-PoE+, M4250-26G4F-PoE+, M4350-8M2V, and M4350-24M4X4V models, all fully integrated with Clear-Com intercom and Audio-over-IP systems. The partnership builds on a joint deployment at TED2025 in Vancouver, where Clear-Com's Eclipse Delta Frame and FreeSpeak wireless systems operated over NETGEAR AV Line M4250 switches across multiple stages and control rooms. This OEM arrangement means the Łódź facility's NETGEAR AV Series switches are not merely compatible but are part of a co-branded product line sold directly through Clear-Com.
On the technical side, Clear-Com expanded Arcadia's capabilities in July 2025 with a software update that added panel support and extended connectivity across the full Clear-Com product ecosystem as well as third-party Dante and AES67 devices. Dave MacKinnon, VP of Product Management, described the release as moving Arcadia beyond partyline communications into a true communications hub supporting everything from partyline to IP matrix keypanels in a single 1RU device. The platform now supports up to 200 licensed ports, 100 channels, and 100 groups, with 64 Dante ports available for interfacing with third-party audio networks. This expanded feature set is what makes Arcadia viable as a training platform, since students can work with the same multi-format routing and Dante integration they will encounter in professional broadcast and live-event facilities.
A new sectoral skills center in Łódź, Poland, has deployed the Clear-Com Arcadia Central Station to train students on IP-based audiovisual communications. By integrating Dante-based networking and NETGEAR AV switches, the facility provides hands-on experience with modern production workflows, preparing the next generation of engineers for complex, converged AV-over-IP environments.
The facility is anchored by the Clear-Com Arcadia Central Station, which integrates with NETGEAR AV Series switches and a Dante audio-over-IP network to support student training.
The training facility utilizes HelixNet Digital Partyline and FreeSpeak II wireless beltpacks to provide students with hands-on experience in professional communication systems.
Arcadia serves as a versatile communications hub that supports up to 200 licensed ports and 64 Dante ports, allowing students to work with the same multi-format routing and IP-native architecture found in professional broadcast and live-event facilities.
Clear-Com and NETGEAR AV have a strategic partnership to offer co-branded, high-performance networking switches as OEM solutions, which are fully integrated with Clear-Com intercom and Audio-over-IP systems.
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