AI, Software, and Hybrid Trends: Workplace AV 2023 Recap and 2024 Forecast
Pro AV Outlook 2024: Why This Year Matters
Six months of shortages and AI hype have clouded priorities. Sean Wargo & Peter Hansen from AVIXA join David Allara & Jonathan Cuthbertson to decode the Pro AV Outlook. Global revenue is set to jump from US $306 B in 2023 to US $325 B in 2024—a 6.1 % lift. Commercial Integrator Supply bottlenecks are easing, shifting risk from parts to cash-flow and planning. Avixa Portal
Pro AV Outlook 2024 — Growth Drivers
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AI-Enhanced Hardware – DSPs, mics and PTZ cameras now ship with machine-learning auto-mixing.
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Hybrid-Ready Small Rooms – four- to six-seat spaces triple the utilisation of legacy boardrooms.
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Experience-First Design – CFOs demand ROI metrics like energy savings and occupancy analytics.
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Teams Rooms + Copilot – Microsoft’s Copilot brings instant recaps and speaker views to meeting rooms. TECHCOMMUNITY.MICROSOFT.COM
Action Plan: Turn Data Into Design
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Standardise huddle kits to capture small-room demand quickly.
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Audit firmware paths today so AI features can roll out without user chaos.
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Layer analytics (people-counting, power) into every business case to prove value.
Quick-Win Resources (Internal)
| Resource | Live link |
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| Konnectus AV Consulting Services – strategy → design → delivery | https://www.konnectus.com.au/services/ |
| Projects Hub – hybrid rooms & content studios | https://www.konnectus.com.au/projects/ |
| Blog: Lighting for VC in Small Rooms | https://www.konnectus.com.au/small-focus-rooms-in-your-workplace-get-the-lighting-right-for-vc/ |
| Independent Witness Testing – Why It Pays Off | https://www.konnectus.com.au/independent-witness-testing-for-av-and-why-it-pays-off/ |
Further Reading (External)
| Topic | Direct resource |
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| 2024 IOTA Overview | AVIXA press release – https://www.commercialintegrator.com/news/avixa-releases-2024-iota-report/136586/ |
| Teams Rooms & Copilot | Microsoft Tech Community blog – https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/microsoftteamsblog/get-more-out-of-hybrid-meetings-with-teams-rooms-and-copilot/4057302 |
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