Lightware is a professional AV technology brand specialising in signal management, connectivity and AV distribution. Its solutions help AV and IT professionals manage and distribute video, audio, USB and control signals across meeting rooms, corporate environments, education facilities and other professional AV applications. Through Planetworld, Lightware forms part of our commercial AV distribution and control portfolio.

Lightware's portfolio includes matrix switchers, AV-over-IP solutions, signal extenders, USB and USB-C connectivity solutions and meeting-room technology. Planetworld works with professional AV integrators and consultants to incorporate these technologies into complete commercial AV systems.

Yes. Meeting and collaboration spaces are a major focus for Lightware. Its solutions can manage displays, cameras, microphones, USB peripherals and user laptops, helping create meeting rooms that are easier and more intuitive to use.

Taurus UCX is Lightware's universal matrix switcher platform designed for modern meeting and collaboration spaces. It combines USB-C, HDMI, USB data, host switching, audio and room-control capabilities, allowing users to connect their laptops and access the technology already installed in the room.

Yes. Lightware's Taurus solutions support Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Bring Your Own Meeting (BYOM) environments. Users can connect their own laptop and use compatible room resources such as displays, cameras, microphones and speakers with their preferred conferencing platform.

Yes. Lightware's meeting-room solutions are designed to support environments using platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet. This makes Lightware particularly relevant to the boardroom and connected workplace solutions offered through Planetworld and its integration partners.

Yes. Lightware offers network-based AV distribution technologies for applications where high-quality video, audio, USB and control signals need to be distributed across larger or more complex environments. Its portfolio includes solutions capable of 4K60 video distribution over 10Gb networks.

Yes. Lightware is designed with professional integration in mind and offers an open API along with support for wider AV and control ecosystems. Its technologies can therefore form part of a complete solution incorporating displays, conferencing equipment, cameras, audio systems and room-control platforms.

The right solution depends on factors such as the number of sources and displays, room size, required video resolution, USB connectivity, conferencing requirements, signal distances and whether AV needs to be distributed over a network. Planetworld's professional AV partner network can help specify the appropriate Lightware technology as part of the overall system design.

Lightware solutions are available through Planetworld's dealer network.