{"id":267,"date":"2025-09-04T09:51:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometinker.io\/?post_type=news&p=267"},"modified":"2025-09-04T09:51:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:51:05","slug":"unifi-eav-bridge-rumors-about-a-new-avoip-product","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/netguide.io\/news\/en\/2025\/09\/04\/unifi-eav-bridge-rumors-about-a-new-avoip-product\/","title":{"rendered":"Unifi EAV Bridge – Rumors About a New AVoIP Product"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There is currently no officially published information, but within the community, hints are surfacing about a new product from Ubiquiti: the Unifi EAV Bridge<\/strong>. After Unifi’s entry into the audio market, the company now seems to be moving towards Video over IP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Details From the Rumor Mill<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Scene from the announcement video for the new Unifi G6 Doorbell.
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According to the reports circulating so far, the EAV Bridge could feature 4 HDMI, 4 USB-C, and 4 audio ports<\/strong> – each accompanied by one of the small screens already familiar from other Unifi devices. At first glance, the device looks like a collection of four HDMI encoders<\/strong>, designed to take input from Apple TV, PlayStation, computers, or other sources and convert that signal into network packets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the receiving end, decoders would translate those packets back into HDMI output for displays. The concept strongly resembles existing AV over IP (AVoIP) solutions<\/strong>, widely used in professional environments today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Cases: From Sports Bars to Digital Signage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A likely scenario would be a sports bar<\/strong>: multiple games run in parallel on different streaming boxes, each connected to an encoder. Through the network, numerous screens could be supplied with various contents – with control presumably handled via a central management interface, in typical Unifi fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accompanying Products: Switches for AV over IP<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alongside the bridge itself, there may also be specialized networking equipment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • EAV 24 PoE<\/strong>: A specially tuned Ethernet switch to efficiently route the packets while also powering the encoders and decoders.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • EAV Aggregation<\/strong>: A solution to connect multiple such switches for larger installations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Still Pure Speculation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    Since there are no official announcements<\/strong> from Ubiquiti yet, all of this remains speculation. However, the concept would fit seamlessly into the company’s known strategy: combining networking, audio, and potentially video into one cohesive, easy-to-manage system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If confirmed, the Unifi EAV Bridge could become an exciting product, particularly for hospitality, sports bars, and digital signage applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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