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Frontier Multi-Room Solution Achieves Mass Market Adoption
[January 07, 2015]

Frontier Multi-Room Solution Achieves Mass Market Adoption


Frontier Silicon has recently launched an upgrade to its award-winning Venice 6.5 Wi-Fi connected audio module - to add multi-room audio synchronisation technology.

The company today announces that a majority of existing customers have signed up to take the over-the-air software upgrade, which turns Venice 6.5 based products already in the market into multi-room capable devices, which are able to interoperate freely with each other.

Over 750,000 units in the field, from 30+ different brands can all be upgraded to be discoverable via Frontier's recently launched UNDOK iOS/Android (News - Alert) apps. The upgraded units will be capable of forming synchronised groups and play music from various sources such as Spotify, Internet Radio, DLNA and aux inputs. Additional music sources will be added in the next few months.

Frontier Silicon has created a Wireless Speaker toolkit for manufacturers seeking to develop multi-room systems. This toolkit comes with a range of fully qualified refrence designs optimised for different speaker categories, a customisable iOS / Android mobile app to aid with wireless set-up and multi-room configuration, and a flexible software development kit to allow custom features to be added to the product. Frontier has also lined up several partners to provide design-services to brands wishing to outsource development.



Venice 6.5 is a turnkey solution that also supports Apple (News - Alert) AirPlay, DLNA, Bluetooth control, Internet radio and USB audio.

Prem Rajalingham, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing, Frontier Silicon, said: "Frontier Silicon's mission is to provide turnkey solutions and engineering support which enable customers to develop world-class connected audio products - quickly, easily and reliably. Most multi-room products in the market today only work with products from the same brand, which limits the choices for end users. Frontier is driving to ensure inter-brand interoperability."


About Frontier Silicon Limited

Frontier Silicon is the world's leading supplier of integrated circuits and modules for digital radio and connected audio products. The company is part of the Toumaz Group, a pioneer in low-power wireless semiconductor and software technologies for consumer audio and wireless healthcare.

Frontier Silicon's audio products offer solutions for DAB/DAB+, Internet Radio and Connected Audio - from silicon through software to production-ready platform designs. Customers supplied by Frontier Silicon include Bose, Denon, harman/kardon, Onkyo, Panasonic (News - Alert), Philips, Pioneer, Pure, Roberts, Sony, Yamaha, and many more.

Frontier Silicon is a trademark or registered trademark of Frontier Silicon Ltd.

Apple, iOS, iPhone (News - Alert), iPad and AirPlay are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.


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